So the big bike story is that federal investigators have dropped their investigation of 7 time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong. "The hurdle for prosecutors wasn't so much to prove whether any particular cyclist used drugs, but to determine if Armstrong and other team members violated federal conspiracy, fraud or racketeering charges." He's still being investigated by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. As my dad says when filling out his March Madness bracket - "Winners win".
- A ride-along with a DC bike cop.
- The December CaBi data is now available. Trips and miles are both down for the winter, but one thing that's up is the number of bikes available. From 931 to 1120 bikes. Trips per bike per day were down to 2.5. The lowest they've been since March. None of this is too surprising.
- Obama's new Veterans Job Corps could help improve biking on national lands. "The Veterans Job Corps will involve projects such as repairing trails, roads, levees and recreational facilities, according to the White House." Which is good for DC, since we have a lot of national land around here.
- DDOT has installed more bike parking in the Central Business District of D.C. as well as in Federal corridors of SW.
- The Silver Spring Transit Center, which includes a section of the Met Branch Trail may be delayed, or it may not.
- Arlington's BAC meets on Monday night. Christine Green, the Safe Routes to School Coordinator and Debbie DeFranco, Arlington Public Schools Health and Physical Education Supervisor are the guests.
Actually, Debbie DeFranco from Arlington Public Schools is scheduled to attend the ABAC meeting in March. We are correcting the agenda.
Posted by: Henry Dunbar | February 04, 2012 at 12:13 PM
The downtown bike parking link instead links to a story about parking meters.
Posted by: Shawn | February 05, 2012 at 01:28 PM
The downtown bike parking link instead links to a story about parking meters.
Yes, bike parking.
Posted by: washcycle | February 05, 2012 at 05:51 PM
Sorry, I don't see that. I see a link to a story about red top parking meters for people with handicap placards and a warning to drivers to beware of these. No mention of where the new bike parking is downtown.
Posted by: Shawn | February 05, 2012 at 10:18 PM
OK, you're missing the joke. I apologize as it was too unclear. Parking meters = bike parking.
Posted by: washcycle | February 05, 2012 at 11:00 PM
Mea culpa.
Posted by: Shawn | February 06, 2012 at 08:48 AM