TheWashCycle: Wednesday Evening Commute

I went to see Donald and Ivanka Trump talk at the Washington Post today. He's exactly the same in person (all superlatives, arrogant etc..) but less crazy and more charming. Ivanka might have a future in politics if she wants one. She's very good at staying on message.

CaBi set a new one-day record - 9854 trips - yesterday.
Matt Johnson at GGW was almost hit by an unapologetic driver near the Greenbelt Metro. If only they had seen a street smart poster.
The hiker-biker trail at Huntley Meadows Park in Virginia will be closed soon and remain closed for the rest of the year to allow for construction.
Frederick has released the design for the East Street Rail with Trails
- The proposed path would be begin at the Frederick MARC station, where bikes would share the road with cars. It is possible that the bikes on the road could be a traffic concern, Gammon said; however, traffic is so slow in that area that he did not think the shared lane would affect drivers.
- The path would connect to secondary pedestrian trails at Fifth and Seventh streets, giving bikers an alternate route if they wanted to avoid biking with cars downtown.
- At Fifth Street, where there is more space along the road, the trail will become a dedicated bike lane.
- The design had several safety features including raised crosswalks and "bike boxes," which help bikers make left turns by putting them ahead of traffic at intersections.
- The biggest safety feature would be a new bridge over Md. 26 at Clemson Corner.
Preliminary results of the National Family Biking survey are in.
NYC Bike sharing installation ruffles feathers
- “Yeah, he’s really pissed off,” says Escobar. “The docks block our access to the roof that we need access to for our AC unit. We don’t have access to the roof from the inside, so we have to use a ladder, which is now going to have to go over the docking stations.”
- “My main concern is garbage,” says Kolesnyk. “With more people comes more garbage. But I am green-oriented, so at the same time I think the bikes are a big advantage for New York City.”