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DDOT planning contraflow bike lanes on New Hampshire

According to DDOT's Mike Goodno, New Hampshire Avenue will get contraflow bike lanes in the next year, enabling bicyclists to ride toward or away from U Street. New Hampshire is plenty wide and much safer than nearby major streets, making this a perfect place for these lanes and legalizing the behavior for which MPD recently ticketed people.

Comments

Going south from U St, NH Ave already has bike lanes (on both sides) of it. Are you talking about going north from U St, or is there a change being made to the existing lanes going south from U St?

by Lance on Aug 7, 2008 3:11 pm  (link)

He is referring to the block of New Hampshire which is one-way between T & U Streets (on the south side) and between U & V (on the north side), where it's one-way the other direction.

by Matt' on Aug 7, 2008 3:21 pm  (link)

Thanks Matt'. Sounds like a great idea!

by Lance on Aug 7, 2008 3:28 pm  (link)

And the MPD are still ticketing. The sting was back yesterday.

by Scott on Aug 21, 2008 9:43 am  (link)

This needs to happen as soon as possible. The sting affected a lot of working people who bike to work - likely to save money on daily transportation.

by Jenna on Sep 1, 2008 9:53 pm  (link)

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