http://www.vabike.org/arlington-reads-and-rides-2008/ Advocacy, Safety, & Education Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:25:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.vabike.org/arlington-reads-and-rides-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-707 Bob Maloney Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:30:23 +0000 http://www.vabike.org/arlington-reads-and-rides-2008/#comment-707 I live at Fort Belvoir. Is there a place to park my vehicle in that area. It would be too far of a bike ride from my place to ride to where the bike trip starts. I live at Fort Belvoir. Is there a place to park my vehicle in that area. It would be too far of a bike ride from my place to ride to where the bike trip starts.

]]> http://www.vabike.org/arlington-reads-and-rides-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-706 Allen Muchnick Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:40:46 +0000 http://www.vabike.org/arlington-reads-and-rides-2008/#comment-706 As usual, the devil is in the details. A bike ride developed by someone who is unfamiliar with both the local geography and the creation of navigatable cue sheets and who does not ride (and think) vehicularly may be of little benefit. The event description does say the route will follow designated trails and on-street bike routes, so perhaps the ride will have little or no sidewalk bicycling. As usual, the devil is in the details. A bike ride developed by someone who is unfamiliar with both the local geography and the creation of navigatable cue sheets and who does not ride (and think) vehicularly may be of little benefit. The event description does say the route will follow designated trails and on-street bike routes, so perhaps the ride will have little or no sidewalk bicycling.

]]> http://www.vabike.org/arlington-reads-and-rides-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-701 admin Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:29:53 +0000 http://www.vabike.org/arlington-reads-and-rides-2008/#comment-701 Their French is a little rusty too, but I left it as-is. We'll forgive them though -- this is indeed a great idea for promoting bicycling locally. Their French is a little rusty too, but I left it as-is. We’ll forgive them though — this is indeed a great idea for promoting bicycling locally.

]]> http://www.vabike.org/arlington-reads-and-rides-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-698 Allen Muchnick Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:32:25 +0000 http://www.vabike.org/arlington-reads-and-rides-2008/#comment-698 This sounds like an innovative way to promote bicycling for local trips, such as library visits. Whoever wrote the original announcement, however, seems unfamiliar with Arlington. For example, the Arlington Central Library is located on North Quincy STREET (there is no Quincy Avenue in Arlington), and Arlington has no "Plaza Branch" library, only a minor branch at COURTHOUSE PLAZA. I hope the routing and cue sheets for this bike ride will be more informed than this announcement, but I'm quite skeptical. This sounds like an innovative way to promote bicycling for local trips, such as library visits. Whoever wrote the original announcement, however, seems unfamiliar with Arlington. For example, the Arlington Central Library is located on North Quincy STREET (there is no Quincy Avenue in Arlington), and Arlington has no “Plaza Branch” library, only a minor branch at COURTHOUSE PLAZA. I hope the routing and cue sheets for this bike ride will be more informed than this announcement, but I’m quite skeptical.

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