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Gordon Chaffin: DC should buy an auto repair store — and other ideas for enhancing safety along…

Gordon Chaffin Dec 24, 2019

Earlier this month, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) presented designs for safety enhancements and road reconstruction for critical areas of Near Northeast DC in NoMa and Union Market, extending eastward through Trinidad to…

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Gordon Chaffin: Mixed-use blocks like Monroe Street NE, not just commercial areas, need DDOT safety…

Gordon Chaffin Jul 9, 2019

A problem common to many busy DC roads presents a pervasive danger in Brookland on the 600 and 700 blocks of Monroe Street NE: New or fairly new residential buildings attract multiple delivery vehicles and trucks per day, while retail…

WTOP: Bikers enjoy 20 mile ride across car-free DC

Editor May 19, 2019

The fourth annual D.C. Bike Ride shut down 20 miles of city streets so cyclists could take in views of the District on routes that would usually be thronged with cars.

WTOP: DC-area commuters can take part in Bike to Work Day on Friday

Editor May 16, 2019

Drivers might see more cyclists than usual on the road on Friday. The weather appears to be cooperating for the D.C. area’s Bike to Work Day 2019.

DCist: Bike To Work Day Returns On Friday. Here’s What You Need To Know

Editor May 15, 2019

Even if today’s objectively beautiful weather doesn’t stick around by the end of the week, D.C.’s cyclists will Spandex up and hit the bike lanes on Friday for another Bike to Work Day. Commuter Connections and the Washington Area…

Curbed: 20-mile, car-free DC Bike Ride scheduled for May 18

Editor Apr 29, 2019

The scenic event starts in West Potomac Park, passes the National Mall, and finishes near the U.S. Capitol

How Much of a Threat Do Bicycles Actually Pose to DC Pedestrians? Let’s Look at the Data

Editor Apr 29, 2019

DC’s bike community was not pleased at the end of last week by this tweet from Abby Livingston, the Texas Tribune’s DC bureau chief.

City Paper: Protesters Rebuke Mayor Bowser, Demand Safer Streets, As Traffic Deaths Continue to…

Editor Apr 26, 2019

In a strange twist, Jay Leno rode though the bike lane in front of the rally in his fancy pants car. WTF, Jay?!

Washington Post: ‘It’s absolutely unacceptable’: Protesters demand safer streets in D.C.

Editor Apr 26, 2019

Traffic on Pennsylvania Avenue in downtown Washington came to a halt for a few moments midday Friday as demonstrators called for safer streets in the nation’s capital, in the wake of a string of collisions that claimed the lives of three…

DCist: Fed Up With Traffic Deaths, Advocates Lie Down On Pennsylvania Avenue

Editor Apr 26, 2019

For eight minutes—a minute for each person killed in a traffic crash since the year began—hundreds of safety advocates blocked one of the city’s main thoroughfares.

City Paper: The Long Journey of Dave Salovesh’s White Ghost Bike

Editor Apr 24, 2019

D.C. has a track record of failing to make streets safer after motorists kill cyclists and pedestrians. Will the death of an uncompromising bicycle advocate be any different?

WAMU: After Cyclist Death, District Looks At Quicker Fixes To Florida Avenue

Editor Apr 23, 2019

A crash that killed a cyclist over the weekend on Florida Avenue NE in D.C. is spurring new consideration for the road.

Washington Post: D.C. lawmakers push road safety bills after fatal crashes

Editor Apr 23, 2019

Drivers struck and killed a cycling activist and a pedestrian over Easter weekend.

WTOP: Latest deaths on DC roads prompt council action

Editor Apr 23, 2019

The latest round of deaths on D.C. roads is prompting a renewed push for safety changes from the D.C. Council.

DCist: ‘It’s, Frankly, Personal’: D.C.’s Cycling Community Ramps Up Activism After Longtime…

Editor Apr 22, 2019

When Rachel Maisler planned her first memorial ride—to honor Jeff Long, a 36-year-old cyclist who was killed by the driver of a truck making a right-hand turn last year—she sought out Dave Salovesh.

WTOP: At vigil for fallen DC bicyclist, activists call for safer streets for bikers

Editor Apr 21, 2019

On Sunday, members of the D.C. cycling community gathered at the site where an outspoken D.C. bike advocate lost his life in a crash Friday to hold a vigil and place a “ghost bike” to symbolize the fallen biker.

WUSA9: Painting a ‘ghost bike’ for DC cycling activist who was hit and killed

Editor Apr 21, 2019

A makeshift memorial has already popped up at the crash site.

Brian McEntee in City Paper: Dave Salovesh, 1965-2019

Editor Apr 20, 2019

The champion of safe biking died on his bike. He was my friend and fellow advocate, and I’ll never be the same.

WTOP: Police: Driver of stolen van hit, killed biking advocate in DC

Editor Apr 20, 2019

A longtime bike advocate was killed while riding in D.C. Friday morning in what police said was a crash involving a stolen van.

Curbed: Driver fatally strikes beloved bike advocate in Northeast, marking first 2019 D.C. cyclist…

Editor Apr 19, 2019

A beloved D.C. bike advocate was struck and killed by a driver while cycling Friday morning near the H Street NE corridor, according to police. The death is the year’s first cyclist fatality in the District, which has pledged to eliminate…

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