Breakfast links: Bike stats and laws

LinksBy Steven Yates (Contributor) May 23, 2013

CaBi survey roundup

CaBi saved its members 4.4 million miles of driving, though it also replaced some walking and transit trips, according to a member survey.  Also,  very few CaBi bikes have been stolen.  (Streetsblog, Examiner)

Play on?

A driver hit a cyclist in Annandale, but the cyclist wasn’t knocked over. The driver says he didn’t know cyclists had a right to be in the road. Police refused to take a report because “no harm, no foul.” (FABB)

More bike bits

Justin Antos counted one illegal U-turn per minute across the Pennsylvania Avenue cycletrack. (Storify) … A UK woman hit a cyclist, drove off, then laughed about it on Twitter because he “doesn’t even pay road tax.” The police didn’t find it so funny. (Jalopnik)

And the budget says…

The DC Council passed its budget, including Phil Mendelson’s plan to switch to a wholesale gas tax, and restored most of the funding to move a DC Water facility and make room for development at the Capitol Riverfront. (Post)

Arts for business

Can the arts help transform Anacostia by making the neighborhood more of a destination? It’s worked in places like Providence. (City Paper)

Dan the man at GSA

President Obama announced that he will nominate current interim director Dan Tangherlini to head the GSA permanently. Tangherlini formerly served as head of DDOT, interim WMATA GM, and as DC’s City Administrator. (FCW)

Articulated buses hit their limit

LA is running out of capacity on its dedicated busway. The articulated buses are full, and more buses would affect cross streets. This is why Arlington favors rail on Columbia Pike. (Zev Yaroslavsky, BeyondDC)

See absurd parking

To demonstrate how much space parking minimums take up, one architect developed infographics showing the surprising amount of space the country legally dedicates to parking. (Streetsblog)

And…

Southwest DC may get a BID. (SWTLQTC) … Can there be peace in our time between cyclists and pedestrians?  (Slate) … LA’s new mayor, Eric Garcetti supports Smart Growth, bicycling, green building and more. (Grist, Streetsblog)