CCCT website has a new look

The Coalition for the Capital Crescent Trail gave their website a facelift to make it easier to use. It looks much better.

They also have a letter in which Peter Gray talks about 2009. They remain hopeful that the Purple Line will meet their goals for the extended CCT. They're happy with the progress they've made on the new rest area, they point out that they've replaced many of the mile markers along the trail this year, they continue to follow the plans for the Georgetown Boathouse and they've given out bells and whistles to cyclists along the trail (the latter of which are illegal in Maryland). If you're a fan of the CCCT, it never hurts to send a little money their way.

Oh and the County finally replaced the Georgetown Branch signs through Rock Creek Park. Some of these still directed cyclists through the temporary route from before the trestle was open.

Those old signs gave directions to follow the old and circuitous trestle bypass route via. the Rock Creek Trail. They had remained in place for the over six years since the Rock Creek trestle opened, and their continued presence only served to confuse trail users.

Comments

[SJE]

Great news.

[Michael]

I haven't ridden on the trail since I had that nasty crash back in July. I got forced off the pavement by a series of bumps. Once I was on the grass, I hit the brakes too hard and went flying over the handlebars. Fortunately I didn't break anything but I did get dinged up.

The CCCT was very helpful in getting that section of the trail fixed. I saw from the post on WashCycle that the NPS had known about that hazard for at least 2 years. The bright paint marking the bumps had faded by the time I rode on the trail. I wrote to the CCCT that evening. They forwarded the message to the NPS and within a week, they had repair crews fixing the problem. So while the NPS was negligent in their duties to protect users of the trail, the CCCT did a very good job of assisting me in getting a problem fixed. Just thought I'd share that story. Maybe someone will be inspired to make a small donation to the CCCT.