Posts tagged Bike Lanes
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What’s going on with Baltimore’s bike master plan?
Baltimore's 2017 addendum to its 2015 Bike Master Plan would connect existing bike lanes around the city and create a safe network for cyclists. Last week the city released its new budget, but to the chagrin of bicycle advocates, it didn't include funding for the next phase of its separated bike network. Keep reading…
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Residents and two museums take different sides at a contentious meeting about a Dupont bike lane
How can DC best get people on bikes safely through the west side of Dupont Circle and Foggy Bottom? If people have been parking their cars nearly for free for years, do they have a right to veto changes to a street? Keep reading…
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Montgomery County’s 1,100-mile bicycle master plan raises the bar. Now it needs funding.
At the end of last month, the Montgomery County Council voted unanimously to approve a new Bicycle Master Plan. It calls for more than 1,000 miles of trails, paths, and separated bike lanes; expanded bicycle parking near transit and in commercial areas; and bicycle-supportive programs and policies. Keep reading…
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Events: More bicycle lanes please!
Our calendar doesn't have very many events this week, but mark your planners for a GGWash “fireside chat” next Friday at noon about how government can take better risks. Is there a great urbanist event going on this week that we don't know about? Let us know in the comments! Keep reading…
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What’s your most stressful bicycle ride?
Jon Orcutt from TransitCenter, a New York City-based urban mobility foundation, recently tweeted a video of a rather stressful bicycle ride on a new bike lane on West 13th Street. Among other obstacles, he encountered two piles of foliage and six vehicles blocking the lane. Keep reading…
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National links: This LA-area school used kids to protest a subway project
A school in Beverly Hills has gotten into hot water for using students to protest a subway project. All those bankrupt Sears buildings leave a lot of empty space in malls across the US. While most of the town of Mexico Beach was wiped away, this one house was left standing mostly unscathed. Keep reading…
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Many of DC’s new protected bike lanes are in Southwest
Several new protected bikeways have opened in Southwest DC in recent months. At a length of around 0.75 miles, the new lanes make up most of the 0.94 miles of bike-only lanes installed this year, all in Southwest. Keep reading…
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“It just takes too long” to make DC streets safer, councilmembers and advocates say
Four people have been killed on bicycles and scooters over the past few months, and 27 total people killed on DC roadways this year. In the shadow of those tragedies, advocates and councilmembers packed a hearing to express frustration at the lack of progress making streets safer for vulnerable road users. Keep reading…
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Video: Protected bikeways make cities safer and boost the economy
Bicycling in cities before the days of protected bikeways was either terrifying or exhilarating, depending on your level of risk aversion. As protected bikeways have proliferated, they've made cities safer for cyclists and pedestrians — and for motorists, too. They can even help neighborhoods thrive economically, as highlighted in this Vox piece about New York's first parking-protected bikeway. Keep reading…
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Here’s a handy guide to different types of bikeways
As urban cycling becomes more common, new terms are entering the lexicon that people may not be completely familiar with. Here is a guide to the most common types of urban bikeways. Keep reading…