DGS now mowing the Palisades Trail

The Palisades Citizens Association Trails committee would like to announce that the DC Department of General Services has begun to mow the whole Palisades Trolley Trail from Galena PL to Foxhall RD.
DGS goal is to mow the trail 8 times during the season which began as of Thursday, April 23rd.

Comments

[Brett Young]

I'd like to add a few things:
1) DGS told me the contract is for MOWING ONLY. So they have other crews that will do the leaf blowing on the AZ bridge. Furthermore, the area between Chain Bridge road and Battery Kimble badly need the Bamboo to be trimmed back and cleaned up on the ground. That, too, is also separated from the contract...So hopefully by the end of the summer we can get that area looking better too
2) The mowing itself looks great. Especially the area from Battery Kimble Park to Reservoir. Also at the very end near Foxhall rd it looks better.
3) Finally its a process. Establishing a good relationship with DGS can help the Palisades community get things done on the trail that, IMO, wouldn't be contoversial such as:
-Fixing the fence on the AZ bridge
-Proper drainage on the AZ bridge so there is no puddle lingering after raingstorms
-Fixing erosion problems such as the one on this photograph. If it continue to erode, Pepco's trucks wont be able to drive down the path.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jojopuppyfish/11440617176/in/set-72157638808544224
(and BTW Pepco has added more plates since I took that photo last year)
Hope this update helps.