The expressway's northbound lanes will be closed off from Cold Spring Lane to the Fayette Street exit. Bikers can go as far south as Charles Street and either return on the JFX or choose to exit and pedal back on Falls Road, which will also be closed. The arrangements to close off the expressway were complex. The celebration will begin at noon on Saturday, when volunteers gather at the parking lot at Remington Avenue and Wyman Park Drive to take part in a stream restoration project along the Jones Falls. Bring a rug, blanket or folding chair.
All activities are free.
Funding for the next phase is being sought, and organizers are hopeful. If the Light Rail is double-tracked as proposed, they believe a bike trail alongside the track will also be feasible. The Jones Falls clean-up has been an ongoing project, involving volunteer crews of 25 to 30 people on weekends. In all, about 100 regular volunteers have been involved, according to Dr. Michael Beer, co-chair of the Jones Falls Watershed Association. For the past three years, freshmen from Loyola College and Johns Hopkins University have spent part of their orientation period cleaning up the waterway.