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...
Notes from the W3BA Steering Committee meeting Attendees: Josh Rising, Steve Seelig, Ryan Keefe, Brett Young, Paul DeMaio, Warren Gorlick, Tom Quinn Connecticut We are expecting the RFP to be released in the next couple of months. Josh will follow-up...
W3BA submitted comments on Sunday to DDOT re. the proposed bike lanes just west of Dupont Circle. Our comments focus on the need to ensure connectivity on Connecticut Avenue headed north to Woodley Park. Thanks to Thomas Fine and Eric...
(Thanks to Thomas Fine of AU Park for writing this column!) For bicycle commuters in Ward 3, geography really is destiny. Because of the windings of the valleys of Rock Creek Park and Glover Archibald Park, there are really only...
-As a founding W3BA member, I began working on reusing the Glen Echo trolley path as a potential multi-use bike path about 4 years ago. It has been both a challenging and rewarding experience. This potential 5 mile trail would...
On Thursday December 13, members of W3BA’s Steering committee met with Councilmember Mary Cheh and DDOT Director Jeff Marootian to talk through improvement to the bicycle infrastructure in Ward 3. DDOT’s bicycle goals for Ward 3 in 2019, as discussed...
Per the discussion in previous posts here, all the ANCs along Connecticut Avenue–3C, 3F and 3/4G–have passed resolutions calling for a comprehensive study of Connecticut Avenue, including the potential of a protected bicycle lane on this key thoroughfare. In response,...
DC needs to start putting all bike lanes like this between parked cars and the sidewalk.
Honestly, just strike the west side of First St SE “bike lane” from the map. In practice, in doesn’t exist. #bikedc 2
This weekend is for the mourning and grieving the murder of @darsal. Next week is for action. We are going to be asking you to ride, protest, rally and demand safe streets until we get them.
This is a great point. @MayorBowser @SafeDC @DDOTDCDirector — do you have any intention of responding to this tragedy the same way that peer cities have or are you going to keep on pretending that it takes a decade to plan/design/build a bike lane? https://t.co/UrGTN5C75i
In our collective grief, a lot of us are asking what we can do. Here’s a place to start: If you live in DC, call your Councilmember, the Mayor. Demand action. If you don’t call your rep/senator. Give them an earful. Plenty of federal roads need PBLs too. #visionzerodc #bikeDC
