Friday, May 17, 2013
DC ranks sixth among the most bikeable large cities in the United States, according to WalkScore.
DC ranks as the sixth most-bikeable large city, according to data released this week by WalkScore. DC received a bike score of 65.3 out of 100 possible points. The top five large cities (defined as those with populations of more than 500,000) were: Portland, OR; San Francisco; Denver; Philadelphia; Boston. Overall across the United States, bicycle commuting grew 47 percent between 2000 and 2010, according to the League of American Bicyclists. But in DC, the growth rate was a whopping 315 percent. To kick off summer and raise awareness, Friday, May 17 is National Bike to Work Day—part of the League of American Bicyclists’ Bike Month. (See more about the pit stops and Arlington information here.) See also: What could DC (and Arlington) do …
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Virginia is No. 1 in the South but No. 16 nationwide in terms of "bicycle friendliness," according to the League of American Cyclists.
(Editor's Note: The map above was created by the League of American Cyclists.) Virginia is ranked No. 1 in the South and No. 16 in the country in terms of "bicycle friendliness," according to the League of American Cyclists. That's up one spot from Virginia's No. 17 ranking in 2012. The commonwealth received a rating of four (on a one-to-five scale) for policies and programs and received accolades for having an active "share the road" campaign and an active statewide advocacy group (Virginia Bicycle Federation and BikeWalk Virginia). Included in feedback from the League of American Cyclists: See the PDF in the media box at right for more details on Virginia's ranking. In January, a number of bicyclists joined with Virginia state …
Monday, November 1, 2010
Although it was not awarded a major funding grant from the Department of Transportation, Capital Bikeshare is still expected to arrive in Rosslyn in the Spring of 2011.
The recently launched Capital Bikeshare program that gives District and Arlington residents a way to get around on rented wheels for short trips just lost out on a bid for funding from TIGER II, a grant program run by the Department of Transportation. If it were awarded this bid, Arlington County could have gained funding for a thousand bikes, including an expansion of stations from Rosslyn to Ballston. But with the absence of this funding, does the Orange Line Corridor have a chance of getting bikes anytime soon? Chris Eatough, Program Manager for BikeArlington, says that while the program was hopeful for funds from TIGER II, they were not relying on them. "Arlington County is still committed to expanding the program to the R-B Corridor…
Allen Muchnick
8:09 pm on Wednesday, May 8, 2013
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