Good afternoon
- New Hampshire Ave NW to get bike lanes between Washington and Dupont Circles. Also the road will become two-way, which should also help cyclists. Project will wrap in about 18 months.
- Meanwhile, Arlington installed a green-painted bike lane yesterday at Military Road and Nelly Custis Drive. It's the first green-painted bike lane of any length in the area (there is small strip of test paint on a bike lane in SE). There is also a blue painted lane at Military and Nellie Curtis.
- The new Tri360 triathlon store is big, has a bike shop and will organize bike rides.
- Ride with BicycleSpace this Friday and you could win a free Linus Bike.
- CaBi, now at King Street Metro. Plus, 2nd quarter trip data is now available for download - just in time for Grandparents Day!
- More on Loudoun's Reston Century behavior.
- The Herndon Town Council approved bicycle facilities for inclusion in the Fairfax County Bicycle Plan by a five to two vote at their Aug. 14 meeting.
- Google is bringing expanded mobile biking directions and navigation to its Maps for Android application, adding turn-by-turn voice guidance as well as new mapping data spanning 10 additional international markets.
- Businesses in Seattle are effectively opposing efforts to close a gap in the Burke-Gillman Trail.
Photo by BeyondDC
Re: Seattle Trail
I was expecting the usual "but how will people drive up to my business and park if there are cyclists about" sort of histrionics about this gap. Turns out that these businesses kind of have a point with regards to large trucks and train tracks.
That just means that trail designers should doubly make sure that facilities can some how be separated and mitigate the impact. Personally, I'll call for an impressive bike flyover of some sort just piss off people who will go "we spent how much on a bike bridge?"
Posted by: drumz | August 31, 2012 at 09:21 AM
I don't really follow Herndon that closely, but being that someone who is a self-described "active cyclist" opposed the Herndon resolution, is there more that I'm missing? I recently took relatives to visit Herndon and for dinner when we were nearby. The owner asked me if I bicycle there (not sure why - I wasn't dressed as such) and I made sure to tell him that I was attracted to Herndon on my W&OD rides through the town. I'm glad that business owners recognize that even if someone doesn't bicyle to their business, bicycling facilities can still attract business.
Posted by: Ren | August 31, 2012 at 09:27 AM
"I'm an active cyclists, but..." = "Some of my best friends are black."
Posted by: washcycle | August 31, 2012 at 09:58 AM
I'm glad to hear that DC DoT keeps planning more bike lanes. But when are they going to start building the ones they planned. ie the cross town cycle trak. Does anyone have an update.
Posted by: Cap Hill Keith | August 31, 2012 at 10:01 AM