DDOT redoing Pennsylvania Avenue bike lanes?

DC Wire reports that DDOT will delay opening the Pennsylvania Avenue bike lanes, because they’ve decided they take up too much space.

We’ll try to get more information on what’s going on. But assuming this report is true, it sounds bad. Were they bowing to some political pressure and making the lanes narrower than they should be? Or were they too wide to start with, and DDOT didn’t do enough thinking and listening when formulating the design?

They were rushing these through to make it for Bike to Work Day. That left little opportunity for comment. This is just a pilot, so they could always change it, making it okay to move quickly. But if they’re moving quickly, then why not stick to it and get it done?

Build something, then see if it works and make changes — fine. Ask people and make sure to listen before finalizing a design — fine. But build it and then redo it before it’s done?