Posts tagged Bike Lanes
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The Dutch government is trolling DC over marijuana, bike lanes, and streetcars
As marijuana legalization took effect in the District of Columbia, Mayor Muriel Bowser said DC would “not become like Amsterdam.” We talked about the differences yesterday, including on bicycling and transit, but the Embassy of the Netherlands has playfully responded with this infographic comparing our two capital cities. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Smoke pot in the snow
Marijuana is legal; Confusion; Necessary bike lanes; Break up with Bikeshare?; A new kind of bus; Cold never bothered them anyway; Girls, become transportation engineers!; Too little housing; And…. Keep reading…
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Safer Maryland bikeways get the green light
Thanks to new guidelines, curb-protected or buffered bike lanes will be allowed on Maryland state roads. This change could ultimately make many roads much safer. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Cash crunch in Maryland
A transportation guy; Purple money; Burlesque show in Chinatown?; On the waterfront; The College Park try; Towers in a park; Frozen; Not enough bikeways; Capitol Hill grinch; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Even longer waits
Purple Line delayed; More smoke; Streetcar burns; CSX fireworks; HOT doesn’t stop slugging; Housing navigators help homeless; How much vacant land is there?; Fragmented governments; Taller with less parking in New York?; A bike tunnel of snow. Keep reading…
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DC streets will get seven new miles of bikeways in 2015
DDOT has released a list of new bikeways it will add in 2015. Although most of the additions this year will be short, they’re important. This year’s work will specifically focus on closing gaps in the network, in order to make existing bike lanes more useful. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Loss of communication
Metro alarms; Transit snow day; Keep the carpet; Higher speeds in Maryland?; Gas tax will stay; Bigger offices are a must; Bicycling role models; Off the beaten path; And…. Keep reading…
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How smart language helped end Seattle’s paralyzing bikelash
Instead of “cyclists,” people biking. Instead of “accident,” collision. Instead of “cycle track,” protected bike lane. It can come off as trivial word policing. But if you want proof that language shapes thoughts, look no further than Seattle— where one of the country’s biggest bikelashes has turned decisively around in… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Happy birthday Greater Greater Washington!
We’re 7!; More trains just for DC?; More on Metro; No tax Hogan; Protect Purple; No streetcar schedule; Gondola transit; Virginians retiring; More bikes in Baltimore; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Purple Line hopes and fears
Purple Line signs; Add value off the bus; DC’s own Kirby Delauter; Different rules for Uber; Free parking myth; Free transit myth; And…. Keep reading…