Saturday Afternoon Ride - Priority

Good afternoon

• Alexandria City Transportation Commission Chairman Kevin Posey says the Complete Streets initiative must be treated as a top priority and never as an afterthought.
• Street Smart Fall Campaign starts. And the focus is on lights ""If you are a cyclist, here are some tips for riding in traffic.  Michael Farrell, from the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) says that the biggest danger for cyclists and pedestrians this fall season is the same: they are not visible in the dark, “there are too many bicycles out there without lights or even reflectors.”  It is important that all bicycles are equipped with reflectors and that all cyclists have lights if they are planning to ride at night."
• NYC's bikesharing may be delayed again. This time by Sandy related flooding. "The city’s Transportation Department would not describe or detail the extent of the damage; officials released a brief statement on Tuesday saying the agency was “making an assessment” and would provide updates if the program’s rollout might be affected.
• Streestblog has a poll on who the new Sec DOT should be. At this point JSK is winning. 

Comments

[contrarian]

"It is important that all bicycles are equipped with reflectors and that all cyclists have lights if they are planning to ride at night."

Yes, the law requires that all bicycles have reflectors. But why are they important if you're not riding at night? The emphasis should be on lights at night, nothing else.