Posts tagged Bike Lanes
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Just put on a coat, already: Cyclists in a strange land
Imagine visiting a city where the populace steadfastly refused to wear sweaters or coats despite a cold climate. You might tell your friends incredulous stories about how much people complain about being cold while ignoring an obvious solution. You might take pictures of the enormous three-story space heaters the city placed along its waterfront to let people enjoy the outdoors,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Senatorial outrage
Mikulski wants a change; Coburn “doesn’t get bikes”; Not enough time for peds and drivers; How about an app for that; Ticket yourself; Bike into the office. Keep reading…
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Plans envision multimodal “crossroads” at Mt. Vernon Square
DC’s least successful bicycle and transit infrastructure is on 7th and 9th Streets, NW, where drivers constantly occupy the dedicated bus-bike lanes. That’s one of the problems the DC Office of Planning and DDOT hope to address with a new study of the Mount Vernon Square area and 7th and 9th Streets. Planners also looked at ways to improve the area’s parks,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro safety and safe cycling
LaHood releases safety plan; They didn’t bar us, exept when it mattered; Letters on tolls; “Rock star panel” discusses cycling; Hot cyclists are distracting; Bike boulevards; Streetcar track design’s pitfalls?. Keep reading…
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M Street bike lane details emerge
More protected bike lanes may soon follow the bike lane on 15th Street NW, with one top being M Street SE/SW, running from Sixth Street, SW to 11th Street, SE, a route that Tommy Wells has been interested in for quite a while. Back in early October, WashCycle reported that DDOT’s Bicycle Advisory Facility Committee discussed the M Street concept, and in mid-November the members… Keep reading…
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Reconstruction of 17th Street NW to begin Monday
The long-planned streetscape project for 17th Street between Massachusetts and New Hampshire Avenues will begin on Monday. DDOT staffers updated residents at a community meeting last night. This project will bring ADA-compliant curb ramps, new tree boxes, street lamps and new road and sidewalk surfaces to 17th Street. When asked for a comparison project with a similar look… Keep reading…
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Sidewalks, median, and two-way streets among Glover Park recommendations
DDOT is recommending pedestrian improvements, bike lanes, consolidating bus stops, two-way streets, a Wisconsin Avenue median, performance parking and more in their recently-completed Glover Park Transportation Study. Toole Design Group conducted the study on behalf of DDOT. They conducted a survey of residents, which found that 33% commute by bus compared to 20% by car,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Parking and/or central Maryland
Check the foundation first please; Champlain Street lane open; Floating houses, underground parking; Don’t take a taxi to work; “Dundalk pays, Potomac plays”; Street-facing, and retail, but not street-facing retail; Dorsey-Oriented Tunnel. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Take it away
PG policy: No ped safety unless there are more peds; Leasebacks still squeezing cities; That would be enough bike infrastructure; Coming soon to DC neighborhoods; Chat with Gabe Klein; On two coasts; Rule 1, don’t hit other trains. Keep reading…
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Seven future improvements for the 15th Street bike lane
DDOT’s first protected contraflow bike lane is a significant achievement for DDOT and its bicycle program. Reviews from the press are mostly positive, if cautious, and planners across the nation are taking notice. In the Post, DDOT’s Bicycle Program Manager Jim Sebastian mentioned that other streets, including L and M Streets NW, are candidates for similar protected… Keep reading…