Tag Archives: Bikes
M St. Cycletrack Will Extend to Georgetown
Photo by Ajfroggie. Last week, DDOT presented to the Bicycle Advisory Committee its map of bike lanes that it expects to construct in 2012. In the map released by the BAC, it showed the highly anticipated M St. bicycle track … 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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The Morning Metropolitan
Photo of Buffalo statues by Pinelife. Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: An absolute must-read over at Carol Joynt’s blog: an old Washington Post article on how the patrons of Nathans felt about the upcoming election, in 1980. So many hilarious and … Continue reading
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The Morning Metropolitan
1972 flood from DDOT. Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: Water main break knocks out water to lower Georgetown, how did you affect you? By the way, check out the video: apparently the break was on Thomas Jefferson between K … 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
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The Great Georgetown Bugaboo Part II: How We Really Get There From Here
Last week GM explored the question of cars and parking in Georgetown by digging into the Census records to determine what the actual car ownership levels are in Georgetown. The somewhat surprising results demonstrated that the parking problem in Georgetown … Continue reading
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SmartBike Set to Expand to Georgetown, But by How Much?
As reported by WTOP, SmartBike DC, the bike-sharing program started last year by the District Department of Transportation, is planning to spend $3 million from the stimulus package to dramatically expand the number of stations and bikes they offer. According … Continue reading
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Hub and Spokes
Is 40 still greater than 2? A waterfront bike shop hopes to eliminate street parking and install bike racks. Continue reading
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