Comments on: Metropolitan Branch Trail – construction progress http://eckington.wordpress.com/2009/06/29/metropolitan-branch-trail-construction-progress/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:32:16 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Wagner H. Roberts http://eckington.wordpress.com/2009/06/29/metropolitan-branch-trail-construction-progress/#comment-535 Wagner H. Roberts Sun, 23 Aug 2009 01:58:58 +0000 http://eckington.wordpress.com/?p=347#comment-535 Every Saturday I'm inspecting the Met Branch Trail for progress. After a long hiatus it seems that more progress is being made. SLOWLY... ever so slowly and way behind schedule. It's like watching the Würm Glacier melt. Still not a drop of asphalt laid down. When will they make an end? Every Saturday I’m inspecting the Met Branch Trail for progress. After a long hiatus it seems that more progress is being made. SLOWLY… ever so slowly and way behind schedule. It’s like watching the Würm Glacier melt. Still not a drop of asphalt laid down. When will they make an end?

]]> By: J.T. http://eckington.wordpress.com/2009/06/29/metropolitan-branch-trail-construction-progress/#comment-484 J.T. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:51:46 +0000 http://eckington.wordpress.com/?p=347#comment-484 Great photos. Great watchdogging. Keep it up. Can't wait for this to be open. Also, I hope that kid belongs to somebody and he isn't just being raised by that dog. Great photos. Great watchdogging. Keep it up. Can’t wait for this to be open. Also, I hope that kid belongs to somebody and he isn’t just being raised by that dog.

]]> By: Katrina Lee http://eckington.wordpress.com/2009/06/29/metropolitan-branch-trail-construction-progress/#comment-483 Katrina Lee Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:40:00 +0000 http://eckington.wordpress.com/?p=347#comment-483 I agree that FMCC probably won't hear any serious squawking from the city. They seem to pretty much be the city's official concrete-pouring appendage. Besides, they can justifiably claim this year's return to historical weather patterns (lots of rain toward the end of April, all through May, and a lot of days during June) delayed their work. But with luck, maybe the trail will at least be finished before school reopens. Last week, I noticed what looked like two professional women taking a mid-afternoon stroll on the trail where it IS open, alongside the NY Metro tracks. This made the whole thing finally feel "real" to me. I look forward to the day when it's so well utilized that people start thinking of ways to improve the properties adjacent to it. I agree that FMCC probably won’t hear any serious squawking from the city. They seem to pretty much be the city’s official concrete-pouring appendage. Besides, they can justifiably claim this year’s return to historical weather patterns (lots of rain toward the end of April, all through May, and a lot of days during June) delayed their work. But with luck, maybe the trail will at least be finished before school reopens.

Last week, I noticed what looked like two professional women taking a mid-afternoon stroll on the trail where it IS open, alongside the NY Metro tracks. This made the whole thing finally feel “real” to me. I look forward to the day when it’s so well utilized that people start thinking of ways to improve the properties adjacent to it.

]]> By: Toren http://eckington.wordpress.com/2009/06/29/metropolitan-branch-trail-construction-progress/#comment-482 Toren Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:08:43 +0000 http://eckington.wordpress.com/?p=347#comment-482 I was surprised that the Draft Plan for Rhode Island Avenue NE, which came out today only briefly mentioned the bike trail once. I hope that even if they don't make the 7/22 deadline, it is still close to this date. It would be so aggravating if the motivation to finish starts to really fizzle. I was surprised that the Draft Plan for Rhode Island Avenue NE, which came out today only briefly mentioned the bike trail once. I hope that even if they don’t make the 7/22 deadline, it is still close to this date. It would be so aggravating if the motivation to finish starts to really fizzle.

]]> By: JohnDC http://eckington.wordpress.com/2009/06/29/metropolitan-branch-trail-construction-progress/#comment-481 JohnDC Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:20:37 +0000 http://eckington.wordpress.com/?p=347#comment-481 While the progress isn't great I'm still very pleased there is progress. Thanks for the photos, I have yet to check it out but the trail is wider then I had imagined. I pictured being sandwiched between metro tracks and roadway. While the progress isn’t great I’m still very pleased there is progress. Thanks for the photos, I have yet to check it out but the trail is wider then I had imagined. I pictured being sandwiched between metro tracks and roadway.

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