I walked around Crystal City today. You don't need boots. Sneakers are fine. The west side of 23d between the underground and Bell has a lousy shoveling job and a lot of packed snow, but the east side by the restaurants, the Buchanan, and General Dynamics is fine. Bell has a clear path from 23d to 15th, Crystal Drive is clear on both side except a small stretch between 15th to the back of the Courtyard Marriott. You can walk up 12th to Fern with only one snowy corner. 15th back to Eads from Fern is fine, and you can go along Eads to 22d with dry feet. 22d is not plowed and is slushy, and the path between 22d and 23d is packed snow. Have to walk on 23d back to Rte 1. The tunnel under Route 1 has only the 23d street opening shoveled north of Rte 1.
