D.C. Bicycle Advisory Council

Highlights of BAC accomplishments in December: BAC committees held their bimonthly meetings in December. MPD Assistant Chief Jeffery Carroll attended the Safety, Education and Enforcement Committee meeting to discuss law enforcement matters with committee members. News of interest The following news stories and press releases appeared in December. DDOT Launches New Safety Measures in Support of Mayor Bowser’s Vision Zero Initiative  – left turns are being reconfigured to slow drivers and increase pedestrian safety; right turns on red will be prohibited at 100 intersections.  For more information, see this news story and this map of the intersections. A bus driver struck and killed two pedestrians in late December at 7th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. The driver was arrested and reportedly distracted by his phone. The Washington Post editorial board had this to say: Too many people died in D.C. traffic crashes in 2018. We can do better in 2019. Dockless vehicles:

The BAC meets on Jan. 9 at 6 p.m. at 441 4th St NW, 11th floor. Bicycle Advisory Council 1/9/19 Meeting Agenda 1. Call to order; introductions 2. Public comment 3. Guest speaker: MPD Assistant Chief Jeffery Carroll 4. S afety, Education and Enforcement Committee report • December meeting •  MPD ride-along 5.  Facilities Committee report • D ecember meeting 6. DDOT report 7. Discussion and vote to fund one registration fee for the National Association of City Transportation Officials’  Vision Zero Workshop: Redesigning Major Streets for Safety 8. Election of BAC officers 9. Approval of November minutes 10. Adjournment ---------------------------------- BAC meetings are open to the public. ID is required to enter the building. Once through security, take elevators on the right-hand side to the 11th floor.