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@Dachs6 226294 wrote:

Judd, I miss your smile and positivity, and I’m glad to see you’ve still got it! That machine sounds absolutely amazing, I cannot wait to get back and ride on the new smooth, comfortable, flat, and fast (15mph limit of course) MVT!

Miss you too Andy! We’ve joked some about having to reinstall bumps for speed calming purposes.

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@DrP 226301 wrote:

They have repaved the connector trail from the Intersection of Doom to the GW parkway overpass. So smooth. It is lovely.

This was done by Arlington County based on a 311 request submitted by Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail. The staff member handling the request was great. He checked out the area the day after the ticket was submitted and marked all of the bumps that were on the hill as an interim measure.

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@lordofthemark 226326 wrote:

I just bought a merino wool base layer on sale from REI (original suggestion from Karen, coffee club affirmed the wisdom of it)

SmartWool base layers and socks were a game changer for winter cycling. REI usually has good deals on them near the end of winter when they are trying to clear inventory.

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Bzzzzzzz.

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Good to see several forum members out to ride the Parkway. We’ll hopefully do it again in the future.

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This Saturday is going to be the largest Tour de Mount Vernon ever. There’s still time to sign up. Details and registration are at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/8th-annual-tour-de-mount-vernon-tickets-689417174327?aff=oddtdtcreator

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@JorgeGortex 226224 wrote:

If you use the Custis, beware the walnuts in the section of trail between Lincoln St. and 20th St. Also, at the junction where the Roosevelt Bridge spur meets the start of the Trollheim bridge heading south. Those sneaky buggers could kick a tire sidewise causing an accident. FWIW.

An FoMVT volunteer took care of the ones on Trollheim tonight.

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@Starduster 226187 wrote:

Yesterday- the bike repair stand @ W&OD & Columbia pike. The “unbreakable tire pump” was found broken, with a replacement floor pump chained to it. Schraeder valve only.

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While I was documenting this, another cyclist came up needing air. He ran Presta. On the one day I didn’t bring my hand pump. I tried to direct him up the hill to Phoenix Bikes, but he demurred.

Who do we report this to again?

@Starduster 226187 wrote:

Yesterday- the bike repair stand @ W&OD & Columbia pike. The “unbreakable tire pump” was found broken, with a replacement floor pump chained to it. Schraeder valve only.

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While I was documenting this, another cyclist came up needing air. He ran Presta. On the one day I didn’t bring my hand pump. I tried to direct him up the hill to Phoenix Bikes, but he demurred.

Who do we report this to again?

I seem to recall that Arlington built this park so it should be a 311 request.

There are replacement seals for these pumps that are supposed to be replaced yearly.

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@Starduster 226174 wrote:

Judd: Is the CSX railroad spur & sidings that used to service the power plant and Robinson Terminal officially abandoned? The multiple tracks between E. Abington & N. Fairfax (behind the power plant) are seriously overgrown and reclaimed by nature-not a chance of rail traffic using it in its current state. Further south, while a couple of switches and sidings are removed, there is *still* the single track that crosses the Pendelton and N. Union turn, (with a rail crossing of Pendleton at a dangerously narrow angle,) serving the final Robinson Terminal building, and dead ending at the water project. What are Alexandria’s plans for that?

It’s not officially abandoned though it hasn’t served any customers since around 2013 after the power plant shut down and WaPo stopped using Robinson Terminal for paper storage. He HRP folks intend to redevelop the corridor into trail and park space as envisioned in the area plan. It’s going to be a while before that happens.

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@huskerdont 226144 wrote:

I wonder if they’ll remove the abandoned moped that’s been there for months? And the downed tree.

This was one unnamed old man’s nature break spot, but I will prefer the completed trail for sure.

Moped and tree are gone. NPS cleared out a massive amount of honeysuckle overgrowing the trail this summer. They even managed to back a chipper shredder down the trail and through the tunnel. The trail edge has some debris that needs to be removed and a couple of bumps and there’s some regrowth of the honeysuckle to cut again.

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@Starduster 226132 wrote:

An update in the Doctors Run repairs, closest to me, from Wednesday:

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The non-school, non-illuminated section of trail that ends and S. Quincy was breaking up badly. Now freshly paved, crumbling edges shored up, an honest 10 Ft. wide. The profile has not changed, so the sharp climbs/descents remain.

I had not expected work on the spur that goes up to S. Randolph. But here is the before & after.
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By no means an ADA compliant curb cut, but the crew from Parks & Recreation made it safer. Thank you.

An ADA complaint might be effective in this instance since they did install a ramp but not an ADA compliant one. The process is pretty easy. I had a good and successful experience using it to get some curbs fixed near the Pentagon (after Chris Slatt did all the leg work to identify who owned the issue.)

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@lordofthemark 226160 wrote:

City of Alexandria is looking at a potential road diet and PBLs on East Abingdon from Bashford to just past Slaters.

https://www.alexandriava.gov/transportation-planning/project/east-abingdon-drive-bike-lanes-project

I encourage those interested in the MVT to take the survey.

If you’re looking for suggested comments, Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail have some here: https://mountvernontrail.org/2023/09/10/friends-of-mount-vernon-trail-endorses-e-abingdon-drive-bike-lane-project-option-2/

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@chris_s 226140 wrote:

This event will be held outdoors. In the case of inclement weather, the event will move into the Pizza Hut.

Laughing at the thought of a press photo of people cutting a ribbon in front of a salad bar.

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@Dan K 226139 wrote:

Mirror has been down for a couple of weeks. It’s lying beside the trail where some cretin has defaced it.

It’s truly valuable for safety in that blind corner. Does anybody have the contact info for those responsible for replacing it?

George Washington Memorial Parkway can be contacted at https://www.nps.gov/gwmp/contacts.htm

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@Fairlington124 226086 wrote:

African or European Sallow?

Now of course African swallows are non-migratory.

Bridge 24 is now open and looks marvelous.

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