Eastern Downtown Protected Bike Lanes
Action: It’s Time to Build the 9th St. PBL!
After 7 impossibly long years, DDOT is finally ready to build the 9th St. NW Protected Bike Lane & Safety Project. Take Action to give one final push!
Action Alert: Last updated by Garrett Hennigan on September 23, 2022.
Action Alert:
Last updated by Garrett Hennigan
on September 23, 2022.
9th St. NW Protected Bike Lane vote at ANC 2F
Join ANC 2F (Logan Circle) for a final presentation and vote on the 9th St. NW protected bike lane project!
Action Alert, Event: Last updated by Garrett Hennigan on September 7, 2022.
Action Alert, Event:
Last updated by Garrett Hennigan
on September 7, 2022.
Meetup
9th St. NW Protected Bike Lane Action Prep
Join us for a quick recap of the project, a brief history, and to get directly involved in actions coming up this month.
Event: Last updated by Garrett Hennigan on September 16, 2021.
Event:
Last updated by Garrett Hennigan
on September 16, 2021.
Meetup
9th Street NW Protected Bike Lane Virtual Open House
The 9th St. protected bike lane project is moving ahead! See the plans & show your support
Event: Last updated by Garrett Hennigan on July 29, 2021.
Event:
Last updated by Garrett Hennigan
on July 29, 2021.
Meetup
Update on the Eastern Downton Protected Bike Lane
Using a street safety project as a proxy for concerns about neighborhood change has real, physical consequences that are measured in ambulance rides and lives permanently changed. We don’t think that’s okay.
Blog Post: Last updated by Colin Browne on March 9, 2020.
Blog Post:
Last updated by Colin Browne
on March 9, 2020.
Update on the Eastern Downtown Protected Bike Lane
What happened: On Tuesday, the DC Council considered Emergency Legislation introduced by Councilmember Brianne Nadeau (Ward 1) to restart the long stalled Eastern Downtown Protected Bike Lane project on 9th Street NW. After considerable discussion by the full Council, Councilmember Nadeau withdrew the legislation because it lacked the supermajority necessary to pass. What we think: […]
Blog Post: Last updated by Garrett Hennigan on July 22, 2021.
Blog Post:
Last updated by Garrett Hennigan
on July 22, 2021.
Urgent: Eastern Downtown Protected Bike Lane vote on March 3rd.
The DC Council will vote on March 3rd emergency legislation to complete the 9th Street NW protected bike lane between Florida Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue. This project has been stalled for more than four years, and the District’s inaction has consequences. More than 60 people walking and biking have been hit by drivers on the […]
Action Alert: Last updated by Colin Browne on March 9, 2020.
Action Alert:
Last updated by Colin Browne
on March 9, 2020.
Ask your DC Councilmembers to support the Eastern Downtown Protected Bike Lane
It just takes a few minutes to call your Councilmembers. Our patch through calling tool will connect you to the right offices. The vote is on Tuesday, so call now!
Action Alert, Blog Post: Last updated by Garrett Hennigan on January 7, 2020.
Action Alert, Blog Post:
Last updated by Garrett Hennigan
on January 7, 2020.
Attend our August Advocate Training
Join WABA’s advocacy team for a Better Bicycling Advocate Training and dive into the Eastern Downtown project.
Blog Post: Last updated by Garrett Hennigan on July 22, 2021.
Blog Post:
Last updated by Garrett Hennigan
on July 22, 2021.
Can we have a protected bike lane yet?
After months of delay, the District Department of Transportation continues to slow-walk a decision on proposed protected bike lanes in Shaw. We need this project to be built on a faster timeline. Or, we need DDOT to build both of the final alternatives not just one.
Blog Post: Last updated by Colin Browne on April 11, 2017.
Blog Post:
Last updated by Colin Browne
on April 11, 2017.
Is Mayor Bowser delaying the Shaw protected bike lane?
DDOT has recommended one of the four build alternatives and is ready to move forward, but the project has been sitting in the Mayor’s office waiting for a green light.
Blog Post: Last updated by Carm Saimbre on March 19, 2019.
Blog Post:
Last updated by Carm Saimbre
on March 19, 2019.
Outpouring of community support for Eastern Downtown Protected Bike Lane project
A big thank you to WABA members and supporters who turned out big for safe streets. Together, we have shifted the conversation from “Should we do this?” to “Which alternative makes most sense?”
Blog Post: Last updated by Garrett Hennigan on February 23, 2016.
Blog Post:
Last updated by Garrett Hennigan
on February 23, 2016.
Shaw Businesses Support Safe Streets
11 businesses in Shaw support protected bike lanes and traffic calming for safer streets for all.
Blog Post: Last updated by Garrett Hennigan on March 17, 2016.
Blog Post:
Last updated by Garrett Hennigan
on March 17, 2016.
Second public meeting for the Shaw Protected Bike lane project– coming up
More than 1700 people have urged city officials to move forward with plans to calm traffic and install protected bike lanes from Florida Ave to Pennsylvania Ave on 6th or 9th St NW. Unfortunately, not everyone in the community is on board yet. If we want protected bike lanes through Shaw, we have to show […]
Blog Post: Last updated by Tamara Evans on February 11, 2016.
Blog Post:
Last updated by Tamara Evans
on February 11, 2016.
Proposed bike lanes in Shaw facing noisy opposition
DDOT held a community open house last night designed to share information and garner feedback about protected bike lanes connecting Shaw to Downtown DC. It was not the respectful public discussion that we might have hoped for.
Blog Post: Last updated by Colin Browne on January 21, 2016.
Blog Post:
Last updated by Colin Browne
on January 21, 2016.
Let’s build protected bike lanes on 6th St NW!
There’s been a lot of press in the past few days about a local church’s threat to sue the city over proposed protected bike lanes on 6th Street NW.
Blog Post: Last updated by Colin Browne on January 20, 2023.
Blog Post:
Last updated by Colin Browne
on January 20, 2023.
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