[Timbevins]

Kathy, I asked our trails supervisor what the process for this was- they inspect trails daily, and address issues like these as they identify them.

Tim

[Timbevins]

Hi Kathy- Looking into it. I’ll let you know.
Tim

[Timbevins]

Howdy- Tim Bevins again with the Park Service.

It is in fact a camera- one used for data collection. It allows for accurate figures on mode split between trail users as well as which directions people are headed.

At my request, VDOT was gracious enough to set up the counters for 24 hour counts at the 4 Mile Run and Crystal City connectors to the MVT. These are congested / potentially dangerous areas and this data will help the NPS develop interventions to alleviate the problems.

The one at Crystal City has already been taken down, and the cameras at 4 Mile Run should be removed from the trail on Friday.

Thanks!
Tim

[Timbevins]

Hi-

My Name is Tim Bevins- I’m one of the people at the GWMP working on the Mount Vernon Trail- Tim Brought this thread to my attention- below you will find my response to him, which he suggested I post to the forum.

Riding home in the rain yesterday I too felt a bit uneasy on the boardwalk though luckily I didn’t take a spill. Prior to my arrival, I know that the Park Service experimented with a non-skid application to some of the bridges, including this one (you can see a faint trace of them still- it looks like white paint). I don’t know how successful that treatment was, but I do know that it was very expensive. To be fair, there is a stop sign for cyclists at the exact point where
the original poster to the thread fell…

Either way, the slippery nature of these boardwalks is definitely on my radar, and I hope to develop a permanent solution to this issue.

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