D.C. Bicycle Advisory Council

The Fiscal Year 2014-2015 Performance Oversight Hearings schedule has been released and the Committee on Transportation and the Environment, chaired by Council member Mary M. Cheh (Ward 3), has placed the D.C. Bicycle Advisory Council on the docket. This hearing gives residents an opportunity testify about bicycling in the District. The hearing is tentatively scheduled to begin 11:00am on Friday, March 6, 2014 in Room 412 in the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. Also scheduled are the Pedestrian Advisory Council and the District Department of Transportation (DDOT). The purpose of the Performance Oversight Hearings are to allow the Council to ask questions regarding the current operations of District agencies, committees, and other government organizations. The Council looks at current fiscal year operations, which began October 1, 2014, as well as operations during the previous year.

Join us this Thursday, February 26th for a meeting with MPD. The prime focus of the conversation will be a briefing by Sgt. Terry Thorne on February 26th on officer training and public education efforts by MPD.  Where: 501 New York Ave NW  When: February 26th at 6pm As always, BAC meetings are open to the public and we encourage the sharing of your thoughts and questions. There is a CaBi station one block south at 5th and K NW and the Mt Vernon Metro is a few blocks west. If you cannot attend the meeting, please leave use our comments section below or  @DCBAC  on Twitter.

DC has set ambitious goals for expanding  bike  infrastructure. The Sustainable DC plan includes meeting the goal of 25%  biking and walking  by 2032. The MoveDC plan has set out a plan for a connected network of  bicycle  infrastructure for the whole city - including cycletracks and  bike   lanes .  In the short term, the 2-year MoveDC implementation plan has set out a goal of installing 15 miles total of  bike   lanes  in 2015 and 2016. Last year, just over 9 miles of bike lanes were installed.  This document represents a kind of work plan of  bike   lanes  that DDOT staff are currently planning to work on towards fulfilling the 2-year implementation plan.  Lanes  are included here based on a combination of priority and feasibility. 2015 Bikeways Work Plan Possible 2015 Installations Street Name From To Street Miles Facility Type 1st St NE G St Columbus Cir 0.14 Cycle Track 2nd St NE T St Rhode Island Ave 0.22 Bike Lane 2nd S