D.C. Bicycle Advisory Council

Join us for a General Council meeting at 6:00 pm this Wednesday, November 4 at One Judiciary Square,  441 4th St NW,  Rm. 1107 .  Agenda: 1. Introductions 2. Appointments and nominations for FY16 officers (or next meeting acting chair) 3. Approval of minutes 4. Input for the December 8th hearing on road safety legislation: B21-0335, the Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Act of 2015 B21-0383, the Vision Zero Act of 2015 B21-0021, the Enhanced Penalties for Distracted Driving Amendment Act of 2015 5. BAC input to East Side Protected Bikeway 6. Committee Reports 7. DDOT Updates 8. Other business and announcements Members of the public are welcome. The meeting is held in a government building so be prepared to show ID to enter. Once you pass the security checkpoint, please use the 'south' elevators on your right and go to the 11th floor. A  Capital BikeShare  station is located at the from of the building and the Judiciary Square ...

The next Legislative Committee is scheduled for 6:30pm, October 14th at Teaism in Penn Quarter  (400 8th Street NW) . We'll meet downstairs. There are two items to discuss: Council Member Cheh's Ominbus " Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Act of 2015 ". The comprehensive bill would require that the District provide more bicycle / pedestrian crash data, create a program that makes bicycling safer in high use areas, among other actions. Mayor Bowser's " Vision Zero Act of 2015 ". Vision Zero is a District-wide effort to eliminate transportation-related fatalities by 2024 through the effective use of data, education, enforcement, and engineering. This is a lot, as both laws have many moving parts, but if you have items you'd like to add, please let the us know in the comments section below.

Join us for our last rolling meeting of 2015 to explore Tenleytown. Meet at: Tenleytown Metro at 1:30 pm When: October 3rd Rain date: Should there be a downpour on Saturday, the rain date is October 15th at 6pm. The blog post will be updated should the ride be postponed. As always, members of the public are welcome and encouraged to come. Please bring a lock as we will gather to debrief after the ride.

Join us for a General Council meeting at 6:00 pm this Wednesday, September 2nd at One Judiciary Square,  441 4th St NW, Rm. 1107 .  Agenda: 1. Introductions 2. Approval of minutes 3. Committee reports & action items for the BAC 4. DDOT updates 5. Other Business & Announcements Members of the public are welcome. The meeting is held in a government building so be prepared to show ID to enter. Once you pass the security checkpoint, please use the 'south' elevators on your right and go to the 11th floor. A   Capital BikeShare station is located at the from of the building and the Judiciary Square Metro station is located at the entrance, as well as plenty of bike parking.  If you cannot make it, feel free to reach out to us on Twitter (@DCBAC) or in the comments below.

UPDATE: New date and ride location Join the Facilities Committee for a rolling meeting to explore Brookland, Eckington and the Metropolitan Branch Trail. We will meet at the  Brookland Metro Station (east side) and ride from there to explore the Brookland-Eckington Livability Study.  Where: Brookland Metro Station When: Thursday August 13st, 6:00pm As always, members of the public are invited and encouraged to come to BAC meetings. We intend to finish before dark but please bring a lights and a lock. 

Join us for a General Council meeting at 6:00 pm this Wednesday July 8th at 441 4th St NW, Rm. 1107 .  Agenda: 1. Introductions 2. Update on BAC appointments and nominations for FY16 officers. 3. Approval of minutes 4. Committee reports & Action items for the BAC 5. DDOT updates 6. Discussion of BAC FY 15-16 goals and objectives. 7. Other Business & Announcements Members of the public are welcome. The meeting is held in a government building so be prepared to show ID and go through security. There is a CaBi station and Judiciary Square Metro located at the entrance of the building, as well as plenty of bike parking.  If you cannot make it, feel free to reach out to us on Twitter (@DCBAC) or in the comments below.  

The BAC Safety and Education Committee will be meeting on Tuesday, June 30 th ,  6-7:30pm  on the patio of Bus Boys and Poets at 5 th  & K Street NW. We’ll be discussing the state of bicycle education in DC, what the city’s bicycle education goals should be that we can advise the city to embrace. Daniel Hoagland, WABA’s education director, will be joining us and an invitation has been sent to the DDOT Bicycle Program staff. Please join us!