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Nov 19, 2009

Jack Evans Hops Aboard a SmartBike at Bike Lane Unveiling

Image courtesy DDOT 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…

Nov 09, 2009

‘Trun’ on to the 15th Street Contraflow Bike Lane

DDOT workers were out putting the finishing touches on the contraflow bike lane on 15th Street NW today, installing the permanent plastic pylons that separate the line of parked cars from the new sidewalk-adjacent bike lane. But it looks like there are still a few wrinkles to get ironed out with the signage. DCist spotted this pretty large “typo” today: After we snapped this photo, we noticed Greater Greater Washington had spotted another spelling mistake…

Oct 30, 2009

Contraflow Bike Lane Being Installed on 15th Street NW

The District Department of Transportation is busy installing a new contraflow, south-bound bicycle lane on 15th Street NW, which will extend from U Street NW to Massachusetts Avenue NW. Initial work began on Monday, and DCist spotted the work crew out just above P Street this afternoon as they put down the directional bike lane symbols. As has been noted by Greater Greater Washington, one of the key features of this new bike lane is…

 
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