Watching the Michigan State-Wisconsin game as I write this. The replay officials made the right call - which means Corso didn't. Wild ending.
- DDOT has no authority over the security checkpoints at the White House. "A member of DDOT's Bike Team learned that bicyclists who move by this area without slowing down actually cause a safety hazard for security guards checking vehicles entering and exiting the adjacent checkpoint. That is the rationale for not giving bicyclists unfettered access at this location."
- Rockville Pike could become an urban boulevard (see photot above and the protected bike lanes on the outside) if the White Flint Parternship has its way.
- Why a national registry or stolen and found bikes makes sense.
Rockville Pike is overdue for a transformation into an urban boulevard. With the planned expansion of Capital Bikeshare into Bethesda, Rockville and Shady Grove, bike lanes would be incredibly useful.
I hope this project gets funded. I'd also like to see Fairfax County make similar improvements in Tysons Corner. They don't seem to be making much progress on their ambitious bike and urban center plans. Tysons Corner is a destination, not just a place for high-speed traffic to go through between DC and Loudoun County.
Posted by: Michael H. | October 23, 2011 at 09:56 PM
(Sorry if I haven't been keeping up with this discussion - it's not a place I usually ride but I've recently passed by a couple of times...)
Can anyone explain why this is a problem on Madison Place but not on Jackson Place directly opposite Lafayette Park?
Posted by: DaveS | October 23, 2011 at 10:03 PM
They want to fill those lanes with bus rapid transit to take short-haul commuters off of the at-capacity red line.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the only reason that the Red line is at-capacity is that Metro doesn't run enough trains in order to save money? And isn't BRT a *long*-haul service?
Posted by: guez | October 24, 2011 at 07:42 AM