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DDOT announces that Chain Bridge is now open (as of Oct 15), w/ all previous closure announcements for Oct. weekends canceled.  See their announcement here .

http://bike2gw.blogspot.com/2010/10/chain-bridge-open-incl-weekends.html

DDOT announces weekend closures of the Chain Bridge into Oct. to finish up the structural work. The closure includes the bike/pedestrian sidewalk/trail. 8pm on Friday, September 17 thru 5 am ...

http://bike2gw.blogspot.com/2010/09/chain-bridge-weekend-closures-sept-oct.html

This just in from GW Police:   CRIME ALERT: Bicycle Thefts The George Washington Police Department (GWPD) is investigating an increase in the number of bicycle thefts o...

http://bike2gw.blogspot.com/2010/09/bike-thefts-at-gw.html

The Falls Church News-Press published my letter to the editor regarding cyclists' legal rights at crosswalks .  This was in response to prior responses to their story about the theft of five ...

http://bike2gw.blogspot.com/2010/09/cyclists-rights-in-crosswalks-falls.html

The GW Hatchet reports on Foggy Bottom locations identified for the extension of DC's Bikeshare program:  "A SmartBike station already exists outside GW Hospital, but other locations include...

http://bike2gw.blogspot.com/2010/09/bikeshare-comes-to-gw.html

THIS FROM THE FRIENDS OF THE WO&D : "As part of the Capital Beltway HOT Lanes project, a new W&OD Trail bridge -- to the north of the old one -- is currently under construction. The existing bri...

http://bike2gw.blogspot.com/2010/09/wo-i-66-bridge-no-closings-expected.html

Construction updates: Chain Bridge work is completed, with all lanes & the sidewalk to C&O Towpath back open full time. Mount Vernon trail has construction near the 14th St. Bridge, but there...

http://bike2gw.blogspot.com/2010/09/construction-updates.html

NEW Ride the City for Metro Washington DC .  Check out these maps.  They're looking for ways to improve the routes, so give them yours under "rate this route."  http://www.ridethecity.com/dc

http://bike2gw.blogspot.com/2010/03/ride-city-now-for-dc-find-bike-paths.html

DDOT cancels Chain Bridge work due to rain - wtop.com So Chain Bridge was open after all this past weekend. But it will be closed the next two weekends from 8 pm Friday to 5 am Monday. All traf...

http://bike2gw.blogspot.com/2010/03/ddot-cancels-chain-bridge-work-due-to.html

The Virginia legislature recently failed to pass a "3 feet to pass" law (which Maryland passed last year), along with a couple of other sensible laws, i.e., not following too closely (this is ill...

http://bike2gw.blogspot.com/2010/03/va-fails-to-pass-3-feet-to-pass-law.html

I spoke w/ the tax people at GW, who spoke w/ GW counsel, who think that the legislation for the bike commuting benefit is written too restrictively to reasonably expect employers to offer at thi...

http://bike2gw.blogspot.com/2009/12/gw-waiting-for-revisions-to-bike.html

REI has posted a cool little online app that estimates average calories burned, dollars/cents saved, & carbon saved by biking your commute. My 30 mile round trip commute to GW yeilds 1400 calorie...

http://bike2gw.blogspot.com/2009/09/reicom-bike-your-drive-calculator.html

http://bike2gw.blogspot.com/2009/09/another-true-story-this-time-in-front.html

There I was, JRA . . . I was on the Custis Trail, crossing Lynn in the crosswalk, on my bike, w/ 5 seconds on the light; car coming up off GW Parkway was stopped, saw me, then turned right, fo...

http://bike2gw.blogspot.com/2009/09/true-story-march-2009-at-key-bridge.html

Map of Roosevelt Bridge crossing, to GW, starting at end of Custis Trail in Rosslyn, Va. (at Lynn St./Key Bridge). Start by continuing straight at end of crosswalk onto asphalt trail leading down...

http://bike2gw.blogspot.com/2009/09/fb-map-roosevelt-bridgekennedy-center.html

Adds about 15-20 minutes vs. going straight up Foxhall, but much nicer (except for that canal smell...). All turns marked on this map; view in Satellite/Hybrid to see trails. This site does not s...

http://bike2gw.blogspot.com/2009/09/mv-map-capital-crescent-long-cut.html

W/ construction continuing along Foxhall, alternate routes are key. Here's one through Georgetown's campus that avoids the main student pathways. It also avoids most of Resevoir Rd. Must be viewe...

http://bike2gw.blogspot.com/2009/09/georgetown-cut-through.html

The Fairfax Advocates for Better Bicycling have put together a great big Google map of FXCo, lined w/ bike routes. Take a look: FABB's big Google Map of viable bike routes

http://bike2gw.blogspot.com/2009/09/fabb-big-bike-map.html

The Chain Bridge is undergoing construction/repair work until January 2010, but the sidewalk/bike lane remains open so far. Also, the C&O Towpath under the bridge has a short detour down/up the b...

http://bike2gw.blogspot.com/2009/09/chain-bridge-construction-but-bike-lane.html

The federal Bicycle Commuter Act, passed as part of last year's stimulus bill (HR 1424), allows employers to grant employees a rebate of up to $20 per month to help defray the costs of bicycle co...

http://bike2gw.blogspot.com/2009/09/federal-bike-commuter-benefit-up-to.html

I counted 140 inbound riders on the Capital Crescent trail the other morning at 8:30 am.  Way to go Bethesda!

http://bike2gw.blogspot.com/2009/09/capital-crescent-commuters.html