Mayor Bowser, Please Look Closer at DDOT’s Budget and Bike Lanes

As Mayor Bowser seeks $70M cutting budgets of various agencies to fund more pressing needs like police and Metro, we have a thought. Take a closer look at DDOT’s budget. The Mayor asked the DC Council to trim $5M from the District Department of Transportation (DDOT),...

Bike Lobby Says: Biking Can Kill You – Time to Regulate Bikes

DC’s bike lobby, The Washington Area Bicyclists Association (WABA), which promotes biking and organizes bike activities for fun, quietly acknowledges that biking is dangerous. For those who participate in its bike rides, WABA requires a waiver to release it from...

E-Bikes Collide: NYC Considers Full Regulation, As DC Ignores Problems

Noting grisly fatalities as e-bikes collide with pedestrians, New York City Council Member Bob Holden has introduced a bill (0758-2022) to register, license, and insure e-bikes, along with a requirement for road certification, bike inspection, and an e-mobility tax to...

Lawyer of Year’ Slams DC Bike Lanes

Four-time “Lawyer of the Year “ Patrick Regan called out the District bike lanes as “incredibly poor planning,” reports Justin Smulison in “A Better Roadmap for Bicycle Safety in D.C.,” Washington’s Best Lawyers 2024 (Oct. 2,...