Scouting report: WDC
Probably for security reasons Washington DC restricted a lot of car parking near the Mall and is more bike friendly. Biking is the best way to visit sights like the FDR Monument, cherry trees around the Basin and MLK.
Hotels provide bikes, helmets and locks and the WDC version of Hubway was very popular. WDC has several bike lanes and a dedicated bike road partitioned off from a major road. Like driving in Europe, I needed extra time at intersections on a two way bike path sectioned off from a oneway motor vehicle road. It just seemed odd biking what would have been the wrong way had I been in a car.
Back in MetroBoston yesterday, I rode (the right way) on a leaf strewn 26 miles. I did have cold toes and hot head and need to recalibrate my seasonal clothing selection. Nice to be back.