https://washcycledc.blogspot.com/2026/01/bikes-and-metro.html
Washcycle: Bikes and Metro
With the forced resignation of Richard White and the installation of Dan Tangherlini, area cyclists have a real advocate (and fellow bike c...
bikesmetro
https://washcycledc.blogspot.com/2006/01/bethesda-trolley-trail.html
Washcycle: Bethesda Trolley Trail
I had been having trouble getting from the Capital Crescent Trail to the North Bethesda Trail , mostly because I was following this cue shee...
bethesdatrolleytrail
https://washcycledc.blogspot.com/2005/12/cwl-5-north-bethesda-to-cct.html
Washcycle: CWL #5 - North Bethesda to CCT
This is the fifth project on my 12-item Christmas wish list for DC biking projects. #5 Connecting the North Bethesda Trail to the CCT C...
north bethesdacwlcct
https://washcycledc.blogspot.com/2006/02/
Washcycle: February 2006
february
https://washcycledc.blogspot.com/2006/01/cwl-11-improve-rock-creek-trail.html
Washcycle: CWL #11 - Improve Rock Creek Trail
This is the eleventh project on my 12-item Christmas wish list for DC biking projects. #11 Rebuilding the Rock Creek Trail Cost : Dep...
rock creekcwlimprovetrail
https://washcycledc.blogspot.com/2006/04/marvin-gaye-park.html
Washcycle: Marvin Gaye Park
Well, mercy, mercy me. I mentioned the pending rehab of the Watts Branch Trail and I even mentioned that the park is near where Marvin Gaye...
marvin gayepark
https://washcycledc.blogspot.com/2005/12/bicycling-fatalities.html
Washcycle: Bicycling Fatalities
It seems there have been more bicycling fatalities in the area lately, the most recent being a hit and run in Silver Spring - authorities a...
bicyclingfatalities
https://washcycledc.blogspot.com/2006/04/
Washcycle: April 2006
april
https://washcycledc.blogspot.com/2005/11/ddot-receives-5-million-to-make-walking.html
Washcycle: DDOT Receives $5 Million to Make Walking, Biking to School Safer
Back in the day I used to bike to school 50 miles in the snow - uphill both ways. Back then more than half of all kids biked or walked to ...
to makeddotreceivesmillion
https://washcycledc.blogspot.com/2005/11/kilgore-i-66-and-custis-trail.html
Washcycle: Kilgore, I-66 and the Custis Trail
Jerry Kilgore has continued promising to widen Interstate 66 inside the Beltway. Both The Post and the DCist did a fine job of discuss...
and thekilgoretrail
https://washcycledc.blogspot.com/2005/12/cwl-2-wb-to-anacostia-connector-trail.html
Washcycle: CWL #2 - WB&A to Anacostia Connector Trail
a tocwlwbanacostiaconnector
https://washcycledc.blogspot.com/2005/10/how-not-to-work-with-community.html
Washcycle: How not to work with the community.
The Coalition for the Capitol Crescent Trail ( CCCT ) worked out a deal with Minkoff Construction Company, that would give Minkoff the rig...
how not towork withcommunity
https://washcycledc.blogspot.com/2025/12/cwl-8-reopening-dc.html
Washcycle: CWL #8 - Reopening DC
This is the eighth project on my 12-item Christmas wish list for DC biking projects. #8 Opening all (some) of DC's closed off areas ...
cwlreopeningdc
https://washcycledc.blogspot.com/2006/01/winter-biking.html
Washcycle: Winter Biking
Last year my rule was not to bike on days when the high was below 45 degrees, but due to some recent purchases I'm going to drop that temper...
winterbiking
https://washcycledc.blogspot.com/2006/02/new-parking-on-mall.html
Washcycle: New Parking on the mall
The National Park Service is going to expand bike parking facilities on the Mall by 100 racks. There are already a few bike racks there; h...
on thenewparkingmall
https://washcycledc.blogspot.com/2006/02/fixing-interim-cct.html
Washcycle: Fixing the Interim CCT
First let me say this, it's time to do away with the " interim " Capital Crescent Trail. Either add it to the Capital Crescent Trail or c...
fixinginterimcct
https://washcycledc.blogspot.com/2006/02/people-who-get-it.html
Washcycle: People who "Get it."
