EKW in DC,

We have the same commute and I've been off of the bike since "snowmageddon", what's your new route? The MV Trail gets short shrift even though it's an increasingly used commuter corridor. Although the NPS has been very responsive about issues I've brought to the in the past (tacks on the trail), they insist that they don't yet have money in the budget to plow/treat the trail but may be able to someday. In the meantime we have to just suck it up. This is my 3rd week on the Metro and I hate it too, in fact, this has been the longest stretch that I've been off of the bike in the 7 or so years as a cycle commuter. I'm feeling fat and lazy but hope to catch a glimpse of the trail today on my ride home. I cannot envision a safe alternative to the MV Trail though, if you've discovered one I like to know.