On working up to a challenging ride.

The weather looks perfect for Celebrate Trails Day

Embrace a comfier ride.

Be a hero, tell your friends about trails, and the Google Maps bike layer.

things to celebrate on a rainy weekend

We all do what we can to deny the cold indifference of the universe but I sure wish the car culture crowd would find a way to do so that doesn’t undermine the health and safety of the rest of us.

Maps are fun, but so is getting lost.

Local news is important.

Sometimes all it takes is a whole lot of turtles.

Places to go zooooooooom on your bike.

It’s too nice out.

And also a confession.

The real risk of riding in winter weather.

A civilized way to move through a series of vibrant human spaces.

A civilized way to move through a series of vibrant human spaces.

Finding cool bike content in a post-twitter digital universe.

a lot of words about bike lights.

Photos from ride prep.

Basically: endorphins and adrenaline.

If you’re in a grim mood, grab a cup of coffee and a seat on a bench in Alethia Tanner Park and watch humanity pedal by. 

Like riding the school bus as kids or walking to class in college, a great bike trail lets you keep being a community even while you’re between destinations.

Don’t ride in a tropical storm, hone your route-planning skills instead.

Vision Zero is really just the baseline.

It’s too nice out.

What keeps you going when you’re tired?

Even when you’re not riding yourself, bikes are a source of joy.

Flat tires, man.

Sweat is ok.

Hills are what you make of them.

More trains, more buses, and more bike lanes. Everything else is tinkering at the margins. 

Ride your bike to rent a boat. It’s rad.

Will a blanket of toxic smoke stretching from New York to the nation’s capital be the wake-up-call our elected leaders need?

Who ate the most bananas?

How to feel your ride.

Keys to a happy bike ride.

Complete Streets are good for business, and no amount of economic activity is worth letting people die at the hands of drivers. 

A route-planning puzzle, good news about the Zoo, some cool bike parking, and more.

The Mayor’s budget, new Capital Bikeshare fleet, and more.

The DC Auditor’s report on Vision Zero, name a new trail, and more

The best flowers you can see from your bike.

What if, instead of half a million dollars in police overtime, all you needed for an Open Streets event was some friends and a football? 

Trash fires, human geography, rain gear, and a really nice ride suggestions.

Trail Cleanups, Improvements coming for the Suitland Parkway Trail and 11th St NW, and more.

E-bikes, Ducks vs Disney Songs,