Posts tagged Cat:bicycling
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LaHood?
Apparently retiring downstate Illinois Republican Congressman Ray LaHood will be Secretary of Transportation. Many observers were very surprised; high-speed rail advocates are worried; some bicyclists are tentatively pleased. Advocates, bloggers and journalists will have their hands full today learning all about LaHood and divining what, exactly, this means for Obama’s… Keep reading…
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Change car parking to bike parking, suggests Georgetown bike shop
According to this week’s Current (article, continuation), the CycleLife bike shop on K Street in Georgetown has suggested replacing two on-street parking spaces (holding one car each) with bike racks (holding about 20 bikes each). There isn’t enough space on that sidewalk for bike racks. Keep reading…
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DDOT proposes new option with cycle track for 15th Street
When a group of residents on 15th Street asked DDOT to find ways to slow traffic on their “urban highway” of a street, DDOT planners created four alternatives. 15th street is much wider than necessary, with four northbound lanes that suddenly funnel into only one after New Hampshire Avenue. One neighborhood historian told me that this road was meant to connect to the east-west… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Cyclists rock
Cyclists are better shoppers: A German survey found that cyclists buy more from stores than motorists; they buy less each trip, but make more trips, giving stores more opportunities to persuade them to buy extra items. (Twin Cities Streets for People) Keep reading…
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Transportation across the nation: from fantasy to reality
Boston’s big blank Boylston wall: The Globe’s Alex Beam criticizes Boston’s new Mandarin Oriental, whose long, flat facade lacks cafes or stores and (at least in Beam’s opinion) looms too darkly over the street. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Montgomery County extravaganza
SmartBike in MoCo? Councilmember Valerie Ervin (Silver Spring) is suggesting a SmartBike system for Montgomery County, with stations “in the downtowns of high-density area such as Silver Spring, Takoma Park, Wheaton and Bethesda.” How about making it compatible with DC’s, so someone could one day pick up a bike in Bethesda, ride to Friendship Heights or Tenleytown… Keep reading…
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More fun with graphs
Continuing the discussion of Washingtonian transit exceptionalism from here and here, commenter SamZ posted this graph comparing the amount of non-car commuting in each region between the “transit zone” (within a half mile of transit) to the rest of the region. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Frustrated about driving edition
The great bike lane debate continues: Friday’s post on right hooks and Alice Swanson reignited the debate over bike lanes. Do they make cyclists safer (by giving them dedicated space) or less safe (by moving them next to traffic where turning cars can hit them)? Infosnack HQ found this thoughtful paper on the issue. Keep reading…
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Mara, the bicycle Republican
Patrick Mara, challenging incumbent Carol Schwartz in the Republican primary for DC Council at-large, told WashCycle he’s more pro-bike than his opponent. Keep reading…
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Morning links: Politics in the press edition
National pols ignorant of DC politics: No surprise here: they’re DC superdelegates, but many don’t know the name of their City Council member. (I can forgive them for not knowing all the shadow Senators.) The Post popped them with a pop quiz and got many failing grades. Keep reading…