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I'm so glad you and Dave had a chance to bury the hatchet.
This is a great summary.
Initial thoughts following the Dave Salovesh murder
On Friday Dave Salovesh was killed by a driver in a stolen van who was speeding away from a police stop, ran a red light, hit a car and ricocheted into Dave. This was at Florida and 12th, NE. The driver was charged with 2nd Degree Murder. Dave Dave and I only met a couple of times, but we disag...
your wish (a la Brookland) is (somewhat) someone's command: http://dc.eater.com/archives/2014/01/21/coffee-in-brookland.php
Bike Shop Deserts in DC
An Elevation piece that I tweeted earlier today led the City Paper to write about DC's Bike Shop Deserts and why they matter. While I agree that a bike shop is needed EOTR, closer in, I was surprised not to see one go at the Arts Walk near Catholic U. Metro station, Met Branch Trail, young peop...
wait, the current leadership of DDOT is unable to get projects going or completed on any kind of a schedule? surely you jest! :P
AWI Transportation Master Plan Update Informational Meeting Scheduled for December 12
From DDOT The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will hold an informational meeting on Thursday, December 12 regarding updates to the Anacostia Waterfront Initiative (AWI) Transportation Master Plan. The meeting will involve a short overview presentation followed by an Open House to a...
my only time in that airport, i managed to somehow end up outside the security cordon while transferring from one flight to another, then sneaking back in without security noticing. blew my mind.
i also recall walking what felt like miles and being the only person within sight either direction. it's the weirdest airport i've ever been in.
A tale of two airports
Yes, I'm bitching about my airport experience during the recent trip WHERE I GOT TO GO TO PARIS. I am aware that this is a very entitled, #firstworldproblems post. Just saying that as a disclaimer. I do realize the extent of my horribleness, and hopefully that counts for something. Right, god? ...
eep! nothing but eep! and i'm terrified to think that my dentist could pull something like this someday. i'm half-convinced that she could do this, too.
A dental horror story
Getting back on the blogging horse comes with a lot of self-imposed expectations. If I'm gonna write, it's gotta be GOOD, right? Like an epically, mind-bendingly, universe-alteringly awesome post. I thought a lot of writing about the recent arrival of my niece, and that sort of soul- changing lo...
it's not parking either, right?
Trail parking
This on the new overlook at the 11th street bridge. This is not a trailhead.
There was a car road that washed away in the park (Klingle Road), and the city did nothing about it, so I wouldn't be so sure that this is just ignoring cyclists. More like SOP for the city...
Going....Going....
Rock Creek Park Trail continues to erode
i see the flying zebras - why are they there?
Friday Afternoon Commute - Damn you Fozzy Bear
Good afternoon. Here's a pretty cool map of real-time water levels as measured by USGS. Here's one along the Northeast Branch Trail (reportedly 5 feet is when the trail is impassable). My most recent Green Lane blog post - on Pennsylvania Avenue. Look at the photo DDOT made and see if you can ...
"In the past two years,"
Something missing here?
February 2013 CaBi Data shows system getting more mature
February 2013 CaBi data is out. Growth appears to have slowed a bit. February trips were only up 8% over 2012, and miles were up only 2.3%; and that's with almost 40% more bikes. As a result trips per bike per day were down to 2.35, the lowest since Feb 2011. But the program is still showing y...
What do you have to do to lose the right to drive in this town?
Kill someone else who is also driving a car.
Driver in video attack pleads guilty but could have charges dismissed
John W. Diehl, the driver in a much-seen video of a driver intentionally trying to hit a cyclist, formally pleaded guilty in D.C. Superior Court to charges of leaving the scene of an accident and destruction of property. But he will perform community service and attend anger management classes i...
appeared to be a fair number of people using phones while cycling.
Sunday Video: Bicycle Rush Hour in Copenhagen
Sure, we'd all commute by bike if we could pedal THAT fast...
Don't say anything about the lighting. People will get angry.
District unsure how to combat fence cutting on the MBT
An MPD representative met with ANC5E last week and made four points about the MBT. Do not use the trail alone; ride in pairs and “be aware” MPD will not patrol using cars (leaving policing only up to bike officers) The trail has “bad lighting” and fences are in disrepair (cut open by ne’er do we...
The Google map shows bike lanes on West Virginia Avenue between Trinidad and Gallaudet's campus. The note says "Community Outreach needed," though DDOT already presented to the neighborhood association, and the reception was a step above hostile.
Putting bike lanes on West Virginia, at this point, will bring howls of protest. I would LOVE them, personally.
(I think a better plan would be a cycle-track on the west side of the street, as there are hardly any curb cuts for nearly six-tenths of a mile.)
Anyway, it just goes to demonstrate that this list is still aspirational, not necessarily a sure bet.
DC's proposed bike lanes 2013
Following a recent meeting of the Bicycle Advisory Committee's Facilities sub-committee, DDOT has released a map of proposed bike lanes, bike boulevards, cycle-tracks and shared lanes for construction in 2013. The map is below. Here's a google map. The map shows a pair of crossed bike bouleva...
Worth noting that the DDOT/consultant folks said that the blue lines representing sidepaths were not accurate when it comes to placement - just that there could be something on whatever side of the right-of-way the lines are drawn on.
Also needs to be said - none of this is even close to finalized. As you noted, this was a "scoping meeting" in their parlance, so this was just to feel out what neighbors and other interested folks think about the area.
