Posts tagged Pennsylvania Avenue Bike Lanes
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Pre-Sandy video: Why the Netherlands went bicycle
Speaking of another part of the world even more prone to coastal flooding, someone recently shared a link to this video about why a top-notch network of bike paths came to the Netherlands. I often hear the question, why do other parts of the world do bicycling so much better than we do? Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Ride the rails
Dupont south reopens; More people take Amtrak; Less for VRE?; Councilmembers for business; Not the way to stop U-turns; Grosso gains on Brown; Fix roads for bikes too; DC is most affordable?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Course correction
Heights not yet achieved; Almost one illegal U-turn a minute; Healthier ways to got to health jobs; Gray lukewarm on lower fines; Historic garages?; Berliner backs taxes to pay for transportation; And…. Keep reading…
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U-turns on Pennsylvania Avenue bike lanes pose safety risk
A driver, talking on a cell phone, started to make an illegal U-turn across the Pennsylvania Avenue bike lanes and almost hit Bill Walsh. He recorded the experience in a video: Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Different opinions
Approaches to cameras; Pennsylvania Ave. in danger, or not?; The at-large candidates talk parking; A brief history of bumpy tiles; Hill East in smaller bites; Montgomery planners are open; The train of Versailles; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Add transit
Everyone wants more transit; Go express to Tysons; Another set of bus changes; Food trucks get an hour; Fix bike routes in OpenStreetMap; Bikeshare or bike lanes?; A Long time coming; Tech that could change cities; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Where the arts are
Rush is now Plus; Corcoran could struggle in the suburbs; Shakespeare sues to keep its space; DC is great and getting greater; Shuttle goes to fresh food; Climate change threatens Norfolk; And…. Keep reading…
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Do DC’s cycletracks work well? DDOT has some conclusions
DDOT officials have said they are waiting to build the L Street cycletrack until they finished a study about the city’s 2 existing cycletracks, on 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Yesterday, they posted an executive summary of the study, though right now the site isn’t responding; perhaps too many people are trying to get a look? David C. summarized some of the… Keep reading…
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Should DDOT remove Penn. Ave. pylons to aid plowing?
Winter is getting closer and closer, which means sooner or later DC will likely see some snow. DDOT is pondering how to ensure they can plow the Pennsylvania Avenue bike lanes when snow does come. DDOT uses large plows to clear Pennsylvania Avenue and other major roads quickly after a snowstorm. The large plow, however, can’t fit in the Pennsylvania Avenue bike lanes, at… Keep reading…
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Evans discovers joy of cycletracks on Ward 2 bike ride
Councilmember Jack Evans says the 15th Street cycletrack should remain as it is and DDOT should move quickly to implement L and M Street cycletracks. These comments followed a bicycle tour of Ward 2 yesterday morning with people from WABA, DDOT, and Greater Greater Washington. Evans has received complaints about the 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue cycletracks in the past,… Keep reading…