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, January 8, 2013
Data from 2008-2010 ranks one M Street intersections in the top 10 for frequency of crashes.
Crash data from 2008-2010 released by the District Department of Transportation adds numerical support for what many DC area cyclists already know: biking in the city can be dangerous. Georgetown is no exception. Local blog The Wash Cycle recently shared the DDOT data online. Read that report here. While the increasingly popular 14th Street corridor boasts the lion's share of the top 10 most crash-prone intersections, Georgetown's M and 31st Streets intersection is in a four-way tie for ninth place. When you look at Georgetown's major transportation corridors, namely M Street and Wisconsin Avenue, the crash numbers are more stark. Get daily and breaking news alerts by signing up for our newsletter. During the data period the intersection …
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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 …
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
DDOT released an updated map of planned and proposed bike lanes throughout the city.
The planned M Street cycletracks are still a very real possibility for 2012, according to an updated District Department of Tranportation bike lane map. The L and M Street cycletracks will extend from Massachusetts Avenue to Pennsylvania Avenue. There was a fear that the project would be scrapped when then new DDOT director Terry Bellamy testified before the District Council during his nomination hearing that the cycletracks were on hold, possible permanently, over concerns about a loss of vehicular parking. Cycletracks are different from normal bike lanes because they add an extra barrier between the rider and traffic, sometimes that barrier is a line of parked cars, sometimes it is a narrow curb or median. The goal is to make cycling …
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9:39 am on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
I drive through Georgetown regularly, for years, and I can count on one hand the number of bikers I see follow the laws. In particular the lack of acknowledgment for the stop signs. They fly through, often right as I am stopping for them. Bikers, sorry, but you actually have laws you need to follow. I get infuriated at bikers more than I do car drivers now in Georgetown. That says something given… more ›