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@CaseyKane50 82942 wrote:

Underneath all of the concrete is the bike path.

So I guess that section’s getting repaved then.

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@peterw_diy 82817 wrote:

Cowbells?

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@Steve O 82753 wrote:

Wow! That should be enough to clear it down to pavement and blow dry it out.

Breakdown:
One-time funding of $227k for two pieces of snow removal equipment ($127k) and construction of an equipment storage facility ($100k)
To man it, they’re shifting some existing parks staff who clear library parking lots to do the trail stuff instead and adding the library parking lots to an existing plowing contract at a cost of $65,000 per year.

65k + 127k + 100k ~= 300k

http://arlingtonva.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2014/04/G-11-DPR-Trail-Snow-Clearing.pdf

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@consularrider 82743 wrote:

According to Arlnow.com, Wednesday evening, the County Board committed to funding $300,000 for plowing snow from bike trails in the next fiscal year. The budget vote is Tuesday next week.

Bravo to WABA, the Arlington BAC and everyone who spread the word, wrote to the board or otherwise contributed to progress on this!

Every small step is a victory worth celebrating.

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@dasgeh 82637 wrote:

SECRET TRAIL!!!

Yep. Fillmore Park Trail. Love that thing. I’m hoping the lemonade stand is back this summer.

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@hozn 82619 wrote:

Do you have issues with the pump falling over on account of top-mounted gauge? Given my experience with the Topeak constantly falling over, I would choose the Air Tower 1 model that Phatboing mentioned instead (bottom-mounted gauge). (The Lezyne pumps have bottom-mounted gauges too — very stable.)

Hmmm. I don’t have any recollection of my pump ever falling over.

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I really like my Air Tower 3.

Switches easily between Schrader & Presta. It has held up well the last few years. Nice easy to read gauge.

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@Tim Kelley 82552 wrote:

We’re currently taking requests for the BikeArlington team theme….

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Alvin & the Chipmunks
Fraggle Rock
The Avengers

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@dasgeh 82416 wrote:

Another option, depending on where in Clarendon you’re headed, is to stay on Fairfax as it becomes 10th Street, then take a left when you get the n-s street you’re looking for (e.g. Highland if you’re going to Trader Joe’s). Obviously more useful for destinations South of Clarendon/Wilson.

This still requires either merging across traffic on 10th to make your left or doing a 2 stage left, correct? Does avoid Clarendon Circle at least.

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@lordofthemark 82322 wrote:

2. Clarendon western approaches. IE the connection in from Fairfax Blvd bike lanes. Always frustrating. But I gather on the County’s list of improvements – maybe a cycle track?

Honestly, not to the extent it should be. The Clarendon Circle project will make it much more pleasant to get through that horrid Washington Blvd / Wilson Blvd interchange (the old Clarendon Circle) but I’ve seen nothing that indicates we’re making any progress toward making it easier to actually get to that interchange from where the Fairfax Drive lanes end. Dave G keeps talking about updating the bike element of the Master Transportation Plan this year and in my opinion this gap needs to be in the top 10 list of priorities.

Right now the only good option for those not brave enough to merge across 2 lanes of fairfax drive traffic into a left turn lane is to do a 2-stage left there by Jackson Street to make the left onto Fairfax Drive and then use the crosswalks to get through Clarendon Circle.

@lordofthemark 82322 wrote:

2. Clarendon to Court House. The bike lane has an actual buffer on the left, and door zone markings on the right. Is that about as good as a non-cycle track bike lane gets?

I’d say pretty much yes. Though signalization improvements could take you up from there without actually entering protected lane status.

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It’s insane that DC doesn’t close at least a lane of the Kutz bridge for the festival. I was down there last Wednesday and it was crazy trying to walk across that bridge with kids. I doubt 2 strollers can actually pass each other.

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Let me know how you end up liking the Gotham. It is high on my list of potential acquisitions.

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They finally extended the comment period on the website. Comments are now open through April 22nd.

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If anyone has that email address for comments handy, I could REALLY use it.

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