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
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...
How Does a 10-year-old Get an E-Bike? Facing the Bike Menace
On April 16, a 14-year-old performing wheelies on an electric motorcycle (not a standard e-bike) struck an 81-year-old Vietnam veteran in Los Angeles. The victim remains in critical condition. On Easter weekend, a 10-year-old in DC riding an e-bike in a bike...
CM Pinto Supports E-Bike Regulation – E-Bike Bill Becomes an Issue in Election Year
You know we’re making progress when Ward 2 Councilmember Brooke Pinto endorses the regulation of e-bikes. Now running for Congress, Pinto introduced the e-bike rebate bill a few years ago to put more bikes in the bike lanes. DC has provided $1 million in rebates. In...
News Report Confuses Bike Crash with Car Crashes Why we need E-bike regulation
WUSA-9 is reporting today, April 9, that new data show hit-and-run crashes are on the rise throughout the country and references the tragic crash this weekend when a 10-year-old was hit. But, according to its own reporting on April 6, the crash this weekend was a...
Mayoral Candidate Calls for Bike Plan Moratorium as DDOT Advances Taylor St. Bike Plan
Mayoral candidate Vincent Orange has called on Mayor Bowser for an immediate moratorium on new bike-lane projects until the District completes a transparent review of traffic flow, truck movements, school safety, emergency access, parking impacts, and neighborhood...
Facing the Bike Menace – A Call to Regulate E-Bikes in DC
On Sept. 22, 2025, the local news outlet, Popville, reported a senior woman was knocked to the ground by a hit-and-run biker on the 1700 block of Columbia Rd. The victim was taken to the hospital with injuries, according to the police report. The District...
DDOT prioritizes cycling activists over general public. Again.
DDOT prioritizes cycling activists over general public. Again. DDOT’s Sham Public Engagement Process - Open Letter – Save Conn Ave 12-21-25 Open Letter to DDOT Regarding Sham Public Engagement Process December 21, 2025 Director Kershbaum and Associate Director...
Calcutta Street Scene – Charles Allen’s Peculiar Vision for DC Streateries
On December 2, at the 11th hour when many streateries were being torn down, Councilmember Charles Allen rushed to save them at the behest of the restaurant lobby. He pushed an emergency, temporary streateries act through the District Council, up-ending 18 months of...
Ban the Calcutta Street Scene in DC – Council Votes Tues. Dec. 2 on Streateries
While many were traveling for Thanksgiving, Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen quietly introduced ‘emergency’ legislation to subvert new streatery rules. Allen’s ‘emergency’ bill lowers fees and allows broad exemptions to appease the restaurant lobby. It...
Direct Route vs Safe Route – DDOT’s Bikeways Workshop Tonight in Ward 8
You may know the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) is preparing a new 5-year Strategic Bikeways Plan. I’m betting you don’t know about its workshops in each Ward (Nov. 13 - Dec. 11) to fulfill its obligation for community engagement. Tonight, the meeting is...
Feds Stop Bike Lanes – Report from Ward 7 Transportation Town Hall
In a discussion last night, Nov. 12, at the Transportation Town Hall in Ward 7, Sharon Kershbaum, director of the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) reported to an overflow crowd that the mammoth East Capitol Street improvement project will not have a bike...
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Nick DelleDonne
DC Safe Streets Coalition
dcsafestreetscoalition@gmail.com
703 929 6656