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@Emm 161247 wrote:

Glass is back on the MVT. This time it’s covering the section of the trail right past the parking lot cross-over at Gravely Point on the port-o-potty side. I avoided it by taking the grass, but the person behind me decided that right then was a great time to pass me so he went right through the worst of it even though I’d alerted him to the glass ahead before he made his pass. Apparently, he also works with me because when I said hi to him at the work bike rack and commented on how the glass was back on the trail he was super awkward and wouldn’t say more than a word before running away (and I checked in a mirror, I’m not THAT scary looking this morning…)

I bike commute daily. I have been calling the NPS non-emergency number the last 3 days to report glass, as well as the last 2 months, I encourage everyone to do it (202-610-7505). This morning the officer said that glass has been reported in the mornings this week, but when they go out they can’t find any. If you are cleaning it up, THANK YOU, but if the NPS is not cleaning it up the issue is not a priority for them and they will start ignoring the safe hazard.

The nice officer I spoke with said that there is nothing they can do, stake out the area and I let them know what I observe every morning at 6am and they might just want to go to the local 7-11. Starting at the water fountain someone rips up paper from the a 7-11 container along with leaving multiple round plastic ketchup containers, further down the trail there has been other trash such as chip bags and other ripped up paper, at one or more overpasses there are broken Miller High Life bottles in the same place. All of this most likely happens overnight/early morning since the trail use is minimal. If all of this is from the same person the park police should visit the Crystal City 7-11 at night and ask if anyone has been purchasing these items on a nightly basis. The person who is doing this may have mental issues, because I have seen the paper trail (ripped up paper) for years and this year it has escalated to other trash and broken bottles, possibly due to the individual being off of their medication.

As you can tell I think while biking…

BTW – thanks to the person who cleans up the no glass trash every morning that is on the MTV near the airport.

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