Via Greater Greater Washington, Twitter user @nikki_d caught Councilmember Vincent Orange (D-At Large) parking his white Cadillac SUV in the 15th Street NW bike lane on New Year's Day. more ›

TBD's got the news that new and improved bicycle lanes are coming to D.C. in 2012, notably along L and M Streets NW. more ›

If you follow the D.C. Fire & EMS twitter feed, there's almost never a weekday that goes by that doesn't include an update about a struck pedestrian or bicyclist. Other blogs, such as Struck in DC, have popped up to document the various "incidents" and run-ins that occur around town. One particular post surrounding an accident with a taxi and a plea for help has been circulating around the D.C. internet sphere. more ›

TBD reports that Natasha Pettigrew, a Maryland Green Party candidate for U.S. Senate in Maryland, has died due to injurings she suffered after struck by an SUV while riding her bicycle on Sunday morning on Landover Road in Largo. The story gets even more heartbreaking: the driver, Christy Littleford of Upper Marlboro, did not stop the vehicle after the accident because she thought she had hit an animal; when she got home, Littleford discovered the bicycle under her car and called the police. There are no current charges against Littleford, but Maryland State Police are continuing their investigation. more ›

After the economic recession dried up sponsorship for the second installment of the Capital Criterium last year, the District's only professional bicycle race makes a big return this weekend. more ›

A couple of weeks ago, DCist told you about the naming contest for D.C. and Arlington County's new regional bike sharing service, set to launch in the fall. DDOT asked the public to vote on a new name, offering a list of more than a dozen options, including everything from "ShareCycle" to "Bikington" to "George." As it turns out, D.C. area cyclists like their names ... real boring. DDOT tweeted this afternoon that the new bike sharing system will be dubbed "Capital Bikeshare." At least it's straightforward? more ›

DDOT is tweaking the bike lanes currently being installed between the White House and the Capitol on Pennsylvania Ave. more ›

D.C.'s new downtown bike lane project received approval from the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board this week, allowing the lanes to be included in the region's broader transportation planning models. more ›

If you've ever seen those cartoons where someone tosses thumbtacks on the road and a car or bicycle runs over them and gets flat tires, it seems both funny and harmless. But that wasn't the case at a local bicycle race over the weekend. more ›

The 1200 block of New York Ave. NW is closed at this hour, following what appears to have been a fatal collision between a cyclist and a security vehicle associated with the Nuclear Security Summit. more ›

Rush hour along First Street near Florida Avenue NW can be hairy, and crossing Florida Avenue at R Street NW by foot or bike is just a nightmare. Accidents there are frequent. But accidents along First Street NW itself are rare, and accidents that are in fact on purpose rarer still. The WashCycle relates an account from the Bike Washington listserv by a bicyclist who was struck, seemingly intentionally, when a driver holding his hand on the car horn ran into the bicyclist's rear wheel. Angry drivers often like to speed by bikes and express their frustration by nearly cutting them off or passing very slowly. And sometimes drivers decide it's okay to use the mass and speed of their vehicles to commit physical violence against slow or annoying bicyclists. Fortunately the biker in this situation was OK (the bike is another story), but nevertheless vehicular violence is very, very bad and, in this case, very probably a hit-and-run crime. more ›

By DCist Contributor Joe Danielewicz more ›

By DCist Contributor Joe Danielewicz more ›

Google today unveiled its long-awaited bicycle directions feature for Google Maps. more ›

City officials, cycling aficionados and business leaders gathered in the soaring atrium of the Italian Embassy in Washington Thursday evening to celebrate what they see as a historic opportunity -- bringing the 2012 Giro d'Italia to the District. more ›

There's nothing like that late-evening call from someone in the know telling you that the post you wrote on the massive international cycling stage-race coming to the District isn't really true. I dare say it, friends, but apparently the Giro d'Italia's coming to America isn't yet set in stone. more ›

What was a rumor for some and a dream for others is coming true -- the 2012 Giro d'Italia will start in the District of Columbia. more ›

Just a quick update on SmartBike DC: the city's shared bicycle program resumed normal service as of 6 a.m. this morning, according to a message sent to subscribers. SmartBike service had been suspended since the snow storm, but it looks like they've finally since managed to clear all the ice and snow away from the rental stations. more ›

It's not hard to imagine that regular SmartBike DC customers have been having a hard time accessing the service for the last couple weeks. Many of the shared bicycle stations are still buried under snow banks, and besides, riding a bicycle with this much ice and snow still on the roads is not for the faint-hearted. more ›

