Posts tagged Bike Lanes
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DC has too few dedicated east-west bike pathways
While DC’s bicycling network has grown, there still aren’t a lot of crosstown connections. In fact, there are no protected east-west bicycle routes in the whole third of the District north of Florida Avenue. Cyclists need more of these, as well as north-south routes to form a grid of dedicated paths. Much of DC’s bicycle infrastructure, like trails,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The right transit project?
Are transit fantasies folly?; Is this bus BRT?; A bike boom spills onto sidewalks; Montgomery’s elusive jobs numbers; Smog suffocates SLC; UberX gets a little pricier; Apps to cure distracted driving; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Resigned
Transit resignations; Council will sue mayor; A Street NE divided; The state of biking and walking; Alaska for the win; Bikeshare maker bought; Projected arrival times, projected; Everything wrong with London biking; And…. Keep reading…
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Curb-protected cycletracks are now appearing in DC
Two new cycletracks will open in DC this spring, on M Street NW and 1st Street NE. Their designs are a step up from previous DC cycletracks, since they each include spots — though on M, a very brief spot — where a full concrete curb separates bikes from cars. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Peaks and valleys
Blossoms blooming; Not the best velodrome time; With spring, new bike lanes; Don’t blame bike lanes; Numbers up and down; Who will plan Montgomery?; Parking saps vitality (and tax revenue); 10,000 map maniacs; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Musical chairs
Vihstadt wins; Tommy may run; And Yvette may run; Holder defends investigation; Mikulski questions Metro; Rock Creek repairs soon?; M is for Mostly finished; Purple Line Holocaust bill stalls; And…. Keep reading…
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“Dave Thomas Circle” could get fixes or disappear entirely
A new study of pedestrian and bicycle safety along Florida Avenue NE is suggesting changes to the “virtual” traffic circle at New York and Florida Avenues. In the long run, that “circle” and the nearby Wendy’s could become a simpler intersection and green space. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Comments welcome
Riders rate Metro; Missing the riders’ voice; Independence from delays; Ellen McCarthy, planning director; Alexandria water taxi route debuts; The Alexandria waterfront, illustrated; Under the crossing; Waste into power; Ryan rejects Amtrak; Peak suburban office park?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Public apathy
Voter turnout hits a new low; See results on a map; Bowser won’t “hold anything up”; Bowser chummy with developers; Speak up on Courthouse Square; Will DC enforce carless projects?; Sprawl could be worse; Who knew?; Anti-transit Tennessee; And…. Keep reading…
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Florida Avenue NE and nearby streets could get wider sidewalks and bike lanes
Florida Avenue, NE and other roads in the area could become safer and more comfortable to walk and bike along in the future. The public will get to see several options this week that would widen sidewalks and add bike lanes to key roads. The District Department of Transportation (DDOT), along with consultants Kittelson & Associates and Rhodeside & Harwell, has been working with… Keep reading…