From DDOT
New routing for "interim MBT" near Fort Totten. Westbound traffic should continue on Gallatin. Eastbound traffic should use Hamilton. A new signal has been added at Hamilton and North Capitol to create a safe crossing. Bike lanes will be added between Fort Totten and New Hampshire Ave. We are still working on building the real MBT, but in the interim, this route is safer and creates a safer bicycle environment for anyone generally riding in the neighborhood. We are hoping to put up additional signs and not all of the bike lanes have been painted yet.
Noticed this morning when I was out that the "Except Bikes" signs on Gallatin were gone, so I rode on the sidewalk a bit. And here's the reason why!
Gallatin also has bike lanes now looks like.
Posted by: MLD | June 28, 2013 at 03:29 PM
Oh good. I tried using the Gallatin east-bound once. Absolutely terrible. Turning traffic never looked left, and you needed to dismount to hit the pedestrian buttons at each light.
Posted by: Ron Alford | June 29, 2013 at 09:53 AM
The 4th Street (or is it 5th?) route is so out of the way. I always ride Riggs Rd. Rather than turning after coming down the hill from Fort Totten park, I just keep going straight. The follows residential streets across New Hampshire and then up Riggs.
I know some don't like it saying it has more traffic, but there's plenty of room in the right lane for bikes and it's much more direct than the DDOT route.
Posted by: The Edge | June 29, 2013 at 09:54 PM