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@jrenaut 205434 wrote:

What’s the best way to bike from NW DC to the MVT with the current closures downtown? Wife is going tomorrow morning. Usually we do 14th St but not sure how passable that is.

14th Street may be open (guidance seems a bit spotty). Coming off the bridge you can’t go north on 15th – fencing at Independence. I made it to E on 7th SW yesterday coming up from the Wharf.

Key Bridge appears to be open. Grab the MVT from there. Might be easier to head west to Georgetown.

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@consularrider 204806 wrote:

Riding through Mosaic this afternoon we were just about to cross Gallows Rd with a green light when a car ran the red and got t-boned by the car in front of us. Looked bad, but everyone walked away.

What? I thought having operator’s licenses and plate on the vehicles was supposed to prevent such occurrences. That’s what the trolls tell us cyclists.

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@accordioneur 204011 wrote:

I knew that a ride along Four Mile Run and the MVT would yield lots of opportunities for bird photos. Indeed it did – I wish I could show you all of them, but y’know, contest rule 9. Anyway, this photo from the Gravely Point parking lot is my favorite. I think this guy has a trip to the car wash in his future.

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That it is a vehicle from Maryland is somewhat fitting.

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Rode the MVT this afternoon. The areas between the Trollheim and the Memorial Bridge tunnel had some pretty thick ice at the normal water seepage locations. Lot of tracks in the grass alongside the trail.

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All,

I just got a note from WABA that said they scored 93 donations today, totaling $13,642. That was matched ($10,000) by the WABA in the Wild alumni so it seems to have been a good day for WABA.

If you donated, thank you. If you missed this opportunity, please go to WABA’s site and give what you can. They play a critical role in our cycling happiness.

Dana

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But wait! There’s more!

The project includes lighting as well. The plan is to install a bunch (five) of light poles in the immediate vicinity of the circle. I’d posit that the area is likely to be overlit.

Big concern is a proposed light pole on the inside of the turn for westbound cyclists coming out of the underpass. That pretty much leaves no room for maneuver (light pole on the right and the raised curb of the circle’s island on the left. A cyclist coming out of the tunnel meeting a walker or cyclist salmoning in the circle may have no safe bail-out options. That inside corner is likely to be pretty congested as a wayfinding sign is up as well.

My comments to Arlington DES and BikeArlington are below:

“I took a look at the plans for the lights at the circle and recommend the fixture marked Pole CCI5P-02 be moved or eliminated. It is at the “pivot point” for westbound cyclists and presents a collision hazard. I’ve observed eastbound cyclists entering the circle clockwise (an artifact of the circle design) and if a westbound cyclist is caught by surprise, this pole creates a hazard as it eliminates the ability to bail out to the edge of the trail. I’d expect that the circle will be brighter than any other part of the trail so eliminating one light may not have any significant impact. If the decision is to not eliminate the fixture, moving it back to the wall (supporting the roadway above) would also work. Please do not create an obstacle at trail’s edge.

Even if there are no oncoming cyclists, the fixture is located at a point where maneuvering is required and we shouldn’t make that location any more demanding.”

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Late afternoon on the Custis had some smooth ice areas. Tomorrow morning expect all wet areas to be ice

Trollheim was all crunchy ice, making steering a little challenging. Had to flintstone on southern portions of the Trollheim. I was on 42 mm gravel tires.

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Trollheim was crunchy ice for all but the parts that were sheltered by other bridges. I had to flintstone for part

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@Judd 203048 wrote:

Ive done some initial research on some possible plants to serve as screens and how to get them at a free or low price.

Does the NPS have anything useful in their nursery?

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@Judd 203048 wrote:

Ive done some initial research on some possible plants to serve as screens and how to get them at a free or low price.

Does the NPS have anything useful in their nursery?

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Back before 2000 (before my time), there appeared to be a few more bushes between the MVT and GWMP along the fence. We may be forced to rely on Rootchopper’s memory. See Google Earth chronology.

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@jrenaut 203032 wrote:

6) Drop the speed limit on the Parkway to 25 and put speed cameras every 100 yards.

Drop the speed limit on the Parkway to 25 and put speed cameras every 100 yards randomly in the traffic lanes. FIFY

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A pdf of the photos showing the sequence

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The demise of the Holiday Inn this morning

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Observed on the Custis this morning.

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The first shelf of the Custis Law Library

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