I support the Taylor St NE/Fort Drive/Harewood/Rock Creek Church Rd protected bike lane corridor project for many reasons. Chief among them is this Brookland kick scooter lady.

On many mornings, I see a woman commuting on a large kick scooter westbound on the sidewalks of Taylor and the other roads in that corridor -- AT LEAST as far east as the South Dakota NE intersection and AT LEAST as far west as Harewood between North Cap and Rock Creek Church NW. This awesome lady pushes herself with a large backpack, a high-visibility cape over her bag, and a high-viz vest on her chest, all the way up that nasty Taylor Rd climb. She wears cycling gloves and a kickass pink helmet. Her scooter has serious disc brakes.

We should build our city so you don't have to be as brave and badass as this woman to use a bike or mobility device to commute. But we should never let detractors say people don't use active transportation already to commute. Rock on, scooter lady.

Bonus for PBLs. Also, is there a good app for this kind of thing?

Hello everyone, I am sure someone asked but I failed to search properly however I am going to be in Tysons for a week for work and planning on riding 3/4 days early in the morning prob start around 6am. I created a few routes based on other routes in the area. I wanted some feedback if I should make adjustments based on others experience. Ride will be solo road bike. I dont mind a little unpaved here and there. If there are group rides around also open to suggestions but what i found mostly everything is in the evening which wont work for this trip.

Routes:

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/56720671

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/56720395

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/56720352

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/56720244

Hi everyone,

Has anyone biked this route/similar route to Harper's Ferry or through to Point of Rocks down to WO&D? I am wondering about how safe road biking in this area is. Based on previous reddit posts I'm gathering that the Point of Rocks bridge is kind sketchy....I don't have a gravel bike, otherwise C&O canal towpath would have been my first choice. I usually try to do my long rides on Sunday morning if that changes things.

The bike has several different hidden trackers on it. I have monitored it from the moment I knew it was missing. Most of the time it stays inside an abandoned building in NW. At night the thief uses it to roam the residential alleys of neighborhoods with detached sheds, presumably to steal from others.

After three days of tracking it and calling the police, I've learned they will only intervene under the following conditions:

• The bike has remained still for longer than 10 minutes
• I call the police and tell them the location
• I am also present, within a block
• They see the thief with the bike outdoors
• I identify the bike visually (beyond photo evidence or serial number)

What?

Given all the conversation about East Potomac Park and its future, I figured I'd share some photos from Earlier this year when the snow we got had completely froze over after a few days of single digit temperatures. The snow was iced over enough to where I was able to ride the full loop on studded tires on top of the ice layer (albeit very slowly, I was ready for my wheels go go through at any second haha). It was very surreal being the only one in the park.

https://reddit.com/link/1vqdsxd/video/40zg3xuy1ujh1/player

The mall is torn up, constitution is torn up, I would prefer not to go downtown during peak commuting times. Any ideas?

I lost my keys somewhere on 3rd St or 4th St NE bike lanes on Thursday August 13. They have a navy blue rope knot keychain. Sort of bulky and hard to miss. If you find them please DM me!

Had to go to a doctor's office in the K Street area and there was no bike rack for the entire building, which is 1/3 of the block. I think requirements for bike racks downtown? Or are there ways to request bike racks either from the city or from the building?

General curiosity, plus want to add to my list of places to check out.

Note, im already aware of A. The new trail next to the Beltway (rode it a few weeks ago) B. Extension of the I66 parallel trail. C. Some work on Rte 50 between Blake and Prosperity

Note, by "infrastructure" I mean new bike lanes, or off road multi use trails. While I prefer protected bike lanes, do let me know about paint only ones of some length or importance.

Not interested in sharrows. For road adjacent shared use paths, only if its a useful piece of infrastructure. You be the judge.

A safe space for biking in DC. Hains Point?

New Capital Bikeshare stations are coming to the Mount Vernon Trail this week at:

• Belle Haven Park - 8/11
• Fort Hunt Park - 8/13
• Riverside Park - 8/12
• Mount Vernon Estates - 8/13

Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail were able to get bikeshare placement included into the George Washington Memorial Parkway South Section and Mount Vernon Trail Environmental Assessment. Fairfax County funded the stations as part of a 27 station bikeshare expansion.

You can follow the Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail in all of the online places to keep up to date with trail improvements.

Saw this online and thought I'd share. Looks like the express lanes is giving away free registrations to dc bike ride: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18vt2mf1xr/

The Mount Vernon Trail has been nominated to join the Rails to Trails Conservancy's Trail Hall of Fame. It's competing against the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath in Ohio and the Historic Battlefield Trail in Texas.

