3/11 WAMU 88.5 FM Kojo Nnamdi Show: Our Region’s Growing Bike Culture 12- 2 pm

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  • March 11, 2013 at 1:03 pm #912968
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    If you have a chance, listen to WAMU today between 12- 2 for a discussion about our region’s growing bike culture.

    Names you recognize will be Kojo’s guests:

    Shane Farthing, Executive Director of WABA

    Chris Eatough, Program Manager from Bike Arlington

    Carolyn Szczepanski, Director of Communications, Women Bike, American League of Bicyclists

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  • March 12, 2013 at 12:01 am #964318
    Drewdane
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    @KLizotte 45854 wrote:

    I think I saw a record number of cyclists out yesterday, including a ton of CaBi users.

    CaBi?

    March 12, 2013 at 12:02 am #964319
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    I just accept that Gravelly Point will be crowded on warm-weather weekends. I know I won’t be able to ride faster than 5 mph until I get past the plane viewing area, so I go with the flow, er, you know what I mean.

    The trail bypass will be nice. But even nicer would be a bike connection between Long Bridge Park and the MVT, next to Long Bridge. There are vague plans about adding the connector, but I don’t think it will be built before at least 2016, if ever.

    I think it’s good to see all of the cyclists, runners and walkers out there. I just wish that everyone would be more considerate of other users. I’ll probably have to start another annual thread about passing on the trail while there is oncoming bike traffic on the other side of the yellow line. Some people pass and cross the yellow line, forcing oncoming traffic to veer away to avoid a collision or near-miss. Most people don’t do this, but some do.

    March 12, 2013 at 12:03 am #964320
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    @Drewdane 45929 wrote:

    CaBi?

    CaBi is a common abbreviation for Capital Bikeshare.

    March 12, 2013 at 12:34 am #964328
    mstone
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    @Drewdane 45926 wrote:

    Is/Will this be available as a podcast? WAMU’s site does not appear to offer it as a recording (either that or they offer it in Windows Media Player format only, and my Mac’s browser won’t play it – I’m not sure which).

    http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2013-03-11/our-regions-growing-bike-culture see “listen”at top

    March 12, 2013 at 1:34 am #964338
    Drewdane
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    @mstone 45939 wrote:

    http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2013-03-11/our-regions-growing-bike-culture see “listen”at top

    Not working. I suspect it has something to do with it being Windows Media Player, and I’ve got a Mac.

    March 12, 2013 at 1:35 am #964339
    Drewdane
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    @PotomacCyclist 45931 wrote:

    CaBi is a common abbreviation for Capital Bikeshare.

    Ah. Thx.

    March 12, 2013 at 1:45 am #964340
    mstone
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    @Drewdane 45949 wrote:

    Not working. I suspect it has something to do with it being Windows Media Player, and I’ve got a Mac.

    It’s an MP3, someone must have screwed up the link on the page. Here’s a direct link to the file from the podcast:
    http://public.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/305/510206/174034772/WAMU_174034772.mp3

    March 12, 2013 at 12:51 pm #964359
    Drewdane
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    @mstone 45951 wrote:

    It’s an MP3, someone must have screwed up the link on the page. Here’s a direct link to the file from the podcast:
    http://public.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/305/510206/174034772/WAMU_174034772.mp3

    Thanks! If the “like” function only worked… 😎

    March 12, 2013 at 9:04 pm #964435
    Terpfan
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    @PotomacCyclist 45930 wrote:

    I just accept that Gravelly Point will be crowded on warm-weather weekends. I know I won’t be able to ride faster than 5 mph until I get past the plane viewing area, so I go with the flow, er, you know what I mean.

    The trail bypass will be nice. But even nicer would be a bike connection between Long Bridge Park and the MVT, next to Long Bridge. There are vague plans about adding the connector, but I don’t think it will be built before at least 2016, if ever.

    I think it’s good to see all of the cyclists, runners and walkers out there. I just wish that everyone would be more considerate of other users. I’ll probably have to start another annual thread about passing on the trail while there is oncoming bike traffic on the other side of the yellow line. Some people pass and cross the yellow line, forcing oncoming traffic to veer away to avoid a collision or near-miss. Most people don’t do this, but some do.

    How about a literal post on the trail? Part of me wants to try to fund a how to run/walk/ride on a MUP. Common items will be the notion of multi-use implying sharing, sides of a path being cross directional, and when in doubt, pick the safest option.

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