D.C. Bicycle Advisory Council

The Metropolitan Police Department will hold a Community Bike Ride this Sunday, April 10, 2016. The ride will begin at 10 a.m at the Takoma Metro Station, 327 Cedar Street, NW. Supported by the Department’s First, Fourth, and Fifth Districts, the ride will cover Wards 2, 4, 5, and 6. There will be a bicycle rodeo for children at 1st and L Streets, NE, where there will be bike games, a skills course and an obstacle course.

Photo by thedceye The group, Black Women Bike , hit the road early this past Saturday, July 17, at Eastern Market.  Getting more people to see bicycling as a transportation alternative requires a commitment to building the infrastructure and supporting groups like this.

The Housing Complex section of the Washington City Paper had an article by Alex Baca about Jan Gehl , a Danish planner and regular bicyclist who's been married for 45 years, and what he sees as the failing of cars and how they interact with people, among other things.  Demographic information gathered from the US Department of Transportation, states that bicyclists 65 and older make up 5 percent of all bike trips so his insight at 75 years old is important.