Saturday Morning Ride - Averted

Whew, that was close. Now the only thing stopping me from getting a passport is my extensive criminal background.

• A recent presentation on the economic impact of the Purple Line upon the Takoma/Langley Crossroads area included a new rendering of the CCT. This one is at the Sivler Spring Transit Center and shows the bike path. "The Purple Line is shown as on an aerial structure high above the level of the Metro and CSX tracks... The CCT is on a lower aerial structure, at about the same level as the Metro and CSX tracks."
• This video from 1987 is fantastic, both in how things have changed (more bike lanes and better behaved cyclists - IMO) and how they haven't.
• DCist wonders if, with the surge caused by the Living Social deal, Capital Bikeshare might not have enough bikes for everyone. Beforehand we had 6400 members, now...?  "However, we do have a plan to expand the system to help meet that demand. Both Arlington and D.C. are going to be adding stations and bikes this spring and summer -- in fact, the first new ones will be installed before the end of the month." Someone very trustworthy and knowledgeable on this assurs me that new stations in Rosslyn-Ballston are coming very soon.
• City Paper covered the Jan Gehl talk at the Building Museum.

Comments

[Riley]

OK, the Living Social promotion has potentially more than doubled the number of CaBi members in just two days. Presumably some people are buying an extension to an existing membership and some are just buying a short term key but still it's going to be very busy at those docks soon. A very good thing IF the number of bikes and docks keeps pace. I walked a very long way through Paris in the dark one night on my first introduction to the vagaries of bike sharing. It was fairly interesting in Paris - DC not so much.

[NeilB]

Is there a link to the 1987 video that does not require a Facebook login?

[washcycle]

Not that I know of. Join us Neil. One of us. One of us.

[NeilB]

Nooooooooooo! You'll never get me!

[JeffB]

Re: Living Social CaBi voucher

I've already bought one to extend my existing membership. At $50 for the first year and $37 for the second it's a good deal even though I'm just an occasional weekend user.

I'm even contemplating buying another membership today at the $37 rate as a guest membership for when I'm out with friends or family.

[JJJ]

I bought a month long membership for my sister, who will be living in DC in June, so her membership will be idle until then.

And there are more than enough bikes to handle demand.

Paris sees each bike used 10 time per day... so 10,000 rides possible with 1,000 bikes.

I'd say you wouldnt even see that number until you get 20,000 members.