Posts tagged Bike Signals
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Here is the history of mandatory bicycle bell laws
Back in 2013, DC took the unusual step of allowing bikes to be ridden in the District without a bell, something the city had required for more than 125 years—and something a lot of other cities had required as well. Some advocates successfully argued that bicycle bells were an add-on that did nothing to improve safety, so they shouldn’t be mandatory. Keep reading…
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The history of mandatory bicycle bell laws in DC
Back in 2013, DC took the unusual step of allowing bikes to be ridden in the District without a bell, something the city had required for more than 125 years—and something a lot of other cities had required as well. Some advocates successfully argued that bicycle bells were an add-on that did nothing to improve safety, so they shouldn't be mandatory. Keep reading…
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Four tweaks to further improve the First Street NE cycletrack
Cycletracks are such new additions to the repertoire of American street infrastructure that the most progressive DOTs around the country are still experimenting with how to best design them. DC’s latest experiment, on First Street NE, is a still-evolving laboratory of design options. Here are four ideas to make this excellent bike facility work even better. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Polar vortex
Brace yourself; Arrest cyclists in winter?; Bike signals get green light; Reduce DC property taxes?; Have problems dispersed or just people; Do mixed income communities work?; Crazy elections coming; Charlotte to DC high-speed rail; A wider I-66?; And…. Keep reading…
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Do DC’s cycletracks work well? DDOT has some conclusions
DDOT officials have said they are waiting to build the L Street cycletrack until they finished a study about the city’s 2 existing cycletracks, on 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Yesterday, they posted an executive summary of the study, though right now the site isn’t responding; perhaps too many people are trying to get a look? David C. summarized some of the… Keep reading…
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New Hampshire Ave bike lane has some flaws
Last year, DDOT opened innovative new contraflow bike lanes on New Hampshire Avenue near U Street. But a few design problems remain. Three cyclists created this video to illustrate some of the issues: Keep reading…