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Just a few weeks ago, Mayor Gray cut the ribbon on DC’s newest protected bike lane on First St. NE. The brightly painted lane is physically separated from car traffic by a concrete or rubber curbs. Do you want a protected bike lane in your neighborhood? Now is your chance.
The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) is now accepting public comments on a draft 20 year master transportation plan called MoveDC (review the draft plan). The bicycling element proposes an expansion of the bicycling network with over 200 new miles of bike lanes, protected bike lanes (cycle tracks) and trails. The finished network would be a whopping 343 miles of dedicated bicycle infrastructure! Read our blog post summary about the draft plan.
MoveDC is not done deal. DDOT accepting public comments on the draft plan until July 6th, 2014. There will be a DC Council public hearing on Friday, June 27th at 11am. Sign up to testify at the hearing online here. DDOT will compile comments and make edits to the draft plan. A final plan would need to adopted by DC Council. MoveDC needs your support.
Please, take five minutes to give your support and provide comments online now.
Thanks to the many WABA members and supporters who attended more than a dozen public meetings and spoke in support of bicycling over the past year during the MoveDC process. You all rock.
When the proposed bicycle network is fully built out, the majority of DC residents would be within a two minute ride of a protected bike lane or trail. Please help make this a reality!