Organizers of the Giro d'Italia met with D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty yesterday to discuss plans to bring one of professional cycling's most prestigious events to the streets of the District, as The New York Times reports. more ›

We've been following the work on the new 15th Street NW contraflow bike lane for a while now, and today the District Department of Transportation and Mayor Fenty hosted a little ceremony to announce its formal completion. But we have to thank IMGoph for tweeting to point out that one of the images DDOT sent around from the ribbon cutting features Ward 2 Council member Jack Evans (D) aboard one of the city's SmartBikes. We're used to seeing the likes of Fenty and famed cycling enthusiast Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6) on bikes, but Jack Evans? He looks about as comfortable as a bear on ice skates. Click through to DDOT's Facebook page to scroll through the rest of their images from today's event. DDOT Director Gabe Klein also joined Fenty and Evans for their little ride. more ›

City workers on Friday collected and removed what remained of the 22 "ghost bikes" that had been placed around Connecticut and R Streets, the Post is reporting, including the locked-up bike that was put in the spot where the original memorial to Alice Swanson was located. Activist Legba Carrefour, the Columbia Heights resident behind the bikes, had pledged to ensure that the single memorial bike was replaced each time the city removed it, and he says he plans to keep his word. It just might take him a couple days. more ›

With Car Free Day coming up tomorrow, it's as good a time as ever to remind everyone of another two-wheeled celebration -- Bike DC. The October 17 event will feature two routes -- the 25-mile Capital Ride and the 12-mile Family Ride -- that weave their way through parts of the District and Arlington, including a stretch on the George Washington Parkway. more ›

A Metrobus driver and a bicyclist had a minor collision at the intersection of 14th Street and New York Ave. NW this morning, Metro's Taryn McNeil confirmed. The incident occurred at about 11:45 a.m. this morning. more ›

By DCist Contributor Lauren Evans more ›

Metro is hosting a public meeting tonight to gather input from riders on how to improve bicycle and pedestrian access to Metrorail. If you walk or bike to Metro or have even just thought about doing so, WMATA encourages you to show up at Metro Headquarters (in the Lobby Level Meeting Room at 600 5th Street NW) from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. tonight to offer your feedback. They are especially interested in hearing from cyclists, as one of the main purposes of the bicycle and pedestrian study they're conducting is to look at how Metro can make improvements to bicycle access. Tonight's public workshop comes at a difficult time to be gathering public opinion on Metrorail, given the latest news on the reliability of the system's track sensors. more ›

The WashCycle and other area cyclists have organized a D.C. version of the Ride of Silence, an international event that pays tribute to cyclists who have been killed or injured while riding on public roadways, tonight. more ›

This Friday, May 15 is the annual national Bike to Work Day (not to be confused with D.C.'s local Car Free DC Day, which happens in September). The Washington Area Bicyclist Association is once again taking the lead in organizing this year's event locally, and they're asking those of you who plan to participate to pre-register before showing up at the relevant "pit stop" on Friday morning. Registration is free, and allows the organizers to make sure each "pit stop" has enough supplies on hand to handle the crowds. Each "pit stop" will offer free breakfast and entertainment, plus the chance to win bicycles and other prizes. Registration also makes you eligible to receive a free T-shirt (the first 7,000 registrants who show up to their pit stops will get the shirts). more ›

No, we didn't camp outside his Ward 4 home or track him down at local airports to uncover his secretive travel habits, but we do try and keep our eyes open for Mayor Adrian Fenty. Ever the athlete, yesterday Fenty took part in a triathlon at Georgetown University and followed it up with the Carl Dolan Memorial Spring Classic 25-mile bike race in Columbia, Md. And how would we know? Like last year, I raced alongside Fenty, who is a member of local race club DC Velo. I pondered an impromptu on-bike interview, but instead settled for resting in his mayoral slipstream. Fenty drove to the race in his Smart Car, though his bike rode with an imposing security detail in a jet-black Suburban. more ›

Bill Myers reports in the Examiner that Mayor Adrian Fenty's regular bike rides have chalked up at least 178 man-hours for additional police security. "At least 100 times between January 2007 and June 2008, records show, one or more extra officers were paid to accompany Fenty’s bike team and security detail." The records paint a pretty different picture than the mayor's image as a chief executive who tends to drive himself around town without a large security detail or a motorcade. Police union head Kris Baumann told the Examiner the extra hours are "an embarrassment and a waste." more ›