#bikeva — Public Fediverse posts
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Bike to every station on the DC Metro Orange Line in my latest bike transit video! I last did a video of this 11 years ago (this one’s much better)
https://youtu.be/DU4pmPwPvrk?si=-eWzDz6Olx8j9uaf
#bikemd #bikedc #bikeva #BikeTooter #transit #wmata #bike -
Learn some useful bike routes between West Alexandria & the Potomac River in Virginia in my latest video guide! I filmed for this during my November visit & added gps links for each route
https://youtu.be/qGOOvvFNe6g?si=yRpUgYEoHiGtfeYu
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#FCDOT is holding a public meeting to road-diet Prosperity Ave in Dunn Loring/Mosaic District down from 4 lanes to 2 to install PBLs
https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/transportation/projects/prosperity-avenue-road-diet
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Check out the 66 Parallel Trail in Fairfax County, Virginia in my video guide! I was delayed in making this video (6 months smh), but I hope folks can see how the trail connects with other routes in the region
Video link: https://youtu.be/CTNAVvZ6zVs?si=Yu-ttcUY4jAcwLC1
#virginia #BikeTooter #bikeVA #fairfaxcountyva #bike #trail #66parallelTrail #fairfax -
HELLO!
The Trail To Nowhere is now The Trail To Somewhere! The Long Bridge Connector (LBC) between MVT & Boundary Drive is now open to the public. Please boost!
The intersection of LBC & MVT is located between the Navy Merchant Marine Memorial & the ramp to the 14th Street Bridge. At the other end, use the west roundabout to connect to Long Bridge Park / Pentagon / Pentagon Metro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnW3AbgHmpU@bikedc #BikeDC #BikeVA #Cycling #BikeTooter #BikeCommuter #SharedUsePath #TrailRunning
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2/2 I was happier about the 66 Parallel Trail than I had expected, especially the fact that it dramatically improves regional bike connectivity to the DC Metro system #bikeVA
-though much of the trail is exposed, some parts will be nice in summer
-Blue Ridge Mountains are visible near the Centreville end of the trail
-the trail accesses a new park & ride with a bike cage that is currently under construction
-overlooking the trail’s east end in Dunn Loring
#BikeTooter #FairfaxVA -
1/2 Today I explored & filmed the 66 Parallel Trail along I-66 between Centreville & Dunn Loring in Northern Virginia #bikeVA
-at the current west end in Centreville
-my filming setup: double clamp to hold my selfie stick is easier & lighter than carrying a regular tripod
-trail view heading west
-the future Random Hills Park connector will replace a short dirt trail through a forest
#BikeTooter #FairfaxVA -
Headed west to East Falls Church Station to travel west to film a video riding east from Centreville to Dunn Loring in #fairfaxVA during my vacation back home in Virginia. Are you confused, too? #bikeDC #bikeVA
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@ternbicycles thanks for the shoutout! Vern & Carla are our five-wheeler and they’ve been rock solid together. Come join us at a future event!
@bikedc #BikeVA #BikeTooter #Cycling #SharedUsePath #TrailRunning #quaxing #CarryStuffOlympics @[email protected] #VeloCargo #Hamishing
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Been a card carrying member of the all powerful bike lobby for a decade and I still don't understood why people are so irrational about bicycles. I put in 22 bikeshare stations last year and a couple of them have generated disproportional responses from neighboring residents. One wanted to FOIA my whole program. Other keep bugging my elected officials with unfounded nonsense and now one got a meeting. #bikeva #bike
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3/3 It was a sunny autumn day and wonderful for a bike ride in Fairfax VA, especially on the Gerry Connolly Cross County Trail, I absolutely loved it! #bikeVA #BikeTooter
After spending the day with family, I biked to the Vienna Metro and made it onto the last train with 3 minutes to spare! -
2/3 More of 66 Parallel Trail:
-sound walls are tall, bike for scale
-raised 2-way flexpost protected bike lane & bus stop near Vienna Metro
-poor design: no sensor, no bike signal, just “use ped signal” requires sidewalk button push
-trail terminus near Dunn Loring Metro
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1/3 Today I ventured out to ride the new 66 Parallel Trail running alongside Interstate 66 in Fairfax VA
-bike on Metro
-here we go, riding next to I-66
-riding between the sound walls and freeway, it was VERY LOUD!
