Posts tagged Bike Lanes
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Breakfast links: Democracy in action and inaction
Speed cameras all the time; No democracy at Eastern Market; Slow down Maryland Ave; Gas delays green street; Hillandale yellin’ over Yellen guards; Georgetown could lose gas stations; Where do the embassies go?; More tickets in bike lanes; Crashes are deadlier than war; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Transportation equipment that doesn’t move
Boxy units; Streetcar in November?; Council votes yes to say no; Bike bits; Copenhagen’s cycle snake; Parking space living; Take the kids on Uber; Lyft launch postponed; WiFi for safety. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Ward 8 winners
Bike lanes in all 8 wards; Wait, there’s an election?; Housing the homeless; A small moratorium lift; FBI to… AFRH?; Facelift for Upper Marlboro?; Where are the stores?; Filmed in DC?; And…. Keep reading…
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The 15th Street cycletrack will soon continue up the hill to Columbia Heights
When the 15th Street cycletrack opened in 2010 with great fanfare, bicycle planners talked about extending it farther north. But attention shifted to other important projects. Now, it’s coming back, and the cycletrack should lengthen from V Street to Euclid Street sometime in 2015. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Build for bikes
Trail rebuild gets OK; Bike lanes mean more space; Bikes are the real menace!; Support for stadium?; No liquor delivery?; A bigger Circulator?; Check out affordable housing; And…. Keep reading…
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How to make cycletracks public art
As more cities build more protected bike lanes, some are beginning to use them as opportunities for public art. In Seattle, the new Broadway cycletrack includes a section with “art bollards.” Keep reading…
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“Floating” transit stops work well with bicycles
Ever played a game of leapfrog with a bus while riding your bike? Some cities are using “floating” transit stops so buses don’t have to pull into the bike lane to discharge passengers. Could one work here? Keep reading…
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Four tweaks to further improve the First Street NE cycletrack
Cycletracks are such new additions to the repertoire of American street infrastructure that the most progressive DOTs around the country are still experimenting with how to best design them. DC’s latest experiment, on First Street NE, is a still-evolving laboratory of design options. Here are four ideas to make this excellent bike facility work even better. Keep reading…
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Next up for NoMa bicycling: Fill in the gaps
Last Month, Mayor Gray and DDOT cut the ribbon on DC’s newest protected cycletrack on First Street NE in NoMa between G and M Streets. This is a part of the Metropolitan Branch Trail (MBT), which will eventually connect Union Station to Silver Spring. Next, they plan three short extensions to fill in some important gaps. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bike hassles
Don’t bike to the Capitol?; No share for bike shops; Bye-bye bike lane; Shrinking units, steady demand; Connecting counties; Speed camera revenue slows down; MARC’s map is “slipshod” and “ugly”; And…. Keep reading…