Posts tagged Cycling
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Events: Financing bike infrastructure
Learn about financing bike infrastructure. Manifest missing middle in Montgomery County. Attend a webinar on faith-based affordable housing. Support increased financing for bicycle infrastructure. Clean up Capitol Hill by bike. Find out more in this week’s events post. Keep reading…
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Roundabout performance is mixed for cyclists
While lauded for their role in decreasing auto crashes, not all roundabouts are created equal for cyclists and their needs. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Maryland bike/ped advocates call for action on existing Nice-Middelton Bridge
Bike/ped advocacy groups challenge MTA over impending bridge demolition. Despite delays, Fairfax County vows to continue funding downtown Herndon’s revitalization. Report pushes for mandated removal of lead pipes in DC. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: No changes at MoCo apartment that flooded suddenly almost a year ago
MoCo’s Rock Creek Woods Apartments has made no changes one year after tragic flooding death. Alexandria’s new 81-unit affordable housing complex to open at end of month. Arlington to get 400 new e-bikes throughout county. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Adams Morgan pedestrian zone reboot a success
Residents and visitors to Adams Morgan’s pedestrian zone Sunday are excited about its return. Washington region is cited as one of the top areas nationally for remote work. MTA starts demolition on old Nice-Middleton Bridge. Keep reading…
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National links: American Planning Association releases biennial transportation planning report
American Planning Association releases latest State of Transportation Planning report. Office buildings on verge of midlife crisis. Federal e-bike credits still possible. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: DC Council may make right-on-red illegal, Idaho Stop legal
DC Council could vote to end right-on-red turns for cars, allow rolling stops for bikes, some Red Line Metro service remains suspended after fires, more DC home sellers are lowering their asking prices. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Traffic safety advocates demand more protections for cyclists, pedestrians during vigil/rally in front of Wilson Building
Traffic safety advocates hold “Blood on Your Hands” rally. MoCo rents also rising, as the county council tables rent control measures until September. Fairfax County bag tax is on track to raise $1.2 million in its first year. Keep reading…
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Tackle child health inequities by making it safe for kids to bike
Kids need at least an hour of physical activity each day for their health. DC’s expanding bike network might put that within reach for many more children. Keep reading…
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13 riders reveal their journeys of cycling with disabilities, discrimination, and difference
Some of the most intimidating barriers to enjoying cycling have less to do with non-existent bike lanes and hulking SUVs, and more to do with the kinds of bodies our cycling culture is built to suit — and in a new online speaker series, 13 riders shared stories of how disability, discrimination, and differences have shaped the way they ride. Keep reading…