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So, I don’t have a bell, what should I say? “Coming through!” “Wide load!” “Hot pan!”

I have a similar this problem when there are folks on the wrong side of the trail. This was pretty common over the winter – Person on the right, dog on the left and leash in between or just people on the left side. For a while I said “HI!” and a few “On your rights!”, but nothing really seemed to work.

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People keep telling my husband he must be saving so much money on gas by biking to work. His joke back is the amount dropped at the bike store far outweighs the amount saved on gas. I’m starting to think any saved gas money is really going to the grocery store. He eats all the time and we’ve got two boys about to be teens. #tacotuesday.

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Done – I registered at Falls Church. Maybe I’ll make it out to Rosslyn, then Falls Church, Merrifield, Vienna, and Tysons this year? That’s going to take a while.

We’ve got enough bikes in the garage as it is, I don’t need to try and win a bicycle! Although, I could really use a bike with two inflated tires right now…

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@Phatboing 80126 wrote:

Seven Corners – it’s just that it’s the Worst Thing Ever, and I wanted to complain.

+1

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I am a resident of the City of Falls Church and was unable to attend the meeting last Saturday. I did want to go – but it was not to be. I have since sent in comments on the “Transportation Plan” and I really tried to be constructive.

Reading the responses here – I’ve got a few thoughts:

– The Falls Church “Bike Path” is horrible. I’ve tried to follow it a few times and have miserably gotten lost. It’s just stupid.
– Bikes on Rt 7/Broad Street is difficult. It’s a major commercial route, WITH actual houses on the side. There is no room for a bike lane across from Chipotle and Starbucks, especially not with the new Harris Teeter going in right there.
– I have not had a problem getting anywhere I wanted to go via bike in Falls Church CITY. I simply cross Broad street and then ride on Park to get where I need to go. The crosses over Broad Street are pretty good; sometimes I take West Street, which isn’t great, but Virginia Ave. is super easy and is my main route through town.
– I have taken the “park” route to get to Pizzaria Orso and the comic book shoppe and it stinks. It’s rutted and has steep bumps up to the bridges. Last time we went that way, I was “Fred-Flinstoning” to go through a large dip and jabbed my handlebars into my ribs because I missed a rut in the pavement.
– They’ve really tried to get kids to school on bikes or walking. There are crossing guards at Haycock and they added bike racks at Thomas Jefferson.
– Both WFC Metro, EFC Metro and Shreve Rd. are outside of the City.
– The candidate for City Council who bike-commutes was the only one not elected.
– I don’t think we can blame 7 Corners on Falls Church City. Eden Center is in the City, but that’s where it stops.

I am more than happy to ride around town with the City Council.

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@JimF22003 79208 wrote:

But as soon as you get all trained up, you tend to avoid the trails and hit the roads in preference.

Honestly, it was the runners! I was out reasonably early (9:30?) on the MVT, and it seemed like everyone started their training for [fill-in-the-blank-charity-race] yesterday. Groups and groups and groups of runners who were not familiar with the trail or, honestly, running in a pack. With the grass on the side of the trail so soggy, I was reluctant to go off trail on my tires. I *might* have spoken a little sharply to someone (in a pack of 6 runners) running in the wrong lane as I approached.

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I’m happy to represent – as long as it works with my schedule. I tend to have occasional Friday morning breakfast meetings, so I might not be able to do a specific Friday.

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