The Alexandria Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Council are planning an informal ride around
the east end of Alexandria to highlight some of the great things (and future great things) that make up our bicycling network. Anyone who is interested in our bicycling network and the work that is going on to make it better is invited to attend. This will be a low speed ride for riders of all abilities. To keep things manageable, we will limit this to 30 people.
The ride will begin at St Elmo's Coffee Pub (2300 Mt Vernon Ave), and include bike paths in Del Ray, ongoing development projects at Four Mile Run and Potomac Yard, Old Town, and points in between. The whole ride will cover about 13 miles and take about 3 hours, including brief stops to talk about street design, trail design, and ongoing projects. Places we'll visit (and mileage): 00.0 St Elmos bike parking corral 00.0 Mt Vernon Ave sharrows (the first in the city) 00.4 Commonwealth Ave bike box (the first in the DC area) 01.0 Four Mile Run Restoration Project 01.5 Chirilagua 01.7 Four Mile Run Park expansion site 02.9 Mt Jefferson park Greenway 03.5 Potomac Yard development 05.0 (future) Potomac Yard Metro Station site 06.3 Mt Vernon Trail at Slaters Lane 06.5 Royal Street 08.7 Wilson Bridge Trail entrance and road connections (we don't plan to ride the actual WB Trail) 10.5 S. Payne St "trail to nowhere" (future Hoofs Run Trail) 11.2 Hoofs Run railroad bridge 11.6 Metro Linear Park trail 12.2 GW Middle School demand path (recently paved) 12.8 Mt Jefferson park Greenway south exit 13.2 (back to the start) There will be some several low-traffic on-road sections and one unpaved section (about 1/2 mile), but we'll stick together and stop often. When: Saturday October 22, 10 am - 1 pm Where: St Elmo's Coffee Pub 2300 Mt Vernon Ave, 22301 (gather outside) Bring: Yourself, a bicycle, water, a sense of adventure Cost: None RSVP: jonathan@jonathankrall.net
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