The Royal Netherlands Embassy, in cooperation with the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG), will host a 2-day event - the ThinkBike Workshops - on Monday, November 15 and Tuesday, November 16, 2010.
The ThinkBike workshops will bring together Dutch bicycle transportation experts, local transportation planners, engineers and cyclists to plan and discuss how Washington, DC can become more bike-friendly. The workshops will address bike safety, commuting by bike, biking to school, bike parking, bikes and public transport and law enforcement. Successful ThinkBike workshops were recently held in Toronto and Chicago.
Opening and closing sessions are open to the general public. There is no cost, but advance registration is required. Click here for more information and to register.
See you there!
by Paul DeMaio, MetroBike, LLC, a consultant to Arlington County Commuter Services
Allen, I respectfully disagree. Car ownership in these cities was low after WWII. As car ownership increased in the decades following, due to its appealing comfort, these cities have been creative to better serve the bicycle and encourage its use. Cycle tracks are one invention to do this.
There has been a substantive increase in cycling in the DC area over the past few years. What do you see being the cause(s) of this? Do you believe more and better cycle infrastructure has played a part in this? If so, wouldn't cycle tracks do the same?
Posted by: Paul DeMaio | November 03, 2010 at 11:26 AM
Bicycling in Amsterdam and Copenhagen was much more prevalent in the 1950s, when bikeways in these cities were largely nonexistent. There is little credible evidence that establishing segregated bikeways in these cities is primarily responsible for their current bike mode shares.
Posted by: Allen Muchnick | November 01, 2010 at 04:49 PM