DC Safe Streets Coalition
Join us in a united effort across all DC neighborhoods to save our communities impacted by reckless and dangerous DDOT Bike Plans, particularly when unsupported by studies in the planning process.
17th Street NW Bike Plan in Dupont Circle
Who We Are
DC neighbors have mounted a campaign to protest the reckless and dangerous Bike Plans and lane closures throughout the city. Protected Bike Lanes (PBLs) are not advisable through congested commercial streets where there are frequent interruptions in the bike lane. They pose hazards to pedestrians, seniors, drivers, business patrons and bike riders alike, just as the Mayor delayed plans for the massive K Street Transitway and the Connecticut Ave. Bike Plan, we ask for a pause in the network of bike plans and a comprehensive review, a study of alternative routes, ADA compliance, and community engagement in the form of many Town Halls to engage better with the community.
We encourage consideration of alternate cycle routes, alleys and small streets. Commercial stretches are inappropriate for protected bike lanes which set aside dedicated space for bikes in all seasons and all weather, even when they are not used. Closing traffic lanes causes congestion and will discourage business, entertainment and commercial activity in the city. We reject the false planning that creates an unworkable design, removing all legal parking spaces and then punishing patrons and residents for parking illegally. Funneling all traffic through one lane is a grave and reckless mistake.
We petition the Mayor, the Council and the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) to reject plans which will cripple the economic and social nerve center of our livable/walkable communities. We support efforts to bring neighborhoods together in the DC Safe Streets for All Coalition.
DC Council member introduces bill to close streets to cars far more often.
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Press Release
DC Will Pay for Bike Lanes As Trump Cancels Federal Funding
In July, President Trump announced his decision to stop federal funding of bike lanes. With a network of bike lanes in DC costing hundreds of millions of dollars, federal funds have been a driving force. The question arises: What effect will the withdrawal of federal...
How Do Kids Get E-Bikes? SNAP
On Easter weekend, as we reported earlier, a 10-year-old riding an e-bike in a bike lane was struck by a hit-and-run ATV doing wheelies. He was hospitalized and suffered brain injury. He is not alone. Hospital emergency rooms report a spike in injuries from e-bikes...
Was It Something We Said?
Good morning, Coalition Superstars Partly through the efforts of the DC Safe Streets Coalition, the conversation about regulating e-bikes and scooters continues to grow. The League of American Bicyclists will host a webinar Tuesday, Aug 11 at 3 PM, with...
E-Bike Crashes and Safe Streets
Congressional Whistleblower Summit, Tuesday, July 28 This week a nine-year-old was killed and a five-year-old was seriously injured riding electric-assist scooters. Hospital Emergency Rooms report a sharp increase in e-bike injuries. Yet, DC encourages children to...
Congressional WhistleBlower Summit, Tuesday, July 28, 1 pm
DC Safe Streets Coalition is pleased to serve on the panel discussion Congressional WhistleBlower Summit When: Tuesday, July 28, 1 pm Where: Rayburn House Office Building Room 2044 45 Independence Ave SW, 20515 Pls make plans to attend. And be sure to...
Get your children off the street! When Stop Means Stop
“Look both ways when you cross the street.” A simple warning that has been replaced by a demand that the streets be safe for children biking to school. That demand is undeliverable, but DC has signed onto it. DC is currently seeking comments for its Safe Routes to...
Kansas Ave. Bike Plan Walkthrough – Today; Neighbors fear removal of traffic lane will block EMS
The newly completed bike plan on Kansas Ave. removes traffic lanes, increases congestion and raises concerns about access by emergency responders. At a walkthrough with DDOT today, neighborhood spokesman Sam Shanks will ask if EMS approved the plan. A similar plan on...
Why a Bike Lane on Street with No Traffic? Neighbors Protest Missouri Ave. Bike Plan Tonight
Neighbors will gather tonight to protest a bike plan for Missouri Avenue between 14th and 17th St., NW, a plan that will remove street parking and access to the curb on a one-way street. This stretch of Missouri Ave. at the edge of Rock Creek Park is quiet and...
V. Orange Pledges to Examine DDOT Bike Plans – Mayoral Candidates Would Regulate E-Bikes
In this election year, the issue on voters’ minds is bike lanes. Yet too many candidate forums exclude candidates, avoid transportation issues and block questions directly from the audience.It is refreshing, therefore, to see mayoral candidate Vincent Orange step up...
Facing the E-Bike Menace in DC – Public Meeting on Federal Requirements This Week
Of the 700,000 residents in DC, few want to ride a bike - very few. Despite this fact, DC is pushing E-bikes onto city streets at our peril in a vain effort to fill empty bike lanes.DDOT spokesman Greg Billing, former Executive Director of DC’s bike lobby, the...
BAC Opens Discussion on E-Bike Regulation
It is a hopeful sign for DC pedestrians that the DC Bicycle Advisory Council (BAC) last week opened a discussion on the regulation of e-bikes. Under the leadership of Chair John Peconom, the BAC forum is the grassroots government agency that advises the Mayor and DC...
Adams Morgan ANC Fails Again as One Candidate Steps Up
At the crowded, 2-hour candidate forum in Adams Morgan Wednesday night, April 29, ANC1C which hosted the event raised no question about bike lanes. One of the moderators quipped, “At least I don’t have to ask about bike lanes.” It is disturbing that the...
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Nick DelleDonne
DC Safe Streets Coalition
dcsafestreetscoalition@gmail.com
703 929 6656