Wednesday, May 8, 2013
The District Department of Transportation is hosting a public meeting May 15 on a proposed protected bike lane for M Street, NW.
The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) could begin construction on the highly-anticipated M Street Cycletrack, a protected bike lane, as soon as August, according to Washingtonian. Next week DDOT will hold a public meeting to receive comments and feedback on the proposed track which will run westbound on M Street between 14th and 28th streets, NW. The lane will be installed on the north side of the road and bikes will be separated from vehicular traffic by flexible posts. Cycletracks "provide bicyclists with more protection from cars than a typical bike lane," according to DDOT. The L Street Cycletrack was installed in October and DDOT has spent the time since then evaluating it before installing the complementary track on M …
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
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…
Thursday, October 25, 2012
The District Department of Transportation is studying other bike lanes in the city before installing a cycletrack on M Street.
As workers begin constructing the new eastbound L Street Cycletrack, the M Street cycletrack's future is under consideration by the District Department of Transportation (DDOT). DDOT is evaluating and making revisions on a possible westbound M Street Cycletrack, based on lessons from the 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue lanes. Additionally, lessons from the L Street track will impact a future M Street lane. The L Street cycletrack will run east from New Hampshire Avenue to 12th Street NW. Initial plans for the M Street cycletrack would have it running westbound from 15th Street to 29th Street in NW. "If all goes well, we’re hoping to be ready to install the lanes on M St next spring or summer," wrote Monica Hernandez, a spokeswoman for …
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
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 …
Justa Guy
1:30 pm on Thursday, November 1, 2012
Don't get me wrong, I am all for the bike lanes if bicyclists will use them. I can accept the inconvenience of a narrower road if it means I can know where the bicyclists are as I drive and not have to worry about maneuvering around them (or about them maneuvering around me). It will be safer for everybody if they are used. more ›