Posts by Garrett Hennigan — Washington Area Bicyclist Association

Garrett Hennigan is a DC native intent on making the region more bikeable, walkable, and transit-rich. He is on staff at the Washington Area Bicyclist Association and lives in Brookland.

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  Alabama Avenue SE could get a bike lane and road diet

  BicyclingBy Garrett Hennigan (WABA) June 12, 2017 28

  Alabama Avenue is a major throughfare that provides connections to neighborhoods, commercial areas, and the Metro in wards 7 and 8. Big changes, including better bikeways, could be coming its way. Protected bikeways aren't in the plan yet, but could be.  Keep reading…

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  Arlington may scrap new bike lanes on Washington Boulevard

  BicyclingBy Garrett Hennigan (Washington Area Bicyclist Association) April 19, 2017 36

  Arlington had plans to repave Washington Boulevard and add almost a mile of bike lanes from the East Falls Church Metro to the Westover neighborhood. Now, to save some parking spaces and appease a vocal minority, the county has determined that putting people on bikes at risk is a fair compromise.  Keep reading…

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  Current plans for bike lanes on Florida Ave NE won’t make biking there that much safer

  BicyclingBy Garrett Hennigan (Washington Area Bicyclist Association) February 20, 2017 15

  Florida Avenue NE is a very difficult, dangerous place to ride a bike. DDOT studied how to fix the problem, and then put forward a plan that seems to ignore some of its own key findings about what makes the road so harrowing.   Keep reading…