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- A possible solution to violations in Downtown DC's bike/bus only lanes. "San Francisco, with its long-running (if imperfect) "transit-first" policy, has come up with a way to address all these problems at once. By early next year the city's entire fleet of 819 buses will be equipped with forward-facing cameras that take pictures of cars traveling or parked in the bus and transit-only lanes. A city employee then reviews the video to determine whether or not a violation has occurred — there are, of course, legitimate reasons a car might have to occupy a bus lane for a moment — and if so the fines range from $60 for moving vehicles to more than $100 for parked cars."
- Montgomery County's Met Branch Trail funding could be saved by the county council, a meeting of stakeholders or both. Of course, there would be plenty of funding if the county just deferred some highway expansion not needed until 2025.
- Route 450 in Bladensburg could be more bike friendly in the future (which is a low bar to cross).
- Gail Tait-Nouri, the bicycle coordinator for the Montgomery County Department of Transportation, has retired. Except that now, she's working for WMATA, which is an odd retirement, but good for cyclists.
- Local business delivers healthy snacks by bike.
- Gas is Expensive $3.50 edition part III (parts I and II). But this one has a lot of local shots and cyclists.
- US DOT on why transportation enhancements matter, and Bikeleague on stopping the mandatory sidepath rule.
- Indy Bike Hub lockers look sweet.
- Mountain bikers in Milwaukee are soft.
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