Posts tagged Bike Lanes
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Here’s what Silver Spring’s new bikeway will look like
A new protected bikeway is coming to Silver Spring. We recently got a better idea of what it will look like. At a recent public meeting, the Montgomery County Department of Transportation shared three maps (1, 2, 3) and details about the project, which will start construction this spring. The bikeway will be an important link between bike lanes, trails, and the Purple Line… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Too close for comfort
Close call; Bike lane battle; Unresolved problems; More flair, please; A bold, new strategy; Some justice served, finally; New hope for Prince George’s?; Fire station compromise; More rail for BWI. Keep reading…
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A church in Shaw thinks bike lanes make streets safer
Some churches in Shaw are fighting hard to block a proposed north-south protected bikeway, but not all churches think it’s such a bad idea. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Fines and transit fights
Back on track, sort of; Railroad is public; Giant fines for snow fouls; Snowblind technology; The Snojo Nnamdi Show; Crime is crime; Maglev madness; DC’s streetcar past; Bike to bicycle kicks; FHWA fickle on fonts. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Priorities
Creeping back to normal; New Olympic sport; See something, shovel something; Bikes are not a priority; To the skies; The sharing economy digs out; Where does all the snow go?; Where’s the beef?. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Snowlock
No salt, no service; Snow status; Metro steadies for snow; No veto for I-66; Know thy neighborhood; Trail for Fort Lincoln?; Online underground; Middle-sized housing is missing; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The cost of change
No paid leave; No eating, drinking, or loading SmarTrip; Metro on time; Strip it down; Connect the (railcar) dots; Bike lane blues; Flags for cyclist safety?. Keep reading…
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A short protected bikeway could connect Ballston to the region’s trail network
On a nice day, 2,000 people bike near Ballston while using the Custis Trail. Few of them, however, use the existing North Quincy Street bike lanes to actually visit Ballston. A group of Arlington residents thinks a protected bikeway along Quincy would change that. Keep reading…
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Arlington wants to be more bike-friendly. Here’s how it can.
Arlington has long wanted to “move more people with less traffic,” and being a place where it’s easy to bike around is a huge part of that. Arlington’s not exactly doing poorly when it comes to being bike-friendly, but the county has fallen behind a lot of other places. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: In with the new
Old space, new use; Defining historic; America’s 10 best new bike lanes; A greater College Park; Land swap shifts shelter; Buying charm in Bethesda; Dupont Circle’s fountain; Final ride; Hold the doors. Keep reading…