Stephen Colbert, host of " The Colbert Report " (the t's are silent, "cause it's French, B$%#%"), loves to talk about people who "get it," ...
peopleget
https://washcycledc.blogspot.com/2006/03/perils-for-pedestrians.html
Washcycle: Perils for Pedestrians
Bethesda resident John Z. Wetmore creates a show called " Perils for Pedestrians " that addresses bicycle and pedestrian safety issues. I'v...
perilspedestrians
https://washcycledc.blogspot.com/2006/01/western-maryland-rail-trail-extention.html
Washcycle: Western Maryland Rail Trail Extention
In October, Gov. Robert Ehrlich announced that Maryland would spend $5 million on a 4.5 mile extension of the Western Maryland Rail Trail ....
western marylandrail trailextention
https://washcycledc.blogspot.com/2006/01/baltimore-throws-down-gauntlet.html
Washcycle: Baltimore Throws Down the Gauntlet
Baltimore plans to create a bicycle network that combines designated lanes and shared roadways to create more than 400 miles of bike routes...
baltimorethrowsgauntlet
https://washcycledc.blogspot.com/2005/12/beach-drive-to-remain-open-for-cars.html
Washcycle: Beach Drive to remain open for cars
It's been widely reported , and if you read this blog you probably already know it, but the National Park service has decided not to close B...
beach driveremainopencars
https://washcycledc.blogspot.com/2006/04/w-power-lines-and-battlefield-parkway.html
Washcycle: W&OD, Power lines and Battlefield Parkway
power linesodbattlefieldparkway
https://washcycledc.blogspot.com/2005/11/bike-lanes-in-door-zone.html
Washcycle: Bike Lanes in the "Door Zone"
It might seem like a surprise but members of the Montgomery Bicycle Advocates (MoBike) attended a public meeting about placing bike lanes...
bike lanesin thedoorzone
https://washcycledc.blogspot.com/2006/04/closing-streets-to-cars.html
Washcycle: Closing Streets to Cars
A controversy in San Francisco is brewing that sounds very familiar. Right now, the city closes part of JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park to c...
closingstreetscars
https://washcycledc.blogspot.com/2005/12/cwl-9-new-york-avenue-station-mbt.html
Washcycle: CWL #9 - New York Avenue Station MBT
This is the ninth project on my 12-item Christmas wish list for DC biking projects. #9 Opening the New York Avenue Metro station section ...
new yorkcwlavenuestationmbt
https://washcycledc.blogspot.com/2006/01/
Washcycle: January 2006
january
https://washcycledc.blogspot.com/2005/12/cwl-4-w-under-395.html
Washcycle: CWL #4 - W&OD under 395
cwlod
https://washcycledc.blogspot.com/2005/11/whitehurst-freeway-ii.html
Washcycle: Whitehurst Freeway II
The third and final open house on the Whitehurst Freeway was on Monday night, and the city is either trying to present every possible optio...
whitehurstfreewayii
https://washcycledc.blogspot.com/2006/01/trees-and-trains-on-w-trail.html
Washcycle: Trees and Trains on the W&OD Trail
The fight with Dominion Power over power lines and trees continues. On the one hand DP has instituted a " right tree in the right place " p...
on thetreestrainswod
https://washcycledc.blogspot.com/2025/11/anacostia-trail-environmental.html
Washcycle: Anacostia Trail Environmental Assessment Released
There are two major new trails being planned for the district. The first is the Metropolitan Branch Trail which is in various states of des...
environmental assessmentanacostiatrailreleased
https://washcycledc.blogspot.com/2006/04/the-many-dangers-of-cycling_12.html
Washcycle: The many dangers of cycling
Besides the usual dangers of wiping out, getting hit by a car or being laughed at because of your Lycra there are many other new and downrig...
the manydangerscycling
https://washcycledc.blogspot.com/2005/12/making-east-potomac-park-part-of-mall.html
Washcycle: Making East Potomac Park part of the Mall
The National Coalition to Save Our Mall presented plans to expand the mall to include East Potomac Park as part of their Third Century Mall...
part of thepotomac parkmakingeastmall
https://washcycledc.blogspot.com/2006/03/mcbag-meeting-minutes.html
Washcycle: McBAG meeting minutes
DC, Arlington, Montgomery County and PG County all have citizen advisory boards for bicycling issues. If Alexandria has one they keep it a s...
meetingminutes
https://washcycledc.blogspot.com/2006/03/custis-trail-tunnel.html
Washcycle: Custis Trail Tunnel
There's a proposal before the Arlington County Board to build a 10-story, 43-unit residential building (for now called 1101 Lee Hwy) on th...
trailtunnel