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WABA and MoBike’s recommendations to support BikeShare
WABA and MoBike just presented their list of recommendations of needed bike improvements in Bethesda, Silver Spring, Takoma Park and Friendship Heights to help BikeShare fulfill its tremendous promise...
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What is the best Georgia Avenue corridor bike route?
What is the best way to bike in the Georgia Avenue corridor from the Matthew Henson Trail crossing to Forest Glen Road? As with the proposed Rt. 29 corridor route, Montgomery County DOT is planning to...
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Bike route signs: a matter of format
Montgomery County is preparing to post bike route signs along some long new bike routes like this one parallel to Georgia Avenue. The county’s Bicycle Action Group (MCBAG) is weighing in on the...
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Bethesda route to be signed
Montgomery County DOT has finished mapping out where bike route signs will go on its upper Bethesda route. Much of the work was just identifying the route. The county is officially calling it the...
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Montgomery County Sierra Club’s excellent bike statement
Be context-appropriate: Cycle tracks in New York City (photo by Dan Reed) The Montgomery County Sierra Club has just published a superb bike statement outlining changes needed to support biking in the...
View ArticleTrail sign plan (Rock Creek, etc.) comments requested by Sept. 30
The Montgomery County Parks Department is seeking public comments on its new Rock Creek Trail Signage Plan and Trail Signage Design Manual. Comments must be submitted to the Parks Dept. by September...
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Bike route signs: how do you list destinations?
Montgomery County is putting considerable effort into signing new bike routes in the county. They’ve signed four continuous road routes so far: Tuckerman-Plyers Mill-Dennis Ave, Bethesda/Fernwood Rd,...
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Woodmont Ave cycle track options
The Montgomery County Department of Transportation is considering construction of a cycle track, also known as protected bike lanes, on Woodmont Avenue in Bethesda. The project would require removal...
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A new Pike District logo
As I described earlier, developers have chosen the name “Pike District” for the White Flint/Montrose/Twinbrook corridor along Rockville Pike. The name makes me think of traffic congestion, but I...
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Suburban Hospital Expansion – What about bikes?
Suburban Hospital in Bethesda is undergoing a large expansion, doubling the size of its footprint. The expansion should allow the hospital to provide more care to the community. I’m grateful for the...
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