1. Here's a great photo from the Silver Spring (singular) criterium a few weeks ago and more can be found here.
The Gazette covered the race.
Also happy were the event’s organizers, including Susan Hoffman, marketing and special events manager for downtown Silver Spring. The second year of the event drew larger crowds than the year before, and the hope exists that the Grand Prix of Silver Spring will become a permanent fixture of the summer.
‘‘It brings people downtown, which is exactly what we want to do,” Hoffman said. ‘‘We’re ready for primetime, and we want people from outside the area to come here.”
2. Here's the photo of the 10 foot long bike lane on Massachusetts just north of
Thomas Circle. The sign reads "Bike Land Ends" (though Bike is a
picture of a bike).
3. Another product recall, this time for Specialized bicycle stems
The bicycle stem is black with the words "S-Works" and "Magnesium Faceplate" printed on it.
4. Reconstruction of the Marvin Gaye Park Trail began June 24th.
the city began work on a 1.6-mile walking and bicycling trail that will connect the northeast corner of the District with a network of regional trails. The $3.1 million project will include lighting, emergency call buttons and other safety measures. The trail was first constructed in 1978, but it was long neglected and became polluted and dangerous.
In time, the paved path will be lighted and widened for walkers, cyclists and skaters and better marked where it crosses streets.
The city has been aggressively encouraging cycling and commuting by bike. In addition to the Marvin Gaye path, the city will break ground next month on a section of the Anacostia Riverwalk Trail from the Navy Yard to Benning Road in Southeast. The city is also planning work on the Metropolitan Branch Trail, which follows Metro's Red Line from Union Station to Silver Spring, said Jim Sebastian, the Transportation Department's bicycle and pedestrian coordinator.
5. Here's a photo of the "mystery bridge" along the NE Branch Trail. It's been sitting there for four months if not longer and I haven't any idea where it's to end up. If you know, leave it in the comments. On the left side of the photo is a wooden bridge. The new bridge seems way too big to replace the wooden one.
6. San Francisco is having trouble implementing their bike plan.
Superior Court Judge James Warren issued a preliminary injunction this week at the request of two groups, Coalition for Adequate Review and 99 Percent, which are seeking greater public review of the bicycle plan. The plan, approved last year by the Board of Supervisors and Mayor Gavin Newsom, is designed to make the streets of San Francisco more bicycle-friendly by creating more dedicated bike lanes and places to securely stow bikes.
The injunction bars the city -- at least temporarily -- from creating new bike lanes, changing the timing of traffic signals to accommodate cyclists, and restricting or removing on-street parking to benefit bike
7. Also along the NE branch trail, the town of Edmonston built a park sign dedicating the park to the town's veterans (see left) and moved the gazeebo (see right) at Decatur Street.
8. I only use it for racing .
Researchers at Stanford University Medical Center believe that Viagra improves cardiovascular and exercise performance measures of trained cyclists at high altitude.
9. The Virginia transportation board approved funding for path improvements in Northern Virginia.
Fairfax County Park Authority’s Cross County Trail received the highest allocation of $435,000 toward a $2.2 million trail rerouting project between Lake Accotink to Hunter Village Drive.
Arlington: Child and Adult Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Classes and Brochure
Fairfax: Mason Neck Trail extended between Gunston Hall Plantation to Pohick Bay Regional Park
10. And finally, Lance Armstrong is planning to ride RAGBRAI at the end of the month. Makes me wish I could go this year. That and my need for delicious pork chops.
Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong will not be biking across the hills of France this summer, but instead riding a couple days across Iowa highways and county roads.
Armstrong decided to ride in the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, one of the largest bike rides in the world.
Those are some very mysterious pictures. Do they plan to extend that 10' bike lane?
Posted by: freewheel | July 05, 2006 at 02:40 PM
I would hope so. Otherwise it's just ridiculous...and dangerous. I know they need to get to 50 miles (of bike lane by 2010), but this isn't the way to do it.
Posted by: washcycle | July 05, 2006 at 03:30 PM
Regarding the bridge--I suspect it is part of the U of MD research park being built on River Rd. There are some dirt trails that go off in the direction of the construction that I expect will be paved once ready for occupation. Either that or some measured in metric and built in imperial. It's happened before...
Posted by: Michael Plakus | July 06, 2006 at 08:22 AM