Posts tagged Bike To Work Day
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Events: A big week for biking
Celebrate Bike Week! Join DC’s Ride of Silence and get ready for Bike to Work Day, attend a DC Council Forum on public safety, plus, it’s your last chance to attend a public meeting in this stage of the Pennsylvania redesign process, and more in this week’s events post. Keep reading…
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Events: Learn how new highway construction threatens Montgomery County’s chances for a sustainable future
Learn about how highway construction exacerbates climate change, attend a workshop on basic bike maintenance or scooter safety, make a plan for Bike to Work Day, and more in this week’s events post. Keep reading…
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DC’s bicycle commuter movement was activated 51 years ago
People in Washington, DC have been biking to work, and for work, for more than a century, but the bicycle commuter movement in DC celebrates something of an anniversary this year. It was in 1969 that the District Council held the first hearing on bicycle commuting and the the District subsequently installed the first bicycle route for commuters. Keep reading…
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DC’s bicycle commuter movement was activated 50 years ago
People in Washington, DC have been biking to work, and for work, for more than a century, but the bicycle commuter movement in DC celebrates something of an anniversary this year. It was in 1969 that the District Council held the first hearing on bicycle commuting and the the District subsequently installed the first bicycle route for commuters. Keep reading…
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Events: Hear ye, hear ye, speak up at DC’s budget and performance oversight hearings!
Speak at the DC performance oversight and budget hearings, discuss how to address the region's homelessness and affordable housing needs, weigh in on Montgomery County's budget as well as Dupont Circle bike lanes, and more in this week's urbanist events. Keep reading…
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DC Bike Ride is making a big three-peat this weekend
This weekend on May 19, National Bike to Work Week in the District will close with an epic 20-mile recreational bike ride. Thousands (upwards of 8,000 according to event organizers) of professional and amateur bicycle enthusiasts will gather at West Potomac Park to participate in the District's largest bike ride event, DC Bike Ride. Keep reading…
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Behind the Handlebars: Councilmember Brandon Todd talks Bike to Work Day
Ward 4, which DC Councilmember Brandon Todd represents, is full of bike commuters. Still more simply pass through the ward on two wheels every day on their way downtown from places like Takoma Park and Silver Spring. But what does Todd actually think of bicycling? Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Stop-and-go
Red light, green light; Metro isn’t alone; Homeless shelter plan, refined; Metro puts late-night service to bed; When SafeTrack comes too late; That’s the tweet of the police; DC’s dining stars; The price of parking; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Going anywhere?
Leaving on that midnight train; New Purple Line pushback; Gondola best guesses; A regional affordable housing solution; BTWD by the numbers; Loudoun leery on parking; Transit as an amenity. Keep reading…
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15th Street’s protected bikeway is back!
It’s a Bike to Work Day miracle! For the last few months, demolition of the old Washington Post building has squeezed people on both bikes and foot into the same narrow space. But as of this morning, there’s both a protected bikeway and a sidewalk, meaning there’s a safe way for everyone to travel. Keep reading…