Posts about Bicycling
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Ask Metro: Broken PIDs, bus fareboxes, and bikes
As Metro’s infrastructure continues to age, broken elements have become a fact of life for riders. We asked Metro about a few of the issues cropping up from maintenance headaches. Many riders have noticed that the PIDs (the signs showing train arrivals) are increasingly out of sync with trains, often showing “BRD” for a few minutes after a train leaves, or… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: More security
Naval Observatory getting more security; CaBi’s the latest example; Foreclosures down, short sales up; More credit card meters; Putting Twitter to good use; Southwest gets closer to National; Windshield perspective for couch potatoes; Masdar on the rise; And…. Keep reading…
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Use your phone to find CaBi
There’s no need to memorize the Capital Bikeshare (CaBi) map if you already have a smart phone. Spotcycle, a free application for iPhone, BlackBerry, and Android phones, will show you the nearest CaBi station and how many bikes and docks are available. Keep reading…
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AAA more cycle-friendly, except where money is concerned
AAA Mid-Atlantic has made a welcome effort to be friendly toward pedestrians and cyclists since the controversy over their hateful reaction to Pennsylvania Avenue bike lanes. But while they might preach “share the road,” it’s certainly not “share the budget,” as AAA Mid-Atlantic argued in a recent editorial for taking away ped, bike and transit… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Fewer trains, more cars
Longer trains on Red Line; Women’s History Museum moves forward; Scrambling in Northern Virginia; More bike lanes, not in Chevy Chase; Convention Center hotel in Shaw; Clean the Anacostia; Hooking up on P Street; Taking on Buy America. Keep reading…
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Struck in DC this week: 13 pedestrians, 6 cyclists
Each week, we map cyclist and pedestrian crashes in the District. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Change in Maryland
New Bethesda entrance; WABA offers bike valet for dueling rallies; Maryland cycling laws changing October 1; Energy for kayaking; Please forgive my distraction; Freight rail concerns stall High Speed Rail; Parking ticket and a little yoga; Sleeping in a bubble; Scaffolding beautification. Keep reading…
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Lunch links: Food fights
The powerful vs. the food trucks; Eat more, drink less; Shaw/Bloomingdale will get a sit down restaurant; Why no bike sharing on the Mall?; Security might not always trump public access; Museum bubble takes shape; Preservation meets race in Alexandria; New New Carrollton; More car-free, less traffic. Keep reading…
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Past and future chances to walk and bike
This week was, and is, jam packed with special events around walking and biking, including some great walking and biking tours coming up. Capital Bikeshare launched yesterday to great fanfare in the plaza behind USDOT. TheWashCycle summarized all the press coverage. Memberships are still $50 so join now! Don’t panic if the station you were hoping to use isn’t… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Still in the works
Roll on-roll off trains still in the works; Pentagon Metro access won’t change much; More sad news for bikes & peds; MWCOG to discuss helicopter noise; More tips for Mayor Gray; Still planning Rosslyn boathouse; Gen Y passes on cars; Photographers are shady. Keep reading…