Everyone loves a public meeting!

How would you like to spend an hour or two:

• Meeting your neighbors?
• Making the place you live better for biking?
• Meeting the planners and engineers who make decisions about our roads and trails?

Sound good? Great! Here a few Public Meetings happening this month that you might find interesting: DC Crosstown Study Meeting September 13 Columbia Heights Educational Campus Bike lanes from Brookland to Columbia Heights! DDOT will present its recommendations. Let’s make sure they’re good. Details Long Bridge Study Meeting September 14 L’Enfant Plaza Club Room DC is studying a new rail bridge across the Potomac. Bike facilities are a possible part of this project. Details ANC 1B Transportation Review Committee September 15th, 7pm Thurgood Marshall Center, 1816 12th Street NW DDOT will present designs to the committee for bike lanes along 4th St NW near Howard University and 14th St NW between Florida Ave and Columbia Rd. Cleveland Park Streetscaping Meeting September 15 Cleveland Park Library The goal of this project is to address the recurring flooding problem near the Cleveland Park Metro Station, improve pedestrian safety, access and visibility at all intersections, and upgrade public amenities (curb ramps, adding bike racks, benches and tree boxes). DDOT will present design concepts and gather comments from the community at the meeting. Details Quincy Street Protected Bike Lane Update September 19 Washington & Lee High School, Arlington Thanks to our Arlington Action Committee’s Bike Friendly Ballston campaign, Arlington County planners will give an update on plans and explain some of the complications of upgrading N Quincy Street’s bike lanes in Ballston. If you’ve been curious about this campaign, this is the meeting for you. Details Downtown West Transportation Study Meeting September 28 MLK Library On the agenda: westward extension of the Pennsylvania Ave protected bike lanes and other improvements. Good stuff! Details