The Georgetown Metropolitan

As reported by a variety of website (such as GGW), the company Strava released a data map showing in the aggregate where its customers use its app to track their runs and bike rides. It shows, in essence, what routes are the most heavily used by the respective modes.

Above you can see the map for Georgetown using a “heat map” to show the volume of bikes on various routes. GM was somewhat surprised to see M St. with such a heavy use; it’s such an unpleasant place to ride a bike. This is probably the point where it should be pointed out that this map doesn’t pretend to capture all riders, or even a representative slice. It captures riders who are actually using the app, which probably means most riders are riding for exercise, not just transportation.

So perhaps M St. is more popular among confident riders. That said, the data seems to show that there’s a very heavy flow of bikers coming or going by Key Bridge, and its hard to get to or from Key Bridge without riding at least part of M St.  Continue reading →

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Eno Wine bar burning through sommeliers.
• Cheh jokes, but a Georgetown to Rosslyn zipline would be awesome.

Volta Park is one of the great common spaces in Georgetown. It hosts the greatest summer events, like Concerts in the Park and Volta Park Day, that bring the whole community out. In between it’s the public square for thousands of residents who use its playground, basketball courts, swimming pool, tennis courts, ballfields, and gardens all year round.

But it needs your help to keep in the good shape that it’s in. And the Friends of Volta Park make it really easy for you do pitch in. On June 6th at Georgetown Visitation, the group will host its annual cocktail party and silent auction. GM’s on the board, and he can guarantee a good time. There’ll be live music, plenty of food (brought to you by 1789), plenty of drinks (brought to you by Bacchus Wine Cellar), and plenty of good times (brought to you by your awesome neighbors).

There are some pretty great things up for auction this year. A few weekend getaways, like at Key West and the Eastern Shore, and a wine cellar’s-worth of wine from Bacchus are among the items.

Buy your tickets here. All the funds go towards maintaining the park and its tax deductible!

Photo by Ehpien.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• The old Georgetown Cafe space to be taken over by Carine’s Bridal. It’s nice that a local independent shop is expanding, but it’s also a shame that one of the few restaurant spaces on Book Hill is being converted to retail.
• View towards Georgetown from Washington Memorial in 1890.

1200 block of 30th St.

Last September, GM was hit with a flower thief, who snipped off about half an annual sitting by his stoop. Earlier that summer, GM had a whole basket of geraniums simply taken. But he’s possibly most perplexed about the scene he encountered last week, seen above.

You can see two blooming allium bulbs. You can also see the denuded stems of two other allium bulbs. Someone came by with scissors and cut off the blooms. Continue reading →

Photo by Howder Family.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• If you pick up the most recent Washingtonian, there’s a section on the best of Georgetown, where for some reason they thought GM would be worth asking. Check it out!
• It’s not a surprise that 14th St. had more restaurant revenue than Georgetown last year, but what’s surprising is how close it was.

3200 block of M St.