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The D.C. Bicycle Advisory Council is an appointed commission that advises D.C. government on bicycling issues. dcbicyclecouncil gmail [dotcom] #bikeDC

 Washington, DC
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Joined April 2011
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Great Tour de Roosevelt test ride this morning! Register today for the 2nd annual Tour de Roosevelt community bike ride on Sunday, September 18th at 10am: bit.ly/TourdeRoosevelt #VisionZeroDC #BikeDC
Image from Julian Hipkins III (@JulianHipkins)
Image from Julian Hipkins III (@JulianHipkins)
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Great Tour de Roosevelt test ride tonight with @HandlebarsDC! Register today for the 2nd annual Tour de Roosevelt community bike ride on Sunday, September 18th at 10am: bit.ly/TourdeRoosevelt #VisionZeroDC #BikeDC
Image from Julian Hipkins III (@JulianHipkins)
Image from Julian Hipkins III (@JulianHipkins)
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Please join us on Sat., Aug. 27 at 9:30am for a BAC Facilities ride in Ward 5. Meet up place will be 12th and Franklin NE. The focus of the ride is connectivity to MBT and take a look at the current facilities to make suggestions for improvements. #bikedc @openstreetsdc
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Our fproposed route: Franklin down to 7th St and then make a sharp left onto 8th street NE then to the Metropolitan Branch Trail. We hope you'll join us! #bikedc
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loooong list of bike lane updates in the @DDOTDC report to the @DCBAC tonight. 🎉
- 1st SE - people keep parking in areas that aren't parking anymore, so DDOT will soon move bikeshare stations there - 8th NE - plans presented to community meeting this week - 9th NW - meeting this week with design team for PA Ave to T St; T St to Barry Pl bike lane install expected complete June - AZ Ave - Met ANC 4/22 for input on proposed alternatives - E St NW - traffic analysis underway to protect existing bike lanes - I St SW/SE - 90% designed; NOI soon for summer install - Kenyon NW - extension to 11th NW is at 65% design - Minnesota SE - PBL install underway M St to Ely Pl - Monroe/Michigan Ave NE - working with CUA for trail connecting to Crosstown bikeway; existing Monroe bikelanes will become PBLs when that's built - Park Pl+Park Rd NW - NOI closes May 9, construction to follow shortly - PA Ave SE - NOI closes today; construction late June/early July, done by Spring 2023 - Tunlaw/NM Ave NW - Starting final design, but truncated to Calvert, not continuing to 37th St NW.

ALT - 1st SE - people keep parking in areas that aren't parking anymore, so DDOT will soon move bikeshare stations there - 8th NE - plans presented to community meeting this week - 9th NW - meeting this week with design team for PA Ave to T St; T St to Barry Pl bike lane install expected complete June - AZ Ave - Met ANC 4/22 for input on proposed alternatives - E St NW - traffic analysis underway to protect existing bike lanes - I St SW/SE - 90% designed; NOI soon for summer install - Kenyon NW - extension to 11th NW is at 65% design - Minnesota SE - PBL install underway M St to Ely Pl - Monroe/Michigan Ave NE - working with CUA for trail connecting to Crosstown bikeway; existing Monroe bikelanes will become PBLs when that's built - Park Pl+Park Rd NW - NOI closes May 9, construction to follow shortly - PA Ave SE - NOI closes today; construction late June/early July, done by Spring 2023 - Tunlaw/NM Ave NW - Starting final design, but truncated to Calvert, not continuing to 37th St NW.

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BIGGER @DCBAC NEWS: Congrats to Gregg Adams, our chair! #bikedc
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HAPPENING NOW: Our bi-monthly full meeting. Join us on zoom. Info at bikedcbike.org. #bikedc
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The @DCBAC's Legislative Committee is about to get started! On the agenda: recommendations on proposed legislation from @marycheh and recommendations regarding EV cords crossing sidewalks. Info to join at bikedcbike.org #bikedc
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Join us at 7pm for the @DCBAC's Facilities Committee meeting! For login information, visit bikedcbike.org! #bikedc
This week in @DCBAC: On Thurs at 6pm, our Safety/Ed/Enforcement Cmte is hosting a panel on the history of bikes in #DC, feat. panelists Marcus Smith, Lester Wallace, Peter Harnik, & Tony Goodman. #bikedc, you won't want to miss this. For login, visit bikedcbike.org/.
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Reminder that the BAC General meeting starts tonight at 6pm EST. Meeting information and zoom link can be found on our website at bikedcbike.org
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On top of all this, a rare double: your @DC_PAC and @DCBAC *both* meet this week. PAC is *tonight* at 6:30p: walkdcwalk.org/2022/02/pac-f… BAC is Weds at 6p: bikedcbike.org/2022/02/march… Both will, among other things, discuss Military Rd Trail study and bills coming up soon at Council…
CM Janeese Lewis George (@CMLewisGeorgeW4) profile pictureCM Janeese Lewis George@CMLewisGeorgeW428 Feb 2022
☕ Good morning, #Ward4 and #DC! I know it's a manic Monday for many of us so I wanted to make sure you didn't miss some important deadlines that are coming up soon.
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Our full-BAC meeting for March is on 3/3/2022. Join us on zoom. Details can be found on our website: bikedcbike.org
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Correction: the March meeting is on Wednesday, March 2
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Reminder that our General meeting is this week, Wednesday, 3/2 @ 6pm. Join us on zoom. Details and agenda can be found on our website: bikedcbike.org
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.@HandlebarsDC for @DCBAC: We can change the way people use our streets. Paris shows we can make change—but we have to try.
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🙌🙌@marycheh! We appreciate you incorporating our advice into your new #visionzerodc bills. We're looking forward to reviewing the bills at an upcoming meeting, then seeing them passed and funded swiftly! #bikedc
Mary M. Cheh (@marycheh) profile pictureMary M. Cheh@marycheh22 Feb 2022
Replying to @marycheh
Importantly, in jurisdictions where similar policies have been implemented, safety has improved. For example, in Delaware, bike-related crashes at stop signs (now treated as yield) dropped by 23% in the 1st year of adopting this policy. The @DCBAC also called for this change:
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Due to a scheduling conflict, tomorrow night’s meeting has been postponed. Keep an eye on bikedcbike.org for future updates
Our Legislative Committee is meeting on Tuesday @ 6pm. Join us on zoom. Details can be found on our website: bikedcbike.org
Our Safety, Education & Enforcement is meeting this Thursday, 2/10 @ 6pm. Meeting link and details are available at bikedcbike.org
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The SEE Committee is meeting starts tonight at 6pm! Join us on zoom. Details and agenda can be found on our website: bikedcbike.org
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*is meeting tonight. Starts at 6pm*
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