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.

Release: Monday, August 7th, 2023
Contact: Nick DelleDonne ,
delledonne.n@comcast.net, 703 929 6656

DDOT Refuses to Say Bike Lanes Are Safe for Children

As Resident v. Biker Conflict in Ward 4 Escalates

A vocal community demanded the data supporting the 5th Street Bike Plan at Grant Circle on August 2 at an on-site meeting with Everett Lott, Director of the District Department of Transportation (DDOT).  DDOT has yet to produce data to support the dangerous Bike Plan on a major arterial. In the escalating conflict between residents and the bike community in the Grant Circle NW neighborhood in Ward 4, Lott refused to say bike lanes are safe for children. One parent said he is using the Protected Bike Lane to train his children to ride their bikes.

News of the public meeting surfaced on social media last week, with comments that disparaged local residents.  Bike advocates were urged to show up to counter complaints.

The 5th Street plan has led to a series of hit-and-run traffic crashes. One distraught neighbor had to replace her car after an early morning hit-and-run crash totaled her parked vehicle. A second accident has already damaged her new car.

DDOT installed a Protected Bike Lane (PBL) and narrowed the traffic lane on a major arterial that carries traffic to a complex of hospitals, commercial deliveries, commuters, and residents. Residents complain of lost parking, difficulty exiting their cars, and an increase in accidents.

Lott proposed closing the street in the block south of Grant Circle to calm traffic, but residents protested that they need the street. Lott said he would return in October.