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12-04-2019, 01:48 PM

dasgeh replied to a thread Nov 2019 - Road and Trail Conditions in Road and Trail Conditions

This seems to work westbound, but I would STRONGLY recommend against it eastbound -- the sightline at the intersection of Columbia/16th St &...

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12-04-2019, 10:17 AM

dasgeh replied to a thread VDOT Study US-50 Arlington (Fillmore to Glebe) in General Discussion

Is there enough land under those Xs to build a school?

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12-04-2019, 10:02 AM

dasgeh replied to a thread Boundary Channel Drive Trail Connection Meeting - 12/5/19 in Events

For those wondering where this is (and too lazy to Google), it's a block due west of the Crystal City end of the Crystal City Connector.

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12-04-2019, 10:00 AM

dasgeh replied to a thread Introduction GA in General Discussion

Welcome, Greta Ann. Glad you're here!

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12-01-2019, 11:18 PM

obscurerichard replied to a thread BAFS 2020 teams and rules discussion in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

I checked the code and it just pulls from the rides table. That table is not restricted by team membership. So if someone joined the Freezing Saddles...

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12-01-2019, 08:02 PM

obscurerichard replied to a thread BAFS 2020 teams and rules discussion in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

@jreneaut and I gave contrary answers here, and I think he's partially right. I think the last part of the magic is that this person would have to...

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12-01-2019, 08:00 PM

obscurerichard replied to a thread BAFS 2020 teams and rules discussion in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

As long as this person joins the main Freezing Saddles 2019 team, and authorizes Strava to read their rides, and tags the ride with a...

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12-01-2019, 07:33 PM

obscurerichard replied to a thread Freezing Saddles Technology - 2020 Thread in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

I worked with @secstate this weekend to help him climb the learning curve and hammer out some issues with the documentation in the freezing-web and...

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11-30-2019, 04:52 PM

obscurerichard replied to a poll Poll for end date of 2020 Freezing Saddles in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

I've just completed the yearly cleaning of the database to prepare it for the new competition, and after consulting both this thread and some...

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11-29-2019, 12:44 PM

obscurerichard replied to a thread Freezing Saddles Technology - 2020 Thread in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

I'd like to organize a weekly Freezing Saddles workshop, held in a public place. I'm neutral about whether we stick to one central meeting place or...

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11-29-2019, 12:14 PM

obscurerichard replied to a thread Freezing Saddles Technology - 2020 Thread in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Thanks @awitt! Your help would be most welcome. I'm going to announce a series of open workshop dates here soon.

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11-29-2019, 12:09 PM

obscurerichard replied to a thread BAFS 2020 teams and rules discussion in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Please do not give a child under 13 years old their own Strava account - it would be a violation of their terms of services and it would put us in a...

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11-25-2019, 04:38 PM

dasgeh replied to a poll Poll: Way to identify FS2020 participants in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

If a color change is in order, can we do neon pink?

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11-25-2019, 09:30 AM

dasgeh replied to a thread N. Powhatan access to W&OD in Road and Trail Conditions

At least you can avoid the whole mess by taking those nice bike lanes on Wash... oh, nevermind.

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11-22-2019, 05:29 PM

dasgeh replied to a thread The Arlington County Board has signed off for NOVA Parks to widen 2 mi of WOD in General Discussion

On the bridge from EFC - Brandywine, ArlCo is studying to make this connection. That's the first step. Then we get the project into a plan, based...

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11-18-2019, 10:19 PM

obscurerichard replied to a thread Freezing Saddles Technology - 2020 Thread in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

You are well positioned to be able to help, thank you!

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11-18-2019, 10:18 PM

obscurerichard replied to a thread Freezing Saddles Technology - 2020 Thread in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

I disliked your post to retaliate, JUST BECAUSE I CAN. I don’t really dislike it of course. I’m happy to have whatever help you can provide too...

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11-18-2019, 10:16 PM

obscurerichard replied to a thread Freezing Saddles Technology - 2020 Thread in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

We’d welcome your contributions @pingouin! It’s OK to be green on the language, the problems we have here are not super-hard to solve in any...

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11-18-2019, 02:19 PM

dasgeh replied to a thread Cranksgiving 2019 Registration in Events

Team M-B is in!

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11-18-2019, 11:21 AM

dasgeh replied to a thread Cranksgiving 2019 Registration in Events

Team M-B is figuring out logistics for the day. Are teams meant to stay together for the biking part? If we have to jet at 1:30pm, will we miss all...

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11-18-2019, 10:42 AM

dasgeh replied to a thread e-Bikes - Let's talk in Commuters

The proposed ordinance only required speedometers on the shared devices. I don't know if they amended on dias (haven't watched yet), but I don't...

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11-15-2019, 09:41 AM

dasgeh replied to a thread Incident - 10/31 N. Barton St. at Fairfax Dr, Arlington in Crashes, Close Calls and Incidents

I'm so sorry this happened to you. Just to make sure I know the facts, did you ask for the police to take a report and they refused?

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11-13-2019, 12:25 PM

dasgeh replied to a thread VDOT Study US-50 Arlington (Fillmore to Glebe) in General Discussion

The secret trail behind Long Branch ES is a great alternative to Fillmore. You can access it either by crossing at Fillmore and using the access...

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11-13-2019, 10:48 AM

dasgeh replied to a thread VDOT Study US-50 Arlington (Fillmore to Glebe) in General Discussion

Yes! Those left turns are why I feel like using that trail is basically Russian roulette. It's particularly bad if you're biking with kids on their...

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11-13-2019, 10:45 AM

dasgeh replied to a thread Upcoming Micromobility Ordinance will also regulate e-bikes in General Discussion

But isn't this what we care most about? Not how fast people biking (e- or not) go when there's no one else around, but how they behave around other...

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11-12-2019, 05:12 PM

dasgeh replied to a thread Upcoming Micromobility Ordinance will also regulate e-bikes in General Discussion

These are at least valid criticisms of the study (and no, sjclaeys, I had not seen any post from you pointing this out before - I took the...

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11-12-2019, 05:06 PM

dasgeh replied to a thread Nov 2019 - Road and Trail Conditions in Road and Trail Conditions

Calendar year. There's a map floating around that specifies 9/1/2020

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11-12-2019, 12:35 PM

dasgeh replied to a thread Nov 2019 - Road and Trail Conditions in Road and Trail Conditions

I would write parks@arlingtonva.us to get that answer.

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11-08-2019, 03:32 PM

dasgeh replied to a thread Nov 2019 - Road and Trail Conditions in Road and Trail Conditions

Hopefully the signs for this detour will be easy to follow for people coming off the existing detour for the construction of the bridge over 29.

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11-08-2019, 09:51 AM

dasgeh replied to a thread My Morning Commute in Commuters

From the pics, it looks like someone could get to 41st St - i.e. the massive sink hole is south of the intersection of Glebe & 41st. I don't know if...

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