We're a go for this evening and the weather looks great. Plenty of room if folks want to register last-minute!
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We're a go for this evening and the weather looks great. Plenty of room if folks want to register last-minute!
I just wanted to share that the county is proposing to add a project to its Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) to upgrade the Glebe & 9th St intersection, including adding a full traffic signal. That...
The Arlington Blvd Trail could be amazing - a safe, pleasant bike & pedestrian artery stretching from DC to Fairfax City connecting neighborhoods, jobs, & commercial areas. Right now, it is...
I'm basing it off of how they're tagged in Open Street Map, which is wildly inconsistent at this point. Moving in this direction will require a fair amount of data cleanup (for instance all of the...
I'm in the process of rebuilding dcbikemap.com to use OpenStreetMap bike facility data rather than jurisdictional data (since they're almost universally terrible at making updates). This would allow...
Saw this post on NextDoor and had to share this amazing act of kindness.
If you use the cycling/hiking trail from north Arlington over Chain Bridge, you'll have a clear impression of the hill that...
Construction has finally begun on the extension of the Hayes St PBL to Eads along 18th
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Landmark Block construction will add a block of eastbound PBL on Clarendon Blvd, a block of westbound...
A point of clarification, this won't really connect to the Potomac Yard Trail until they build the park at some later date. This phase 1 trail connection connects to the Route 1 side only.
Senator Norment reportedly went on a screed about cyclists and then withdrew the bill from consideration.
TONIGHT (Thu 1/13 7pm) is a virtual meeting to present the county's concept plan for improving S Eads St between 12th and 15th in Pentagon City. This project should be adding, among other things, a...
1. The Federal Highway Administration says public agencies must keep pedestrian infrastructure clear of snow, it's an ADA issue.
2. VDOT's stated policy is to not clear snow and ice from sidewalks...
Arlington County isn't allowed to plow the W&OD, your beef is with NOVAParks.
Safe Walking & Biking Access to the East Falls Church Metro
Level of Effort: 10 minutes, at home in your PJs
Deadline: Sun 12/12 11:59pm
At long last, Arlington County is moving forward with a...
Staffing Up for Sustainable Mobility
Level of Effort: 5 minutes, at home in your PJs
Deadline: Mon 12/20 at 11:59pm
As sustainable mobility advocates, we are often focused on the County's...
This has the official "Bike on MARC Trains" info: https://www.mta.maryland.gov/bike
Alexandria advocates may want to suggest that this would be a good use for Alexandria's upcoming piece of American Rescue Plan Act funding.
https://www.rammount.com/
In addition to mounts for bikes they make mounts for motorcycles. If it can keep a phone on a motorcycle, it can keep it on your bike.
I've been using one for about...
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Tomorrow (Fri 7/23) is your last chance to tell WMATA that the bike lanes next to the new Crystal City Metro 2nd Entrance must be protected to keep pick-up & drop-off activities out of the...
Coming out of the pandemic, our transportation system is at a crossroads. We have 8.5 years left to reduce CO2 emissions by 45% to curb rising temperatures and electric vehicles will not get us there...
LOL, as indicated in this 2016 post in this very forum, that comment was by definitely by dasgeh
The County is in the midst of putting together their Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for the next three years. This document will determine what projects get built in the near future, from...
I do this also. Banjo Bro panniers hook right onto the sides of the inside of the cart. I use the Scan-it gun & pack my panniers exactly how I want, then pay, walk out, hook 'em on the bike and...
Arlington has been talking about improving bike & pedestrian access to the Metro Station from this side of the neighborhood for years as well as adding a West entrance. I'm guessing it's in...
Twitter tells me that the House version of the Bicyclist Safety Act has passed. This gives us a 2nd shot at Senate passage. Here's how the vote went down last time:
YEAS--Barker, Bell, Boysko,...
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