Tuesday, December 21, 2010

A victory lap of sorts


Earlier I saw a tweet from outgoing head of DDOT Gabe Klein who, along with friends and folks from various DC bike orgs, planned an informal happy-hour bike jaunt around some of DC's cycletracks and bike lanes this evening. So I joined 'em.

It was like touring the legacy, especially with some people using CaBis. I suppose it could have been a bummer, what with the uncertainty about the intentions of the incoming mayor. I'm not big on the whole organized ride thing personally, but this was cool. It felt like a victory (and farewell) lap around some of Gabe's signature efforts. Maybe like Cal Ripken's final jog around Camden Yards. Anyway the caroling kept it festive and it wasn't too cold.

We rode down the 17th Street bike lanes, past the White House, caught the tail end of the 15th Street cycletrack, across on the Pennsylvania Ave cycletrack, through Chinatown, back up 15th Street, ending with a few drinks at Marvin back at 14th and U.

3 comments:

  1. Bill - great ride last night and very nice to meet you. Keep up the good work with District Citizen Cycling.

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  2. Had a great time riding with you and meeting you last night, Bill! Love your blog (I've been here before, but never made the connection 'til today). Have a great holiday season!

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  3. Thanks Matt and Rudy, great meeting you too! Hope to see you around.

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