New WMATA SafeTrack – May be of interest to occasional Metro riders here

[KWL]

@GovernorSilver 139254 wrote:

My personal Surge Projects of note are the complete shutdown of the Yellow Line between Braddock and DCA, followed by shutdown between DCA and Pentagon City. So I’m looking at two consecutive weeks of everyday bike commuting this coming July.

This is a good thing. See you on the MVT.

[GovernorSilver]

@KWL 139258 wrote:

This is a good thing. See you on the MVT.

Indeed. At present, you’ll see me there twice a week.

In July, you’ll see me there every day for two weeks.

[GovernorSilver]

@KWL 139258 wrote:

This is a good thing. See you on the MVT.

Indeed. At present, you’ll see me there twice a week.

In July, you’ll see me there five times a week for two weeks.

[Steve O]

Motivated marketing teams at WABA and local partners like BikeArlington should use this as the once-in-a-decade opportunity it is.
Setting up at affected Metro stations for a week or two in advance during morning commuting hours (“Fed up with Metro? Talk to us!”), offering experienced-led convoys for newbies, offering “how-to-bike-commute” 15-minute learning sessions for people getting off the metro in the afternoons, teaming with local bike shops to offer repair and maintenance, etc., etc. Smarter people than I could come up with effective, multi-pronged efforts that would really reach the affected and the “curious, but cautious” population.
A total blitz of on-site hand holding and one-on-one help could yield literally thousands of new bike riders. Yes, it would be an intensive effort and planning would need to start now, but what an opportunity.

I think there are many among us who would be willing to assist by leading convoys, staffing “how to” info tables, etc. if we were asked and it were part of a well coordinated effort.

[Judd]

@Steve O 139280 wrote:

Motivated marketing teams at WABA and local partners like BikeArlington should use this as the once-in-a-decade opportunity it is.
Setting up at affected Metro stations for a week or two in advance during morning commuting hours (“Fed up with Metro? Talk to us!”), offering experienced-led convoys for newbies, offering “how-to-bike-commute” 15-minute learning sessions for people getting off the metro in the afternoons, teaming with local bike shops to offer repair and maintenance, etc., etc. Smarter people than I could come up with effective, multi-pronged efforts that would really reach the affected and the “curious, but cautious” population.
A total blitz of on-site hand holding and one-on-one help could yield literally thousands of new bike riders. Yes, it would be an intensive effort and planning would need to start now, but what an opportunity.

I think there are many among us who would be willing to assist by leading convoys, staffing “how to” info tables, etc. if we were asked and it were part of a well coordinated effort.

I’d volunteer to do something like this if one of the area biking organizations was willing to put some organizational muscle behind it.

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