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Hains Point has been shut down again the last few days. I don’t know why.

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@sjclaeys 200005 wrote:

Nope, nor did the they replace the railing that has been missing since July. If only there was an organization within Arlington County to raise these issues.

Supposedly that is also fixed.

https://twitter.com/WODTrail/status/1247737221093953536

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Has anyone been able to get a glimpse of the cherry blossoms, so we can predict if the ban will be lifted on Sunday? Based upon past experience, I doubt it.

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@arlcxrider 199664 wrote:

The NPS map shows Memorial Bridge closed to motorized traffic, but outside the pedestrian (and bike?) closure zone. That was patently not the case on Monday morning, as I was shoo’ed away by a DC cop.

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Update: Memorial Bridge is open to bikes and pedestrians. I rode across in the main traffic lanes about 5 this evening. Woo-hoo, and got to check out the ongoing work on the north side. A lot of bored National Guard and cops standing around near the Lincoln Memorial. They still aren’t allowing people to turn south towards Independence Ave.

Where were you able to go on the DC side? That is, are there other changes?

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@Hancockbs 199605 wrote:

You could try going up to L’Enfant from the Wharf at 9th St SW, cross the Francis Case Memorial pedestrian bridge into East Potomac, then take Ohio over to East Basin drive. I imagine that would route you around the road blocks on the DC side. Not much choice coming from the Virginia side.

I just tried this today. There is a police car blocking the path which leads from Banneker Park Circle toward the Case Bridge.

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Is Hains Point open then?

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@DrP 199599 wrote:

Does this mean that one cannot use 14th bridge? I saw people on it this morning. Or is it that the roads near the wharf are closed? I will need to get to an appointment near L’Enfant Thursday and since Metro is discouraging riders, I thought I would CaBi there from South Arlington. If I cannot get there from the 14th street bridge (or Memorial) that changes the trip entirely.

I live in SW DC. I rode along the wharf and after I went under 14th Street, the police turned me around. I figured that there must be a way to get to the bridge ramp but I was not in a mood to experiment. If anyone knows, I am also interested.

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@Steve O 197940 wrote:

Received this email today:

More Opportunities to Express Your Views on Funding for Trail Tunnel Underneath Wisconsin Avenue
– at County Council Budget Meetings on Wed. and Thurs.

Montgomery County Council Budget Meetings on the FY 21 Capital Budget and FY21-26 CIP will be held on Wed., February 5 (1:30-3:30pm and 7:00-9:00pm) and Thursday, Feb. 6 (7:00-9:00pm).

Trail users and the community will have an opportunity to express their views on the long-proposed Trail tunnel under Wisconsin Avenue. Given that the new County budget proposal does not fund the tunnel, you can give your feedback to the County about this delay in funding.

More information on the CCCT Tunnel project can be found here:
https://apps.montgomerycountymd.gov/BASISCAPITAL/Common/Project.aspx?ID=P501316

Residents can sign up to speak at meetings here (click on “Sign Up” for the specific meeting date and time):
https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/COUNCIL/calendar.html

WHEN:
Wednesday, February 5, 1:30-3:30pm and 7:00-9:00pm

Thursday, February 6, 7:00-9:00pm

WHERE:
Montgomery County Council
Third Floor Hearing Room
100 Maryland Avenue
Rockville, MD 20850

For more information about meeting agendas, signing up to speak, etc., please contact Jackie Hawksford at Jackie.Hawksford@montgomerycountymd.gov or 240-777-7803.



We hope to see you there!

Interesting that Montgomery County uses a picture of the bridge crossing the C&O Canal which is in DC.

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@Dewey 196076 wrote:

ArlNow report a scooter rider crashed into a School Bus at the intersection of Wilson Blvd & N Oak St in Rosslyn. A commenter on the ArlNow article claiming to be a witness wrote the scooter rider was salmoning in the bike lane coming downhill and ran a red light he couldn’t see before he hit the bus. No life threatening injuries reported.

It’s interesting that I just got a tweet about this, and this happened yesterday according to the article. The fact that there are numerous comments to the article which were posted yesterday confirms this.

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@Steve O 195653 wrote:

Disagree. There is a lot of room there. They can either reroute the trail over 20 feet for the duration or build the bridge a bit off to one side (like was done over the beltway).

I hope that you are correct. There are enough detours already on the W&OD.

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@Crickey7 195221 wrote:

I do not recommend chicken bikes.

But they are able to cross the road. :rolleyes:

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@Steve O 195198 wrote:

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IIRC the forecast early the week before last year only gave a slight chance of rain.

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I hope that the weather a week from today is as nice as it has been today. A bit windy on Hains Point but quite pleasant.

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@Starduster 194640 wrote:

I’m sure rent was a factor, but a bigger factor for the hardware store side was parking. Most of the parking barons in downtown DC charge $21 a day for garage parking, but the Wharf garage charges up to $45 for special events (say, at The Anthem), for very limited capacity. Or you park at L’Enfant Plaza and take the shuttle. For local residents who needed things that required their vehicle to transport, that was a problem.

They did say that the Café made it possible to hang in longer than they might have otherwise. That’s a business model option for small independent bike shops who are trying to survive in a changing retail landscape.

They apparently tried to do something about the parking https://www.districthardware.com/about/contact-us-pg59.htm.

Validated Parking Available

To make your experience better we now offer validated parking with purchase and complementary curbside loading. Validation is for 1 hour at a reduced rate of $2 instead of $10. It is offered with any $10 or larger purchase. Please utilize the 7th St. garage entrance.

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@Hancockbs 194610 wrote:

Sad to say I guess I’m part of the reason. I ride by it most mornings and kept thinking I stop in one of these days, but never did. Now apparently I never will.

I was thinking about that also. I only live a few blocks away, and I think I have had coffee there just three times. To the best of my recollection I once bought two bike tubes and I once bought a wrench. For some reason which I don’t recall, I did not go there for the Hains Point 100 get-together early this year.

Then again, there seems to be a lot of turnover of businesses in the Wharf.

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