Category Archives: Bikes
NPS Supports Keeping Rose Park Path as Multipurpose
Photo by Csuspect. As discussed a while back in connection with the possible placement of a Capital Bikeshare station in Rose Park, there has been a long simmering fight in Rose Park over the use of a path that travels … Continue reading
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M Street Cycletracks at Risk
Photo by AJFroggie. As reported by GGW, it appears as if the proposal to bring cycletracks to M St. (and L St.) is on hold, if not dead. This is bad for Georgetown. A cycletrack is a special bike lane … Continue reading
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Georgetown to Get Two More Bikeshare Stations, But Locations Lacking
Photo by Jasonpier. Yesterday, DDOT announced the proposed location of 25 more Capital Bikeshare locations. Of those, two are going to be in Georgetown. This is great news. What’s not so great is where DDOT is planning to put them. … Continue reading
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We Need More Bikeshare Stations, But Where?
Photo by DDOT. Capital Bikeshare has been a hit since it started September 20th. There are 4,480 members and a total of 52,000 trips have been taken. In October alone, there were 36,762 trips using over a million minutes of … Continue reading
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Bicyclist Killed at 31st and M
Updated: It is not clear whether the bicyclist survived the collision or not. More at Washcycle. Last night a bicyclist was fatally struck by involved in a collision with a Dulles cab driver at the corner of 31st and M. … Continue reading
Filed under Bikes, Breaking News
Why Not: Build More Bike Lanes?
Photo by Elly Blue. As part of an occasional series, GM asks “Why Not?“. Today he asks: why not build some bike lanes in Georgetown? For those not familiar with them, bike lanes are special lanes painted on roads the designate a … Continue reading
