Flickr contributor vassieux snapped this shot of the "ghost bike" for Alice Swanson, who was killed Tuesday morning while riding her bike north of Dupont Circle. WABA is holding a ceremony at 6:30 p.m. to draw attention to bike safety issues and call for a full investigation into Swanson's death.......

The Washington Area Bicyclist Association has just announced a press conference for this evening on the death of bicyclist Alice Swanson. Swanson was killed by a garbage truck just before 8 a.m. on Tuesday morning. Tonight at 6:30 p.m., the cyclist association will install a "ghost bike" at the intersection of Connecticut Ave and Q R Street NW, near the spot where 22-year-old Swanson died, in an effort to highlight the need for better bicycle......