Posts tagged Bike Lanes
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How can L Street’s cycle track markings be clearer?
The L Street cycle track is open, but the pavement markings are confusing some people. Car drivers planning to turn left off of L Street often don’t understand how to cross the cycle track into the turn lane, and instead stay in the travel lane only to cross in front of the bike lane at the intersection. In response, Twitter user @whiteknuckled proposes some modifications… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Too little and too much
Too little Metro yesterday; Potomac Yard Metro could be pricey; Leggett says MoCo tapped out; Still committed to Route 1 streetcar; Bike lines to disappear and reappear; Height limit a “shadow tax”?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Elect
Vote now; Transportation on other ballots; Time change leaves Metro riders stranded; Storm gives New York temporary BRT; Accessory apartment for rent?; Less driving not just the economy; And…. Keep reading…
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A “bike sneak” helps bicyclists cross streetcar tracks
Streetcar tracks can sometimes be dangerous for bicyclists to cross. A new type of intersection design called a “bike sneak” may reduce the risk, by directing cyclists to cross at the safest angle. Streetcars and bicycles both promote livable urban communities. They can and do coexist in many cities around the world, most notably Amsterdam, which is a global leader… Keep reading…
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L Street cycle track about half done
While most Washingtonians prepared for Hurricane Sandy, DDOT crews were hard at work over the weekend installing the L Street cycle track. The cycle track will run from New Hampshire Avenue in the west to 12th Street in the east. Workers began marking it on Thursday near New Hampshire Avenue, and have been moving east block by block. As of Sunday they reached just past 17th Street. Keep reading…
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Pre-Sandy video: Why the Netherlands went bicycle
Speaking of another part of the world even more prone to coastal flooding, someone recently shared a link to this video about why a top-notch network of bike paths came to the Netherlands. I often hear the question, why do other parts of the world do bicycling so much better than we do? Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Better data
DASH gets real-time; AAA camera attack misses context; The poll of everything; Bring cycle tracks to Georgetown?; Check your ballot; Seniors leave the area; Brooklyn Islanders; Amtrak speeds up in the Midwest; Dutch bike lanes may warm up. Keep reading…
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“War on cars” lives as AAA knocks L St. bike lane
It’s progress, at least. AAA Mid-Atlantic spokesman John Townsend no longer says a new bike lane means “a war on cars.” Now, in criticizing a bike lane on L Street NW, he says, “I’m not saying it’s a war on cars, but…” Townsend is very good at getting quoted in the press. After taking a lot of flack for the “war on cars”… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bike forward
L Street bike lane begins; Bike infrastructure saves lives; Bike thief apologizes, advises; Ban big sodas in DC?; Upper 14th Street wants density; Streetcar task force skips the public; Prince George’s reconsiders widening streets; Fight for transit funds; And…. Keep reading…
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U-turns on Pennsylvania Avenue bike lanes pose safety risk
A driver, talking on a cell phone, started to make an illegal U-turn across the Pennsylvania Avenue bike lanes and almost hit Bill Walsh. He recorded the experience in a video: Keep reading…