D.C. Bicycle Advisory Council

Please join the Bicycle Advisory Council's Facilities Committee (BAC FAC) for a ride August 10, 2013 to check on signage and trail connectivity between the District and the trails of Prince Georges County.  The ride will began at approximately 10:00am at the NOMA Gallaudet Metrorail station . Please arrive at the starting point a few minutes beforehand. The ride should last no more than three hours. Specifically, the ride will begin at the NOMA Gallaudet Metrorail station (near the N Street NE entrance) and will travel north on the Metropolitan Branch Trail . The route will pass the new trail extension, which runs besides the nearly completed Monroe Street Market . The ride will then turn east near Fort Totten and use the streets and trails that connect the District to the Northwest Branch of the Anacostia Tributary trail system in Maryland. We will return using a similar route. This connection differs from the Anacostia Riverwalk Trail route, which runs parallel to the ...

Metro bike patrol , a photo by uno000 on Flickr. A rare sight, metro police has a bike patrol. Hopefully we'll see more of them on the trains and around Metro stations. Via Flickr:

Bikes are allowed, just not welcomed (photo by thedceye) Despite its faults, Metrorail is a good subway system. No, really. When compared to other systems in the country, it does double duty as a regional commuter rail and an urban heavy rail system.  While that comparison seems natural to us only a few systems, like Bay Area Rapid Transit ( BART ) in San Francisco, travel as far and as frequently as Metrorail. That said, it's not perfect.  Through countless blogs, reports, tweets and articles, the operations of the Washington Area Transportation Authority  (WMATA) are subject to intense scrutiny.  To some, its policies and practices seem to occasionally be counterproductive, making customers feel like they are imposing when they question why it takes a year to fix an escalator or why train operators sometimes allow 5 seconds for passengers to board and disembark trains at crowded stations. In one respect; however, Metrorail seems downright hostile -- whe...