Southeast Boulevard and Barney Circle Redesign
DDOT hosted a scoping meeting last night on the redesign of Southeast Boulevard and Barney Circle. In addition to the unintentionally hilarious image above, DDOT presented three concepts for the area which I have photographed with the usual lack of skill that regular readers have come to expe...
so the lede is buried here...washcycle thinks unitarians are stupid. :)
Maryland legislators propose mandatory helmet law
As noted in the previous post, and by WABA, several Maryland Delegates are proposing a mandatory helmet law for cyclists. At WABA, we encourage and teach safe and responsible cycling practices, including helmet use. But we do not believe that mandatory helmet laws are the proper approach. While...
DCRA says they'll send an inspector if you'll give them the building address: https://twitter.com/dcra/statuses/293719800134373377
Blocked Bike Parking
Photo by Amy This is in a mew office building on K Street NE.
Florida and WV is the worst in NE?
All the more reason to get better infrastructure there. The rumored cycle track on Florida Avenue and the (proposed-but-going-nowhere right now) bicycle lanes on West Virginia Avenue need to happen.
The 10 most crash-prone intersections for cyclists
DDOT released some crash statistics from the period 2008-2010 and this is the first post based on that data. First up is the 10 most crash-prone intersections. I'm chosing not to use the word "dangerous" because that involve knowing the seriousness of the crash and the amount of traffic at that ...
The date on that WaPo gripe article about the tree coming down is 2011. Is that a mistake, or has it really been that long?
Thursday Morning Commute - Watch out for that tree
Good morning NPS removes dangerous tree over the Rock Creek Park Trail I'm pretty sure I mentioned this about the Access to Justice for Bicyclists Act of 2012. WABA, bringer of light. Wait, maybe that's not a good nickname (and it's already taken). This is all fun and games...until it's real.
Agreed on Bladensburg, though there's a fix for the stretch south of New York Avenue that could be done that would be more beneficial for cyclists - truly making West Virginia Avenue (which is essentially flat due to being the site of an old rail line) cycle-friendly.
The Trinidad Neighborhood Association has been trying to get the conversation moving forward on that.
In my perfect world, a cycletrack (or at least bike lanes) on West Virginia Avenue would run from K Street north to the no-name circle where NY/MT/WV Aves come together. From there, something would need to be done to get cyclists safely to Bladensburg Avenue (using an off-road trail parallel to the tracks, perhaps?) I'm working up a plan...
Wednesday Morning Commute - Faster Pussycat Kill Kill
Good morning New Anacostia Bridge, with it's 16 foot wide bike/ped path, gets closer to completion. Speed limits to be raised, not just on highways, but on streets that people bike on and walk along. Transportation Nation on the CaBi expansion. Bike Karaoke, proving that everything is better o...
David: I'm sorry you read it as an attack on Heather. That wasn't my intent. I included her quote to make sure people had some background.
Regarding the headline - it was a headline written to get people to pay attention to the story. Unfortunately, few are likely to read a story titled "There are burned out lights on a trail." Based on our discussion here, I'd say the headline succeeded.
I'll have a follow-up article soon.
Thursday Morning Commute - Topless
Good evening Maybe I'm getting too close to DDOT, but I think this article (and especially it's headline) is a little over the top. The gist is that some lights on the MBT are not working. This is bad and DDOT should be working to resolve this. And it sounds like they are. " There are, again, m...
David: There's a fatal flaw in your analysis - the assumption that I wrote my article without reaching out to Ms. Deutsch. In fact, I did, and her response to me was that she didn't want to talk to me, because she didn't know who I was. I won't quote her email to me here, but it was brusque and dismissive.
We can debate the utility of lighting the trail until the cows come home, but the fact is that the city doesn't really know who's in charge of the lighting of the trail. The underlying problem here is a lack of planning on the city's part, which you could apply to damn near anything in this town.
Thursday Morning Commute - Topless
Good evening Maybe I'm getting too close to DDOT, but I think this article (and especially it's headline) is a little over the top. The gist is that some lights on the MBT are not working. This is bad and DDOT should be working to resolve this. And it sounds like they are. " There are, again, m...
SJE - your analysis of Hood's thought process is spot-on.
Saturday Morning Ride - Muppets
Good morning Montgomery County police have released a composite sketch of a suspect in the sexual assault of an adult female that occurred along the Capital Crescent Trail in Bethesda on October 21, 2012 The Post is looking for the most notable newcomer to DC since the last presidential electio...
problem with the arboretum wish is that the land on that side is controlled by USDA, not NPS, correct?
National Parkland Open House
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton is organizing another open house - on Thursday 6:30-8:30pm - dealing with NPS policies about parkland in DC and how those policies impact local citizens. As GGW points out The Park Service had recently gotten a new head of the National Capital region and new ...
This is where cyclists need to be equipped with an RPG. I'm sure the people who live on that road would appreciate an explosive end to the incessant honking as well.
Sunday Video - Maybe they need more "Share the Road" signs
does charlie ever have a point, other than to be contrarian? seems to be all he does on every DC blog I see him on.
Capital Bikeshare turns 2 amid continued growth
Happy Birthday to Capital Bikeshare, the ubiquitous red bike that's becoming so emblamatic of DC, that it was used in an episode of NCIS. The program has continued to grow in every measureable way. Despite fears that membership would drop once the Living Social members had to renew, long term me...
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