The Winners of the Washington Area Bicyclists’ Choice Awards!

Note from July 2020: WABA has learned that the recipient of one of these awards, Martin DiCaro, sexually harassed a number of people in our community. Read our statement here.
First, we would like to share the winners of our special WABA Awards, and scroll down for photos from the event:
The Advocate of the Year for 2014
Winner: Jim Durham, Chair of the Alexandria Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee
The Vision Zero Award
Winners: Bruce Deming and Cory Bilton, local attorneys who provided pro-bono legal assistance to WABA’s contributory negligence campaign
The Biking for All Award
Winners: Bayley Vanderpoel of Velocity Co-op and Katie Lupo of Gearin’ Up Bicycles
The Green Lanes Award
Winner: The Montgomery County T&E Committee
The Future Trails Award
Winner: REI
The Access to Justice Award
Winner: DC Councilmember David Grosso
Check out a photo recap of the Bicyclists’ Choice Awards and the Annual Members Meeting below, and then read on for the full list of winners of all awards:
Thank you to everyone who nominated and voted in the 2015 Washington Area Bicyclists’ Choice Awards. Now we would like to recognize and celebrate the winners of the Bicyclists’ Choice Awards:
Best New Bike Infrastructure in the District of Columbia in 2014:
Winner: M Street protected bike lane
Best New Bike Infrastructure in Maryland in 2014:
Winner: MARC train Bike Cars from DC to Baltimore
Best New Bike Infrastructure in Virginia in 2014:
Winner: King Street bike lanes in Alexandria, VA
Bike Friendliest Neighborhood or Business Improvement District
Winner: DowntownDC BID
Bike Friendlies Bar, Restaurant or Coffee Shop
Winner: District Taco, various locations in DC and VA
Bike Friendliest Developer or Property Manger
Winner: Nationals Park
Best Bike Shop
Winner: BicycleSPACE
Bike Friendliest School
Winners (tie): School Without Walls High School, DC and the Washington & Lee High School, Arlington, VA
Bike Friendliest College or University
Winner: University of Maryland at College Park
Best Shop Ride
Winner: BicycleSPACE Hills of Anacostia
Best Use of Biking Data
Winner: Bike Arlington’s Freezing Saddles (http://freezingsaddles.com/)
Best Media Coverage of Biking
Winner: Martin DiCaro for WAMU
Best Social Ride
Winner: BicycleSPACE’s 7th Street Social
Biggest Advocacy Win of 2014
Winner: Snow Removal on Arlington County Trails
Best Overall Trail or Bike Lane (anywhere in the region)
Winner: W&OD Trail
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