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More protected bike lanes like this please. #BikeDC

DC Residents can get up to $1,500 for an e-bike! https://ddot.dc.gov/ebikes #BikeDC

Press release dated January 20, 2026, from the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) announces: “DDOT Program to Give Eligible District Residents up to $1,500 for E-Bike Purchase Returns.” It explains that the District E-Bike Incentive Program provides vouchers up to $1,500 for e-bikes, helmets, and locks, prioritizing low-income residents and supporting local bike businesses. DDOT Director Sharon Kershbaum is quoted highlighting the program’s benefits for mobility, equity, and reducing emissions. Applications are open February 1–21, 2026, for residents enrolled in SNAP, TANF, Medicaid, or the DC Healthcare Alliance. Recipients are selected randomly, and all applicants must reapply each year. Includes contact emails for German Vigil and Darnisha Green, and the website ddot.dc.gov/ebikes for more information.

Took the wall art out for a ride today after a flat on the daily rider. I think anyone who rides a bike should try a fixie now and then, they're lovely to ride #bikeDC

A red Pinarello fixie against a brown fence on top of bright green artificial turf

#bikedc misses Emily D

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Another year of #TreeByBike! One of our favorite Christmas traditions. #BikeDC

Family of 4 with their Christmas tree on a cargo bike

Tonight’s bike ride home was when all the animals were hanging around national monuments. There was a brown bat on the Washington Monument, a rat at the Smithsonian castle, a Fox next to the Capitol, and a bunny at the Folger Shakespeare Library. #bikeDC #biking

A brown bat hanging onto white stone at the Washington Monument

A red fox at the U.S. Capitol with tree in foreground.

Did an overnight bike trip up the C & O Canal staying in a Lockhouse. 110 mi over 28 hours with a few stops for food, coffee, beer, views. Great way to spend a weekend at n November. #BikeDC #BikeTooter #Cycling #gravelbike

Me and another cyclist with loaded gravel bikes about to depart

3 cyclists at White’s Ferry as the sun sets behind

Two cyclist ride a gravel path with headlights in the dark

Me and two other cyclists loading bikes at a white canal lockhouse with green shutters

Some of the organizers of @hillfamilybiking.org will attending, come out and say hey! #BikeDC

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Noted Route 1 Cyclist Killed in Hit-and-Run in Beltsville

https://hyattsvillewire.com/2025/10/15/lisa-martin-obituary/

#SHA #bikedc #urbanism #safestreets

A pretty decent article with a pretty accurate headline. Curious what others think of it. #BikeDC https://apple.news/AdwlOlZUhQjeu3tFygrHbww

"From July through September, the Office of Attorney General filed 12 additional lawsuits against Maryland and Virginia drivers who collectively owe $619,632 in unpaid traffic citations."

DC's Attorney General, Brian Schwab, is doing great work helping to try and keep our streets safe.

And huge thanks to CM Allen for getting through STEER Act passed.

https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/washington-dc/dc-cracks-down-on-reckless-drivers-with-first-court-judgment-for-77k-under-steer-act/

#BanCars #bikedc #dc

Finally – 50 States

I have been wanting to do the WABA Fifty States ride forever. It’s a really cool concept – the route takes you on all fifty of the state-named streets in DC. But it’s always a Saturday in September, and since I have two children with birthdays in September, I’ve never been free when the ride happened. But that changed this year – Gremlin 2 was in Raleigh, NC, for two soccer games, and Gremlin 1 is kinda too old to care if her dad is home. Gremlin 2 as well, for that matter.

So I did the ride. I started with a group of friends and friends of friends. Well, actually I started by dropping Gremlin 2 off in Alexandria at 630AM to catch the team bus to North Carolina. But I started the ride with friends. However, it shortly became clear that the pace they were going was not going to get me home in time to take Gremlin 1 to her soccer game, so I had to forge ahead on my own.

Quick plug for the turn-by-turn routing on my Wahoo (link is to one version newer than mine but whatever) – the ride is not marked like many are, and the roads are not closed, so you need to know where you are going. My Wahoo sent me on ONE wrong turn, and I followed the rider ahead of me on one other, but that was it.

It’s interesting to do a ride in the city. The organized rides I’ve done previously are out in much more rural areas, and there are not many cars. There are markers spray painted at turns. This ride is NOT that. We had to navigate around drivers, pedestrians, and other cyclists, not to mention they adjusted the route to avoid the H Street Festival road closures. It’s a very different vibe, and it attracts a different type of cyclist.

I highly recommend you do the ride if you think you’re able. It’s challenging – almost 60 miles plus 3,000 feet of climbing (and a good chunk of it in the last third of the ride, stupid upper Northwest and its leafy avenues). But you don’t have to do it FAST (unless you have a soccer conflict). The ride marshalls are pretty good if you aren’t comfortable on your own, or find some friends and let them take care of you.

Also, it’s better to have more time so you can celebrate with the other finishers at Metrobar. I had to leave so I could shower and take a quick nap before soccer.

#bikedc

[edit: already found an interested person, go Mastodon!] hey #bikeDC, anyone interested in buying a bike lane uprising reflective windbreaker for local pickup (at cost, but no $9 shipping) to save me returning one? i didn't know my mom pre-ordered one for me and i ended up with 2.
https://www.bikelaneuprising.com/product-page/reflective-windbreaker

a reflective windbreaker in its original packaging

a picture of a reflective windbreaker on a man. the camera flash is illuminating the jacket.

Finally broke 2,000 miles on my GSD. #BikeDC

Picture of the computer on my bike. The mileage reads 2007.

Neighbor, I would recommend a more robust chain. #BikeDC

Photograph of a black Novel electric bicycle parked on a sidewalk, locked to a grey lamppost with a combination cable lock. The bike has a front basket labeled "Max Load 5KG", a phone mount on the handlebars, and "NOVEL" written on its frame. In the background is a street with white lines and orange utility markings, and a black car. A tree trunk with an orange ribbon is visible next to the lamppost.

Woof. I am SORE today. #BikeDC

We got up, wobbled home, took a bath to clean off the grease, put on some band-aids, and caught the bus to school instead. City life. 🤷‍♂️ #BikeDC

I’m a little sore with a few scrapes, and she had one tiny scrape. Mostly scared and grossed out, as we were both covered in trash grease. #BikeDC

First wipeout this morning, with my daughter on the back. The garbage truck dumped their grease trap at the bottom of our alley, and our wheels just went right out from under us. (Is that even legal?) #BikeDC

Anybody know who is behind this new Bike Walk Bus PAC in DC? Should we go support them? #bikeDC

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