Monday Morning Commute - DannyT

Good morning. A falcon landed on my backyard fence yesterday. Not something I see a lot of on Capitol Hill. Hopefully she's eating the mice.

• Based on counts done at 19 locations, biking in DC is up significantly since 2004 - 95 per hour as opposed to 35 per hour. Most of the observed riders (77%) were men and most wore helmets (75%). Nearly three times as many cyclists sounds high, so I'd be interested in the locations used, but I absolutely believe that biking is way up over the last 8 years. 
• Capital Business has a profile on acting GSA Administrator Dan Tangherlini - the former DDOT Director who brought bike sharing to DC - and they mention that he often uses CaBi to get to work. 
• In preparation for the Silver Line, Fairfax County is attempting to add bike facilities to station areas, and may even add bike sharing. They're already talking to potential vendors " it has not been decided whether a bike-sharing system in Fairfax County would be a part of Capital Bikeshare, but Hudgins calls the option 'a very attractive one.'"
• Lawyer sued for pulling cyclist off bike in NYC.

Comments

[Joe D]

Re the NY lawyer pulling the cyclist off the bike: The cyclist is an assistant prof at Wesleyan. "Assistant" here means working towards tenure. The blogger, Staci, makes a snide comment about one of the complaints in the civil suit regarding the delay of tenure. At most colleges and universities, there is a literal tenure "clock," where asst. profs have six years to publish enough, teach enough, and serve on enough committees (and it's usually the "publish" part that's hardest to achieve) to prove they deserve tenure. This clock can be paused when cause is shown (and a severe concussion and other injuries could qualify), but that does have a significant impact on future earnings (one more year at asst. salary, etc.).

[Riley]

The blogger in the lawyer yanks the chain lock rider post needs to keep her smirks in her backpack like a normal person would.

[Read Scott Martin]

The raptors like it here. Several winters ago a Cooper's Hawk made a lunchtime landing in our backyard with a fresh squirrel in its grip. Might as well have been my miniature Dachsund, I am sure the bird did not care either way.

[Crikey7]

The deer that routinely graze across Mass Ave. from the Veep's residence have become shockingly bold. You can ride to practically within touching distance and they won't budge.