Posts tagged Bike Lanes
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National links: Who owns the streets?
A debate over streets as shared spaces. Awesome maps show the lack of access to parks in Milan. This bike lane design may create unsafe conditions for cyclists, and more in this week’s National links. Keep reading…
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16 things DC (and other cities) could do about housing in a downturn
Housing and land-use policy have lasting impacts on how the built environment works. Even mere rhetoric around them functions on a longer timescale than the immediate response required in a crisis moment, to say nothing of plans and laws, which stay on the books for decades. As municipalities design reopenings and recoveries, they should be proactive, not reactive. Keep reading…
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National links: How open-plan offices will adapt during the coronavirus pandemic
Open-plan offices will have to readjust to survive during the pandemic. Cities adapt quickly to allow for social distancing. Nashville’s mayor proposes a property tax hike to weather the financial blow that came from the coronavirus. Keep reading…
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National links: How bike lanes in Bogotá are helping to slow the spread of the coronavirus
Bogotá adds more bike lanes to fight against the coronavirus. The mystery of the missing bus rider. What could a COVID-19 related recession look like, and more in this week’s National links. Keep reading…
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Why the 9th Street bikeway became a debate over race, power, and space
Recently, the fight over the 9th Street bikeway, a critical piece in the Eastern Downtown Protected Bike Lane, boiled over into another conversation over race, power, and space in the District of Columbia. The conversation, like previous ones, should leave no one feeling like a winner. Keep reading…
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Experimental “advisory” bike lanes will give cyclists greater weight on Capitol Hill
DC will pilot new “advisory” bike lanes” on E Street SE in Capitol Hill. At first it sounds like this might be an April Fool’s joke. But these are a real kind of bike infrastructure that’s new to DC and will be tried here as an experiment. Keep reading…
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A 9th Street bikeway will get a vote Tuesday amid church opposition. Ask the council to un-stall the project.
A proposed protected bikeway on 9th Street NW has been quietly stalled for years by Mayor Muriel Bowser, but on Tuesday, the DC Council will take a vote on an “emergency” bill to compel forward progress. Keep reading…
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An Alexandria road diet gets mired in misinformation
Normally when bike lane projects get controversial, most of the drama happens before construction, and calms down after. That’s not the case for Alexandria’s Seminary Road. Keep reading…
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How big and how fast should Reston grow? Leaders will soon debate this question.
Hunter Mill District Supervisor Walter Alcorn recently called for an amendment of the Fairfax County Comprehensive Plan for Reston. The Comp Plan is a sort of master document for the planning, development, and priorities for the census-designated area. The plan hasn’t been amended in five years. So what do these changes mean for the development of Reston? Keep reading…
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Franklin Street NE finally gets a protected bikeway. How is it working?
Franklin Street NE, which connects the Edgewood and Brookland neighborhoods and crosses over railroad tracks, has gotten a new protected bikeway from 7th to 12th Streets. As Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner for a portion of Edgewood west of the bridge, I had a chance to observe how well this new facility functions in the neighborhood. Keep reading…