D.C. Bicycle Advisory Council

The BAC meets on May 1 at 6 p.m. at 441 4th St NW, 11th floor. Bicycle Advisory Council 5/1/19 Meeting Agenda 1. Call to order; introductions 2. Discussion of regional BAC summit 3. MPD report 4. Committee appointments 5. Legislative Committee report 6. Safety, Education and Enforcement Committee report 7. Facilities Committee and DDOT reports 8. Discussion of BAC FY 2020 budget request 9. Vision Zero discussion 10. Public comment 11. Approval of March minutes 12. 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.

Bicycling advocate Dave Salovesh. Photo from his Facebook page. The BAC mourns the tragic loss of Dave Salovesh, a community leader struck and killed April 19 while bicycling on Florida Avenue NE. Police issued a press release reporting the fatal turn of events. Detectives with the Metropolitan Police Department’s Major Crash Investigations Unit are investigating a traffic fatality that occurred on Friday, April 19, 2019, in the intersection of 12th Street and Florida Avenue, Northeast. At approximately 10:00 a.m., an automated license plate reader alerted that there was a stolen white van in the area of Benning Road, NE. Metropolitan Police Department Fifth District officers saw the stolen van near the area of Benning Road and Florida Ave, NE and attempted to stop the vehicle. The driver refused to stop for the officers and fled the area. A short time later, officers from the Fifth District discovered the driver of the stolen van was involved in a traffic crash at the int

Highlights of BAC accomplishments in March: The BAC held its bimonthly meeting on March 6. The guest speakers were representatives of the Department of Public Works, who briefed the BAC on bike lane parking enforcement and other issues of concern to bicyclists. On a related note, the BAC voted to support DDOT “Proper Behavior in Bike Lanes” rulemaking and submitted its official position favoring “rules that remove ambiguity around driver behavior in bike lanes, especially if such rules result in regular enforcement.” BAC Chair Pro-Tem and Ward 5 representative Tom Bridge was reappointed on March 19. This evening I swore in Tom Bridge to his 2nd term on the @DCBAC . I’m excited for you to continue your work making the District safer for cyclists! pic.twitter.com/8fJLm1ZcNQ — Phil Mendelson (@ChmnMendelson) March 19, 2019 BAC Chair and Ward 4 representative Rachel Maisler and member Anders Pedersen joined a March 31 community ride supporting bicycle facilities on K St