Fixing Route 193 (College Park, Berwyn Heights, Greenbelt)

Follow up…

Here are some event links where residents can ask public officials to pay more attention to making complete streets a reality in the northern sections of the Route 1 and Anacostia Trails areas:

1. County Executive Rushern Baker’s next “listening session”
Wednesday November 6, 2013
Eleanor Roosevelt High School
7601 Hanover Pkwy
Greenbelt, MD 20770
7 – 9 p.m.
Here is the link to register to speak

2. State delegate Alonzo Washington town hall at Greenbelt Middle School, Thursday November 7th, 7-8:30pm

3. Maryland bike friendly communities meeting.

Event Details
Bike Maryland invites you to join us for a free Bicycle Friendly Community and Business Workshop at the Hyattsville Branch Library on Tuesday, October 29th from 6:30pm – 8:30pm. The purpose of this event is to provide information about the League of American Bicyclists’ Bicycle Friendly Community and Bicycle Friendly Business Programs, and to help make the community a safer place to ride for transportation and recreation. Ultimately, we hope to provide communities and businesses with the tools they need to earn a Bicycle Friendly Community or Business award from the League of American Bicyclists.

The first half of the workshop will provide information on how to become a Bicycle Friendly Community or Business and highlight some of the perks of doing so with through brief presentations from representatives in Maryland’s Bicycle Friendly Communities and Businesses. The workshop will conclude with an interactive brainstorming session, allowing attendees to explore and discuss the development and implementation of a Bike Friendly Community Action Plan for Hyattsville.

This Bike Friendly Community and Business Workshop was made possible thanks to a grant from the Potomac Pedalers.

Bicycle Friendly Community Workshop Tentative Agenda

6:30pm – Welcome
6:45pm – Bicycle Friendly Community and Business Presentation
7:30pm – Break
7:40pm – Economic Benefits of a Bicycle Friendly Community
7:55pm – The Role of a Bicycle Advisory Committee
8:10pm – Open Discussion/Brainstorming Session
8:25pm – Closing Remarks

Please direct any questions to Bike Maryland’s Bicycle Friendly Maryland Program Coordinator, Katie Lupo (KatieLupo@bikemd.org).

@Terpfan 67586 wrote:

May be worth passing along to the UMD’s SGA or officials as well as the alumni association. I obviously don’t live there, but I have biked to a few football games. Admittingly, all but one time I took the bike on Metro because I was worried I would get myself lost and not make it in time. Needless to say, I would not ride down Rt 1. I definitely feel like there is a ton they could and should do in that corner of Prince George’s. Of course I also think the University should have some free air and basic tools accessible by their different bike parking places, but that’s a different story.

I think the University is starting to get it. They have helped push for bike share, and helped get funding for Route 1 reconstruction to include a bike track (not sure the details yet). And the on-campus bike stations are getting better — there are some tools now I think.

Next step is to focus on secure, covered bike parking for dorm residents. They’ve all those parking lots, but crummy bike parking throughout the campus.