Posts tagged Bicycling
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Will bike sharing get a boost from TIGER II?
When Capital Bikeshare launches later this year it will have about 1,100 bikes. That’s going to be great, but how much better does a 3,600-bike system sound? On Friday the Transportation Planning Board (TPB) submitted a grant request through the TIGER II program to dramatically expand Capital Bikeshare. In addition to the 1,000 bikes in DC and 100 in Arlington that will… Keep reading…
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Struck in DC this week: 7 pedestrians, 2 cyclists
“Safety is number one at DDOT…The pedestrian is the most vulnerable because they’re the slowest and they have no armor. The cyclist is second-most vulnerable. And so you really have to…make sure that you’re protecting the most vulnerable people first.” - DDOT Director Gabe Klein on the Kojo Nnamdi Show, August 4, 2010. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Taking it to court
Livable, walkable, safety, jobs; Small crowd, Giant opposition; Policy poor for Purple; Arlington still steamed over HOT lanes; Replacing two cars with ten bikes; Get da dish on da trees; It may be safer, but it’s reckless. Keep reading…
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DDOT to clarify where to wait for New Hampshire bike signal
Last week, DDOT opened new contra-flow lanes on New Hampshire Avenue for cyclists. But several bikers have reported not knowing where to wait at the intersection with 16th Street in order to trip the bike signal. Cyclists are supposed to wait on the chevrons immediately behind the stop line, but there is no information telling them to do so. DDOT has plans to make this clear. The… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Don’t take this sitting down
Comment on VDOT’s proposed bike policy; Seatless subways; Performance parking in the park; SmartBenefits in the bike lane; Empty seat on the board; A founding father of Metro passes away. Keep reading…
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Breakfast Links: Before and after
Bye-bye GEORGE; Free State out of free space for roads; If you build it…; …Get private industry to pay for it; Maybe if Oklahoma had a rail system…; …Coburn would still block safety. Keep reading…
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Changing stanchions will help get a grip on Metro
Many Metro riders, especially shorter ones, know that at rush hour it can be hard to find a handhold. Barcelona’s Metro seems to have hit upon a solution. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The expansive, expensive parking lot
70 percent empty? Mission accomplished; Parking policy goes mainstream; Making payment a pleasure?; Live Free and Stop on NH; Dumbstruck; VDOT chooses parking and riding over TOD. Keep reading…
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Struck in DC this week: 13 pedestrians, 3 cyclists
“Safety is number one at DDOT…The pedestrian is the most vulnerable because they’re the slowest and they have no armor. The cyclist is second-most vulnerable. And so you really have to…make sure that you’re protecting the most vulnerable people first.” - DDOT Director Gabe Klein on the Kojo Nnamdi Show, August 4, 2010. Keep reading…
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Breakfast Links: Learning to share
Bike sharing the social way; Healthy employees are happy employees; Prince William County goes to the dogs; There must be an app for that; P is for Portland, but not for pedestrian; Newspaper page rage. Keep reading…