D.C. Bicycle Advisory Council

In 1896, civic rights pioneer Susan B. Anthony made the following statement about bicycling : " Let me tell you what I think of bicycling. I think it has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world. It gives women a feeling of freedom and self-reliance. I stand and rejoice every time I see a woman ride by on a wheel…the picture of free, untrammeled womanhood ." From a Black Women Bike Ride Photo by theDCeye Monday, December 12, 2011, the Washington Area Bicyclist Association will hold a forum that hopes to determine why over a hundred years after her statement, there are statistically fewer women bicycling when compared with men.  The Women's Bike Forum (registration is required, space is limited) will begin at 6:00p until 8:00p at the in the small meeting room in the West End Neighborhood Public Library , 1101 24th Street NW. The roundtable discussion will include a panel of women who are active in the local bicycling community and will sha...

The map below shows road-related fatalities in the Washington region for pedestrians, bicyclists, motorcyclists, and vehicle occupants. The data is provided by ITO World , a United Kingdom-based organization that produces mapping and visualisations that help people understand and analyze complex transportation data. According to the ITO World website, the map contains road fatality information from several countries, including the United States. The US map shows virtually every fatality that occurred on roads as a result of a collision involving a motor vehicle between between January 1, 2001 and December 31, 2009. By using the zoom bar on the left of the map, the "key" button and the search bar on the right, basic details of each incident are available including the general location, person's age, sex and the year in which the crash took place. While the data does not allow for the separation of crashes by transportation mode in a particular area, it does provide ...