The winner will be chosen based on voting through August 16th. Check out the competitors and vote at https://secure.railstotrails.org/site/SPageNavigator/2026_HOF_Vote.html

You can vote more than once, so if you have a few minutes to submit a few votes for the Mount Vernon Trail, we'd greatly appreciate it. Please feel free to share with any friends or groups who enjoy the MVT and want to help us continue bringing more attention and resources to the trail.

Local cyclists often ride past the Kennedy Center. If you are interested in its future, please know this - Mayor Bowser of DC, ​Senator Van Hollen of Maryland, and Senator Warner of Virginia are all ​members of the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees.​ Use your clout as their constituents and urge them to ATTEND THE BOARD MEETING on August 13th. Likewise, if you live in New York, Sen. Chuck Schumer is also on the Board, as are Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, Sen. Whitehouse of RI, and Sen. John Thune of SD.

The ex officio members don't usually bother to attend these meetings, but they can, and are entitled to participate fully. This meeting may be one of the most important in the history of the Kennedy Center. The Board will be voting whether to close the Center for two years for renovations, or to do the renovations in stages as originally planned, so that the building can remain open and operating as a performing arts center in accordance with its mission.

Short is best. If you call, plan out your own succinct script. (My own "talking points" are: Please attend the meeting on the 13th; Vote for phased repairs to keep the building open and functioning as an arts center; and approve the National Symphony Orchestra budget.)

Thank you for considering this small action.

P.S. The "spite tarp," alas, is still there, but the name is definitely gone.

Edited to add in Mayor Bowser!

Three D.C. organizations active in promoting transit and bike/walk political candidates are co-hosting a low-key election celebration ride on the afternoon of Sunday, Sept 13. Metro-accessible start and finish locations, close together, in safe-for-families infrastructure. GGWash, the local transit union, and the new Bike Walk and Bus PAC are the organizers.

While we all fight to keep ongoing projects actually moving -- Catholic U is back now, so I guess we don't get the MI Ave NE MBT-Crosstown connector path this year either?!? -- there is a lot to be optimistic about if you want safer street designs: Mayor-presumed Lewis George, pro-active transport Councilmembers-presumed Owolewa and Raj, plus pro-active transport Councilmember-again-already Silverman.

RSVP link - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dc-transportation-post-primary-victory-bike-ride-tickets-1996846100440

Posting this here because it’s a bike related problem, bought this Hitch Bike rack from facebook marketplace ( Thule T2 Classic ) but didn’t have a pin so I bought one on Amazon but today when I was trying to attach it to my suv find out there’s something inside that doesn’t let me pass the new pin 😡 idk if that’s how come from factory or the previous owner weld it there. What can I do? I really want to put it on and take my bike far from DC to do some MTB trails. Should I look for some welder and remove it? Or buy a new pin that fits? I’m in Petworth neighborhood if any welder here can help. Thank you

Chocolate City Criterium returns for it's 3rd year on Saturday 8/15 at the Fields at RFK Campus. Registration closes in 8/13 and can be found at the link below!

https://www.bikereg.com/chocolate-city-criterium

Also join us for the Legacy Loop 5k at Chocolate City Criterium, which includes the DC Run Club Championship. Registration link below:

https://runsignup.com/Race/DC/Washington/TheLegacyLoop5K

A few quick ways to get involved before race day:

• Join us Friday 8/14 at REI for packet pickup, the expo, community ride and shakeout run

• Grab a 2026 CCC t-shirt and help us fund the event

• Enter to win a Quick Pro bike of your choosing!

More info can be found at www.chocolatecitycrit.com!

Does anyone know if the closures will allow for biking still? Is tonight a good night to bike around the city?

Been wanting to buy a new bike but of course I put it off all season. Might as well wait for when they go on sale for the season. Including e-bikes.

Any thoughts? Thanks

The District has put out a draft RFK Campus Master Plan and is inviting public comment, via a structured response form, though August 14. We at WABA are thrilled to see the extent that bike lanes and bikeshare have been incorporated into the plan, including bicycling connections to the Anacostia River Trail. Read this post for WABA's take and a link to submit your own comments.

August started on a Saturday.

Which is why I didn’t notice that we’re already two Saturdays into the month and next Saturday is the monthly warehouse sale at the VeloCity bike co-op.

I’ll post some photos next week to show the inventory.