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Current Bike/Pedestrian News
Drivers and trail users find themselves at cross-purposes over signs
As the online commenter pointed out, many trail crossings differ from the typical crosswalk in that they have a red stop sign for trail users. By Robert Thomson, July 29, 2010, Washington Post
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Montgomery's Purple Line plan includes more access to Georgetown Branch trail
A state proposal to build a 16-mile Purple Line is now officially part of Montgomery County's master plan. By Katherine Shaver, July 28, 2010, Washington Post
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Capital Bikeshare wheels unveiled
The Capital Bikeshare program has wheeled out the prototype of its new wheels: red frame with gold lettering and black trim. By Kytja Weir, July 26, 2010, Examiner
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Western Md. bike trail will spare bat refuge
In an effort to protect the largest known bat refuge in Maryland, state officials planning a 4.7-mile extension of the Western Maryland Rail Trail have decided to detour cyclists around an abandoned railroad tunnel where hundreds of bats winter. By Frank D. Roylance, July 26, 2010, Baltimore Sun
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Paramedics: heat likely factor In death of bicyclist
A 20-year-old man died after falling from his bicycle Saturday, and heat and humidity likely were factors, according to Prince George's County Fire and Rescue. George VanDaniker, July 24, 2010, WUSA 9
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Immigration agents arrest truck driver who killed bicyclist
We asked Immigration and Customs Enforcement how Marco Fuentes Flores, who had been convicted of smuggling drugs, done time in federal prison, been kicked out of the country, could be back in the country driving a garbage truck. A truck he was still driving two years after he ran over and killed Alice Swanson. By Bruce Leshan, July 23, 2010, WUSA 9
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First photos of Capital Bikeshare
The first photos of Capital Bikeshare are in! The prototype bikes look great.
By Paul DeMaio, July 23, 2010, CommuterPageBlog
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Capital Bikeshare Roundup
A lot of news outlets picked up the CaBi Map release news. It turns out that DDOT wasn't quite finished tweaking it yesterday morning and so GGW was covering the story in realtime. This post shows what changed during the day. July 21, 2010, WashCycle
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Region needs to prepare roads for influx of people
Bob Chase, president of the Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance, says more needs to be done now to prepare the transportation network to handle the influx. July 22, 2010, WTOP
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DC bikesharing locations unveiled
The city-funded Capital Bikeshare program today announced 100 anticipated locations where members will be able to pick up and drop off bicycles. Dr. Gridlock, July 20, 2010, Washington Post
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Capital Bikeshare - D.C. stations announced
Washington's D.C.'s stations were announced today, thereby fleshing out the initial 114 stations of the Capital Bikeshare network. By Paul DeMaio, July 19, 2010, CommuterPageBlog
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What is TDM and why is it important?
That's what the folks at the Coalition for Smarter Growth hope to help answer at a Transportation Demand Management Forum on Wednesday, July 21; 6-8 pm. By Chris Hamilton, July 19, 2010, CommuterPageBlog
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Howard planners take to their bikes to test county roads
The officials said riding bikes themselves helps them plan for altering streets to make them safer for cyclists. By Larry Carson, July 18, 2010, Baltimore Sun
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Vast bikeshare network coming to DC and Arlington
Currently, D.C. offers a bike sharing service called SmartBike with nine locations. In early September, that system will be replaced with a program called Capital Bikeshare, which will offer bikes at 100 locations in D.C. and at 14 more locations in and around Crystal City in Arlington. By John Henrehan, July 16, 2010, myfoxdc.com
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New bike path gets lukewarm response from planners
To create a more comprehensive riding network for cyclists around the National Institutes of Health and National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, the county's transportation department has proposed a 1.1-mile shared-use path for walkers and cyclists along the north side of Jones Bridge Road between Wisconsin and Connecticut avenues. By Andrew Ujifusa, July 16, 2010, Gazette.Net
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Alcohol, texting factor into fatal car crashes at night
Fatal crashes at night are on the rise for drivers of all ages in all 50 states -- but for different reasons. By Kate Ryan, June 18, 2010, WTOP
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Unplowed roads, covered sidewalks still a hot topic
The weather may be getting warmer, but local leaders were still talking snow Tuesday in Virginia. By Adam Tuss, March 17, 2010, WTOP
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