Breaking Down the Infrastructure Bill and What it Means for WABA

Everyone in the transportation world is talking about the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act!

Blog Post: Last updated by Jonathan Kincade on December 22, 2021.

Blog Post: Last updated by Jonathan Kincade
on December 22, 2021.

 

Anacostia Riverwalk Trail Bridge Construction Halted

In April 2012, Mayor Gray cut the ribbon for the Anacostia Riverwalk Trail bridge on the river’s west side. This was the first of two riverwalk trail bridges planned to pass over the CSX tracks. The second bridge, on the east side of the river, should have been completed this past July. But in January 2013, […]

Blog Post: Last updated by Alex Baca on January 15, 2013.

Blog Post: Last updated by Alex Baca
on January 15, 2013.

 

11th Street Bridge Fails to Link Anacostia Riverwalk Trail

In a few months, DDOT’s largest project to date will be finished without promised bicycle and pedestrian connections built in. The 11th Street Bridges is the largest element in the Anacostia Waterfront Initiative and is a critical way to connect bicyclists and pedestrians from both sides of the Anacostia River. It is also necessary for use […]

Blog Post: Last updated by Greg Billing on December 12, 2012.

Blog Post: Last updated by Greg Billing
on December 12, 2012.

 

Update on Pennsylvania Avenue Cycletrack U-Turn Enforcement

UPDATE (Dec. 12, 2012): The mayor’s office tells WABA that MPD “is out there is force right now” and “plans on having an enhanced presence every morning and afternoon this week.” MPD was waiting on the bike lanes to be completely finished, which included the rider marks in the center of the lanes being painted. […]

Blog Post: Last updated by Alex Baca on December 12, 2012.

Blog Post: Last updated by Alex Baca
on December 12, 2012.

 

Stop U-Turns. Pennsylvania Ave. & Beyond

Yesterday, I wrote about some of the changes coming to the Pennsylvania Avenue bike lanes.  Unfortunately, nothing I wrote about there is likely to fix the issue of illegal U-turns by motorists through the bike lanes. But I also spent much of the day yesterday trying to get to the bottom of the enforcement issues and why […]

Blog Post: Last updated by Shane Farthing on November 9, 2012.

Blog Post: Last updated by Shane Farthing
on November 9, 2012.

 

Bicycling Ignored in Minnesota Avenue, NE Plans

Generally speaking, streets are reconstructed only once a generation. If that is the case for Minnesota Avenue, the next generation cyclists east of the Anacostia River will still have no bicycle facilities on the area’s main north-south connection. Minnesota Ave. is a major thoroughfare and transportation corridor, connecting neighborhoods from Deanwood to Anacostia.  It connects […]

Blog Post: Last updated by Shane Farthing on June 15, 2012.

Blog Post: Last updated by Shane Farthing
on June 15, 2012.

 

Where Did All the Bike Lanes Go?

2011 was not the year for bike lanes in the District.  Since 2006, DDOT has  installed on-street bike lanes at a rate of four to eight additional miles per year. Less than one mile of new bike lanes was installed in 2011. As DDOT nears the end of the timeframe laid out in 2005’s Bicycle […]

Blog Post: Last updated by Greg Billing on December 19, 2011.

Blog Post: Last updated by Greg Billing
on December 19, 2011.

 

Rock Creek Trail Environmental Assessment Released

The National Park Service (NPS), along with DDOT and FHWA have released their environmental assessment for the Rock Creek Trail. The preferred alternative includes: Resurfacing and widening the trail (Alternative 3) Creating an 8 ft. spur trail to Peirce Mill (Option B) Resurfacing the Rose Park Trail at 6 ft. width (Option B) The full […]

Blog Post: Last updated by Shane Farthing on December 2, 2011.

Blog Post: Last updated by Shane Farthing
on December 2, 2011.

 

Columbia Road, NW Bike Lanes to be Installed in November

Bike lanes connecting the Columbia Heights, Adams Morgan and Dupont neighborhoods on Columbia Rd., NW are an important missing connection in the bicycle network. DDOT officials have confirmed they have received the appropriate approval of ANC 1C   and the lanes will be installed by Thanksgiving.  Community members’ concerns centered on the need to remove […]

Blog Post: Last updated by Shane Farthing on October 5, 2011.

Blog Post: Last updated by Shane Farthing
on October 5, 2011.

 

WABA Proposal for Alabama Ave., SE Health Impact Assessment Clears First Funding Hurdle

(For a description of the HIA project, CLICK HERE.) On July 1, WABA received the exciting news that we have been chosen to move forward to the next round of the Pew Trust/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Impact Project.  Out of nearly 250 applications nationwide, only 40 were asked to submit a full proposal.   […]

Blog Post: Last updated by Greg Billing on July 11, 2011.

Blog Post: Last updated by Greg Billing
on July 11, 2011.

 

ANC 1C Tables Vote on Columbia Road Bike Lanes

Last night at the July meeting of the DC Advisory Neighborhood Commission 1C tabled its vote on the  proposed Columbia Rd., NW bike lanes.  These proposed bike lanes would extend from Connecticut Ave. NW to Harvard Rd. NW. This 1 mile section of bike lanes creates a continuous on-street bicycle facility through Adams Morgan and […]

Blog Post: Last updated by Greg Billing on July 8, 2011.

Blog Post: Last updated by Greg Billing
on July 8, 2011.

 

Health Impact Assessment Process Begins for Alabama Ave. Bike Lane in Ward 8

View Alabama Ave HIA in a larger map Tomorrow, Gina Arlotto (our Safe Routes to School Network Organizer) will be conducting a site visit with Dr. Keshia Pollock, Ph.D from Johns Hopkins University Department of Health Policy and Management to begin work on a Health Impact Assessment for a potential bike lane on a 2 […]

Blog Post: Last updated by Shane Farthing on July 7, 2011.

Blog Post: Last updated by Shane Farthing
on July 7, 2011.