May 19, 2026
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...
May 4, 2026
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...
Apr 28, 2026
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...
Apr 13, 2026
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...
Apr 9, 2026
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...