-tunnels are useful for crossing arterial roads #bikeVA #BikeTooter -
Back at it with a bike ride down to the Potomac River #bikeDC #bikeVA
-monument reflections by the water
-bells of the Netherlands Carillon
-“Arlington Boulevard” by Vicki Scuri on the Arlington Blvd Trail
-good use of concrete planters to daylight Pershing Dr & Cleveland St
#ArlingtonVA #BikeTooter -
“The National Park Service has a new plan for updating the popular Mount Vernon Trail and the section of the George Washington Memorial Parkway… Where possible, the plan calls for widening the trail, to at least ten feet across”
One of the prettiest bike rides in all of the DC area, so excited for it to get a little more breathing room given how busy it gets!
https://dcist.com/story/23/09/26/nps-proposed-plans-mount-vernon-trail-southern-gw-parkway/
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Heading home. So proud of us. At 4:30 pm—1h before event start—our tool hauler called: no power @ the storage space, can’t get tools, bike, & trailer. She drove to 2 board members’ houses to borrow tools & we got the word out to our leader corps to bring whatever they had. And we did it! We got 20 #volunteers w < 24h notice. Can’t wait to share the before/after pics w y’all.
#Volunteer @bikedc #BikeVA #BikeDC #StormDamage #Brompton #BikeTooter #Cycling #SharedUsePath
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As performative urbanists pout, never doubt that a friendly, persistent ask may just result in a small but positive change. Convinced a board to flip three trail stops to stop people driving instead of trail users! #bikeva #mtvernontrail https://www.alexandriava.gov/sites/default/files/2023-07/TrafficParkingBoardDocketJuly2023V2.pdf
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Trying to install Bikeshare and this car is in the way. Wondering if their tag is fake or real? #bikeva
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And for those of you who are really into #Quaxing #CarryShitOlympics #CarryStuffOlympics #VeloCargo #Hamishing #CargoBikes #NoUseForACar #BikeTrailers and are wondering what we haul to your typical vegetation removal event, here’s our fearless leader Judd with the facts:
I love talking and learning about this stuff so hmu with questions or show off your latest haul.
@bikedc #BikeDC #BikeVA #Volunteer #Volunteers @ternbicycles #CarlaCargo
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It’s just about time for Rosslyn Trail Tuesday! Happy to be today’s tool hauler.
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Bike to every station on the @wmata Silver Line Extension in my video! All of the stations are now open, & while the Loudoun County, VA stations were tricky to access, I found a way. I included a link to my route in the video description.
#bikeVA #bikeDC #bikeTransit #BikeTooter #WMATA #bikeTheMetro #Virginia #ArlingtonVA #FairfaxVA #Loudoun #Metro
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HAPPY BIKE TO WORK DAY!
Have a great ride! Treat yourself to some nice coffee or a donut along the way.
We have more than 5,000 FIRST TIME bike commuters out on the trails and bike lanes today.
If you're one of them, YOU'RE AMAZING!
If you're a regular, you're amazing too! Be patient and welcoming!
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And a s/o to @hillfamilybiking who are holding their monthly Kidical Mass family cycling event on Saturday 4-6 PM
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6/6 Final Silver Line stations
-I found bike-friendly access to Dulles Airport Station (after surviving Old Ox Rd's 45 mph traffic gauntlet): cut thru Garage 1, use elevators
-Loudoun Gateway Station: parking garage, station, nothing more
-Ashburn station means I made it!
#WMATA #SilverLine #BikeTooter #BikeTransit #bikeVA -
5/6 My Silver Line bike adventure headed into Phase 2 stations
-Herndon Station, upgraded from a bus park & ride
-seems so recent that there was barely anything here
-Innovation Center, surrounded by new housing & offices
-this is a paved sidepath, well, under all of the debris
#WMATA #SilverLine #BikeTooter #BikeTransit #bikeVA -
4/6 Moving on to Silver Line Phase 2 stations (opened in 2022)
-strange multi-sided tv displays outside Wiehle-Reston East
-stopping to have a Brunch Burger at Big Buns
-Reston Town Center surprisingly does not connect well to nearby major trail @WODTrail
#WMATA #SilverLine #BikeTooter #BikeTransit #bikeVA -
3/6 More Silver Line adventure pics
-The scale of this mural at the Boro by (Instagram: jessieandkatey) is what gets me
-Spring Hill station, contained within Route 7 (Leesburg Pike)
-gorgeous day on @WODTrail
-end of Phase 1 stations (opened in 2014), Wiehle-Reston East
#WMATA #SilverLine #BikeTooter #BikeTransit #bikeVA -
2/6 My Silver Line adventure took me into Tysons
-Tysons station: in the middle of shiny skyscrapers popping up everywhere
-Greensboro station has some nice murals nearby, but it is sandwiched between like 1,000 lanes (slight hyperbole) of noisy & speeding traffic (truth)
#WMATA #SilverLine #BikeTooter #BikeTransit #bikeVA -
1/6 Time for a bike + transit adventure in Virginia thread! I biked to every station on @WMATA's Silver Line Extension now that all of them are open #bikeVA
-started at East Falls Church (where Orange/Silver split)
-seen along @WODTrail
-1st of the Phase 1 stations: McLean
#WMATA #SilverLine #BikeTooter #BikeTransit