Bicycle Enforcement & Anti-Assault Bill Hearing Recap
Last week, WABA and a number of local cyclists testified in support of improved enforcement of laws to protect bicyclists, better training of police officers, communication between law enforcement...
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Tell the Senate: Bikes Belong on the Road!
Tell the Senate bicyclists should have the freedom to choose the sidepath or roadway in Rock Creek Park. Photo Credit: MV Jantzen For decades, cyclists have cherished their beautiful morning commutes...
View ArticlePedestrian Safety Tools Can Help Cyclists Too
Yesterday, DC’s Committee on Environment, Public Works, and Transportation held a hearing on a number of pedestrian safety bills. WABA provided testimony in support of: Allowing bicyclists to proceed...
View ArticleLegalize Changing Lanes to Pass a Bike in No Passing Zones
An Opportunity to Help Motorists and Cyclists: A “Change-Lanes-and-Pass” Rule My neighborhood has many polite drivers who wait behind me as I ride on two-lane MD-953, which has double yellow (no...
View ArticleBiking just got a little better in Prince George’s Co.
Prince George’s County Council voted unanimously to support becoming a more walkable and bikeable county this past week. Voting 9-0, Councilmembers passed the “Adequate Public Pedestrian and Bikeway...
View ArticleWhat “Riding Abreast” Shows about Enforcement in DC
It should surprise no one that WABA has been working to improve traffic enforcement and the protection of bicyclists on the District’s roadways. We have worked countless hours on this issue and...
View ArticleWABA Testimony Urges Officer Training, Legislative Fixes
Today, I testified along with a number of bicyclists in the third in a series of hearings before the DC Council’s Committee on the Judiciary focused on bicyclist and pedestrian enforcement issues. The...
View ArticleStop 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...
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The Bicycle Safety Amendment Act of 2013: Victory for D.C. Cyclists
On Oct. 17, the D.C. Council passed the Bicycle Safety Amendment Act of 2013. It was then signed into law by Mayor Vince Gray and will be submitted to Congress for a 30-day legislative review. This is...
View ArticleVirginia and Maryland Legislative Update
Last week, we posted a quick listing of the primary bike-related bills in the Virginia and Maryland legislatures this session. Since then, a few procedural steps have been scheduled and we’ve...
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