tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post2512554103025105817..comments2024-02-29T14:00:40.184-05:00Comments on Restonian: News blog from Reston, Virginia, the mauve-colored New Town (tm): Bus vs. Bike vs. Car! The Amazing Race, or Some Semblance Thereof, Comes to RestonRestonianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15519884797760354007noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-87594344397836744722011-05-03T16:26:09.092-04:002011-05-03T16:26:09.092-04:00Ken Plum has a hybrid? I wonder if that makes him...Ken Plum has a hybrid? I wonder if that makes him feel better about his church deforestation project on north shore??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-43811447384768407712011-05-03T15:01:02.759-04:002011-05-03T15:01:02.759-04:00Sounds like a fun / amusing little contest.
52 mi...Sounds like a fun / amusing little contest.<br /><br />52 minutes to go about 3 minutes on the bus? McKee may have been better off walking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-10689764429793870342011-05-03T12:46:16.870-04:002011-05-03T12:46:16.870-04:00Just goes to show you how clueless and out of touc...Just goes to show you how clueless and out of touch the so-called "leaders" are. What a bunch of buffoons!<br /><br />Marion Barry salutes all of you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-66878726992239458172011-05-02T22:35:43.335-04:002011-05-02T22:35:43.335-04:00What bus route(s) were used? That seems like an a...What bus route(s) were used? That seems like an awfully long time. Did McKee even know which bus route was most direct? A full cycle on RIBS is an hour and this was less than a full cycle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-36924917179190530882011-05-02T13:08:52.186-04:002011-05-02T13:08:52.186-04:0052 minutes for the bus?!? It takes me less time th...52 minutes for the bus?!? It takes me less time than that to go from Reston to Ballston via bus+Metro. Glad (and not surprised) the bike beat the car!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-324670894171609322011-05-01T09:14:20.878-04:002011-05-01T09:14:20.878-04:00Abundant resources wasted: $1.50 on the bus ride, ...Abundant resources wasted: $1.50 on the bus ride, maybe $1 on the drive, and a few burned calories for the bike ride. Time wasted: about 15-25 minutes.<br /><br />Why were there such violent storms in the south that ended up kill and injuring so many people? Linking them to global warming is a stretch at this point, but "studies show that global warming will increase the frequency or intensity of many kinds of extreme weather." http://www.edf.org/page.cfm?tagid=1405 One of the biggest contributors to global warming is transportation.<br /><br />Maybe what we should be ashamed about is that we waste our not so abundant resources on driving single-passenger vehicles for short trips, the most polluting trip you can take in a car. Using a bicycle for some of these shorts trips should be an obvious way to get around, but to some it's a "hare-brained special-interest idea."<br /><br />For those who want to give it a try, register for Bike to Work Day at waba.org and come to the Town Center Pavilion on Friday May 20 to celebrate commuting by bike to work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-50501738450519500352011-04-30T19:55:11.621-04:002011-04-30T19:55:11.621-04:00Hundreds of people are dead in the South and thous...Hundreds of people are dead in the South and thousands more are suffering or homeless, including some in Virginia, and this is how we spend our time and abundant resources?<br /><br />Shame on the four of them!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-21919442712941016722011-04-30T19:19:42.615-04:002011-04-30T19:19:42.615-04:00Right, 4:28. I'm sure the army of lobbyists f...Right, 4:28. I'm sure the army of lobbyists from the Alternative Transportation Complex twisted their arms for this propaganda extravaganza.The Convict in the Gulaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02530536432165645618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-80718556647657434122011-04-30T16:28:52.263-04:002011-04-30T16:28:52.263-04:00And, just why are we contemplating this during per...And, just why are we contemplating this during perfect weather?<br /><br />What is one to do when its 95 degrees and humid? Or icy? Or snowing? Or during standard time when it's dark at both ends of the commute? The few working street lights will surely not illuminate the way then...<br /><br />Yet another hair-brained special-interest idea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-73997090506425436012011-04-30T12:54:01.923-04:002011-04-30T12:54:01.923-04:00What an interesting idea. I can't wait to see ...What an interesting idea. I can't wait to see the result -- let's hope the the drivers observe ways that the traffic signals can be better timed to reduce congestion and get more use and value out of what we already have.<br /><br />Watch out for the potholes and rough pavements along Reston Parkway near the toll road though!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-62812086906167398602011-04-29T22:07:59.965-04:002011-04-29T22:07:59.965-04:00The bike rider will, counter-intuitively, head eas...The bike rider will, counter-intuitively, head east, away from RTC, then pick up the W&OD and avoid the multi-traffic light crossings of the Toll Road that slow vehicular traffic. The bicyclist will win by a couple of minutes, easily.<br /><br />I'm an avid bicyclist, but this is confirmation bias or whatever.<br /><br />But I will LOL heartily if the bus rider wins.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-210197829019232412011-04-29T21:02:55.039-04:002011-04-29T21:02:55.039-04:00And it gets even worse. I saw $4.079/gal for 87 o...And it gets even worse. I saw $4.079/gal for 87 octane at the Exxon by Home Depot. Isn't democratic revolution in the Middle East a wonderful thing?The Convict in the Gulaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02530536432165645618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-42734363928403403552011-04-29T14:27:18.096-04:002011-04-29T14:27:18.096-04:00It's official. $4/gal gas has come to Reston....It's official. $4/gal gas has come to Reston. I saw $4.049/gal for 87 octane at the Targetville Sunoco.<br /><br />Good thing the weather is improving. I foresee a warming in the relationship between me and my bike.The Convict in the Gulaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02530536432165645618noreply@blogger.com