It’s with much delight that Ward 3 Bicycle Advocates (W3BA) welcomes new bike lanes on Reno Rd. between Tilden and Van Ness Sts., nearing completion today. These bike lanes make cycling safer for people who bike as well as turn...
All, I posted this to the W3BA listserv last week, but in case you are not on that, here is some back information about me, Warren Gorlick, the new rep to the District’s Bicycle Advisory Council. ——– I wanted to...
Have you ever wondered what Ward 3 could look like with safe bike infrastructure designed to enable people to get to work, schools, and restaurants safely and with a minimum of stress would look like? We here at Ward 3...
If you’d consider biking more often on Reno Rd. in the Van Ness area if it were bike-friendly, now is the time to weigh in. ANC3F will be considering bike lanes on Reno Rd. between Van Ness St. and Tilden...
DC’s Department of Transportation is out with preliminary recommendations for the Rock Creek Far West Livability Study. There’s some great stuff in there that needs the support of the cycling community. But there are also some missed opportunities where we...
W3BA sent this letter to Councilmember Mary Cheh on actions she could take to improve the safety of cyclists, pedestrians, and all who use the city’s roads.
DDOT’s ongoing Rock Creek Far West (RCFW) Liveability Study will set the agency’s transportation priorities for the far Western part of the city–from Massachusetts Avenue south to the Potomac River. Cyclists have an opportunity to ensure that their priorities are...
At ANC 3C’s meeting on Monday, March 18, the Commissioners will discuss a proposal from the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) to add bike lanes to Woodley Place (see below for DDOT’s formal request). These bike lanes would fill in...
by Paul DeMaio, Van Ness Ward 3 is getting new bike racks! You may have already noticed many of the inverted “U”-style racks popping up over the past couple of months. So far, the new racks have been installed around...
Please attend the upcoming kickoff for this important potential trail feasibility study. W3BA member Brett Young has been instrumental in pushing this forward, and we are hopeful that his 5-year effort will begin to bear fruit as DDOT devotes funding...
Dear ANC 3E,I am writing on behalf of Ward 3 Bicycle Advocates in support of an ANC3E resolution to support DDOT’s intent to install a 4-way stop sign at the intersection of 41 St / Chesapeake St / and Belt Road...
(Posting on behalf of Emily Curley, who was recently appointed to Ward 3’s spot on DC’s Bicycle Advisory Committee. We’re lucky to have her in this role.) Ward 3 Biker Survey As the newly-appointed Bicycle Advisory Council (BAC) rep for...
Time for cities to realize the hyperventilating handwringing of NIMBYs about bike lanes, BRT, etc., is climate denialist BS designed to stall progress on real mobility solutions that will reduce carbon emissions and make cities more livable. https://t.co/FBEOwtTJ1O
Most Americans believe a person on a bike going 25 mph is moving more slowly, and is also more annoying, than a car going the same speed.
There is room for protected bike lanes all along Connecticut - traffic calming would also help. https://t.co/FgUsOPx7oj
Every time a pedestrian or cyclist is hit by a vehicle there should be emergency legislation introduced by DC Council to fix the design issues that allowed it to happen. https://t.co/z6NQrEw4dg
Cycling on sidewalks is a product of bad planning, not bad people. No one should be vilified, or fined, for ensuring their own safety in a city that has ignored their needs.
