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...
Apr 1, 2026
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...