Posts tagged Bike Trails
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How these six ‘spokes’ could make Washington a model biking region
A summer-long project by Master’s students at Georgetown University’s Urban and Regional Planning program mapped out strategies to achieve an ambitious goal: to make Greater Washington the best biking region in the country. Keep reading…
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These six ‘spokes’ could make Washington a model biking region
Six steps could make the Washington region the best in the country for biking, according to a project by Master’s students at Georgetown University’s Urban and Regional Planning program. Keep reading…
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Montgomery County’s 1,100-mile bicycle master plan raises the bar. Now it needs funding.
At the end of last month, the Montgomery County Council voted unanimously to approve a new Bicycle Master Plan. It calls for more than 1,000 miles of trails, paths, and separated bike lanes; expanded bicycle parking near transit and in commercial areas; and bicycle-supportive programs and policies. Keep reading…
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Better transit, congestion pricing, and 18 other big ideas from a business group’s transportation blueprint
The super-Washington region, including DC, Baltimore, and Richmond, should improve the MARC and VRE rail systems including running service through DC. It should finish networks of trails and try congestion pricing in DC and adjacent parts of Arlington. It should improve bus service, promote employer incentives to not drive alone, increase equity, do more with technology, and better fund and govern transportation in the region. These are some of the recommendations from a wide-ranging new Blueprint for Regional Mobility, released Monday by the Greater Washington Partnership. Keep reading…
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Will Montgomery County’s bicycle ideas cost $3 billion? (No.)
On Monday, September 17 the Montgomery County Council will meet to discuss the proposed Bicycle Master Plan — specifically, its price tag. The plan proposes creating a “1,100-mile network of bikeways.” More than a quarter of this network already exists, and the county is looking to build it out further. Keep reading…
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The South Capitol Street Trail would transform DC’s bicycle network, but when will it happen?
DC is working to build out its bicycle infrastructure, including building protected bicycle lanes in Northwest and Northeast and adding them in the C St NE Rehabilitation Project. However, portions of the city east of the Anacostia River are increasingly getting left behind. The planned South Capitol Street Trail would help fill that gap. Keep reading…
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Here’s a handy guide to different types of bikeways
As urban cycling becomes more common, new terms are entering the lexicon that people may not be completely familiar with. Here is a guide to the most common types of urban bikeways. Keep reading…
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Events: Connect with CaBi lovers, MD to DC trail connections, ADUs and more!
Come connect with other CaBi lovers, give input on connecting the WB&A to other trails, learn about accessory apartments, and more upcoming events. Keep reading…
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The state of biking in Baltimore is bleak, but it’s brighter elsewhere in Maryland
While Baltimore seems resistant to promoting biking, surrounding counties and smaller cities have gone in the opposite direction and are boosting their cycling infrastructure. So why is Charm City moving in the wrong direction? Keep reading…
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People parking on the 4th Street NE bikeway is a problem. What are we going to do about it?
Bicycle planners talk a lot about the E’s: education, enforcement, and engineering. This is a scenario in which all three Es have been tried, but to no avail — drivers keep parking on the 4th Street NE bikeway in DC. Keep reading…