Breakfast links: Goodbye, Connecticut Avenue reversible lanes. Hello, bike lanes.
A rendering of Connecticut Avenue redesigned with bike lanes by DDOT.
Connecticut Avenue NW will get bike lanes
DC will add bike lanes to a 2.7 mile stretch of roadway on Connecticut Avenue NW while removing reversible lanes to create better access for pedestrians, cyclists, and transit users with hopes of decreasing vehicle traffic. (Luz Lazo / Post)
DDOT could complete streetcar to Benning Road Metro by 2026
DDOT plans to extend the DC Streetcar to the Benning Road Metro station by 2026. The expansion would add five additional streetcar stops and roadway safety improvements. (Colleen Grablick / DCist. Tip: Chester B.)
Transportation Planning Board wants cross-state ticket reciprocity
The Transportation Planning Board has asked the governors of Maryland and Virginia and the Mayor of DC to create a task force to form a reciprocity agreement allowing for enforcement of ticket payment across state lines. (Jordan Pascale / DCist)
DC Council introduces new Vision Zero bills
Two new bills being introduced in the DC Council are meant to address traffic safety. One would boost safety infrastructure around schools; the other would standardize raised crosswalks. (Jordan Pascale / DCist. Tip: Chester B.)
WABA blasts DC Mayor for slow progress on bike lanes
The Washington Area Bicyclist Association criticized the District’s slow progress on Mayor Muriel’s Bowser’s goal to add new protected bike lanes each year. (Cuneyt Dil / Axios DC. Tip: Chester B.)
Alexandria looks to install permanent King Street bollards
Alexandria is closing off a portion of King Street to cars for good, and now it’s looking to install permanent fixtures to keep it blocked off, including bollards and other fixtures like benches and trash cans. (Vernon Miles / ALXnow)
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