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Tuesday, December 4, 2012

M Street Bikelane Still in the Works

Mayor Vincent Gray will cut the ribbon on the new L Street bike lane Tuesday.

After a ribbon cutting for the new L Street protected bike lane Tuesday, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) bike team will lead a short ride and show off the location of the future M Street bike lane. Mayor Vincent Gray and DDOT Director Terry Bellamy will cut the ribbon on the new eastbound lane at 10 a.m. Tuesday at 15th and L Streets, NW. According to a notice from DDOT, the separated lane, the third of its kind in DC, "is designed to give bicyclists more protection from cars than a typical bike lane." Originally, the L and M Street bike lanes were planned to be installed in the same year. Instead, DDOT plans to study traffic patterns and other data from the L Street lane to inform decisions about the M Street lane.  The M…

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

L Street Cycletrack Construction Begins; M Street On Hold

The L Street NW route will run east from New Hampshire Ave to 12th Street NW.

Resurfacing and installation for a new eastbound cycletrack on L Street NW began Monday night and will continue for three weeks, according to the District Department of Transportation (DDOT). The cycletrack features both a painted buffer and flexible bollards to separate cyclists from drivers and to prevent vehicles from illegally parking in the bike lane. The L Street cycletrack will run east from New Hampshire Avenue to 12th Street NW. "Parking will be removed from the north side of the street in order to maintain three motor vehicle travel lanes. Non-rush hour parking and loading will remain on the south side of the street," according to a DDOT press release. According to a tweet from the DDOT Twitter account, intersections along the …

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