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Yup, I noticed the exact same thing about a month ago (can add my stations, but then when you log back in they’re gone). Since I mainly use the Spotcycle app, I didn’t bother reporting it.

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Yup, I noticed the exact same thing about a month ago (can add my stations, but then when you log back in they’re gone). Since I mainly use the Spotcycle app, I didn’t bother reporting it.

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Yeah, I tweeted to them on June 4. No response. It’s too bad, I really liked how you could choose routes based on bike-friendliness and flatness! And Google Maps can’t seem to keep up with our bike lanes.

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ABC7 has a story on the proposed zebra barriers (h/t Washcycle). According to the story, multiple agencies are collecting comments on the proposal through June 13. I’m on my way out of town for the weekend, and I wasn’t easily able to find a link with more details about how to submit comments, but I plan to support them. As an aside, it’s amazing to me that the best person they could find to interview was a bike messenger. Why not a regular commuter, who may have decided that commuting was feasible because of those protected cycle tracks.

http://www.wjla.com/articles/2013/06/ddot-considers-zebra-barriers-to-protect-bicyclists-on-pennsylvania-avenue-89720.html

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I’ll be there, bringing an out-of-state friend (who’s actually in town for THE event of the weekend–The Washington Post Hunt–but who decided to come down early for Tour de Fat).

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@KLizotte 53611 wrote:

I was thinking more in terms of ME wanting to ride shirtless in this heat.*

Funny, I bet every woman on the forum knew exactly what you meant. Interesting how the men thought otherwise.

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As I’m riding south, I pull to the right of the cycletrack and point my bike facing the PA Ave cycletrack. That’s what most of the riders I’ve observed do as well, and sounds like what you do. You can’t wait in the cycletrack because people may be continuing south.

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Looks like Denver won. I’m surprised how much support they had! Maybe we need to plan a road trip…

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@Tim Kelley 28599 wrote:

My guess would be that, although the program knows where the bike paths and CB stations are located, your starting destination may be throwing it off. For example, with being routed to a further CB station, it may simply not know that the sidewalk is there (and yes, it won’t route you to an empty CB station). In the same vein, if there is a bike lane or path but there is something in Openplans keeping you from getting to an access point, then you get routed all the way around. That being said, it genuinely could be an error somewhere, but it’s probably worth your time to see if you can solve the problem.

I think you are right. I go through the U.S. Capitol Grounds to access the Pennsylvania Ave cycle track. These sidewalks and parking lots are generally open to bicyclists with the exception of events like 4th of July, State of the Union, etc. The system probably doesn’t recognize this as a potential route.

Still flummoxed by the bikeshare suggestion…even if I followed the suggested route, it has to be faster to pick up the bike at the closer location (Eastern Market–TONS of bikes there in the AM)…the actual distance travelled will be slightly longer, but more than made up for in the difference between less walking and more biking.

Liz

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@EmpressEAF 28574 wrote:

After all, I bought the Merrell biking heels just for that reason – and may buy a second pair… http://tinlizzieridesagain.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/the-arrival/

ZOMG! Those are the most fantastic shoes ever. And they come in this style too! http://www.merrell.com/US/en-US/Product.mvc.aspx/26479W/0/Womens/Evera-Band

Thanks so much for posting; I never would have known about them otherwise.

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This is such a great idea in theory. In reality, the route it just suggested for my commute to work is terribly off, for both using my own bike and bikeshare. I’m not sure how editing the open city map would help, either, since it obviously knows where the bike paths and CaBi stations are. Suffice to say that my current commute from Capitol Hill to downtown near Farragut is entirely on bike paths, primarily the Pennsylvania Ave and 15th St cycle track, but also making use of a couple on Capitol Hill. There is only three blocks at the end when I’m on a street with no lanes. The route it suggested had me going some cockamamey way across 2nd St, on D in front of Union Station, and eventually winding up on very highly trafficked, non-bike lane streets around McPherson & Farragut. It didn’t change the route even when I changed the slider entirely to bike friendly.

Furthermore, when I switched to bikeshare mode, it ignored the two stations that are each about 3 blocks from my apartment, and instead suggested picking up a bike much further away (that might have been because one of those stations was bike-less the time I did my first search, because it did pop up the 2nd time–however, the other nearby station is always nearly full at this time of day). The drop-off station was a little bit better, but again, I know of 2 other stations that are closer to my destination and usually have spots.

So, based on this experience when I know the best route, I would be very hesitant to use this tool to plan a trip on an unknown route. I look forward to hearing how it develops, but it’s too beta for me right now.

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Is there any way to put a permanent CaBi corral at Nationals Park? There are already two awesome guys at the bike valet who could assist with checking them in or out. Taking CaBi to the game is just too much of a gamble as it is–it’s a crapshoot whether you’ll be able to find a dock when you get there and unless you bold out of your seat at the last out and dash to the stations madly checking your phone as you watch the bikes disappear, it’s even harder to find a bike to go home.

I’ve often thought a CaBi corral on gamedays would be an ideal solution. The only downside might be that a lot of bikes would be tied up not being used in one spot for the three-hour games.

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FWIW, this Junior Member and fair weather rider, who reads a lot more than she writes, would happily buy a technical t-shirt and/or reflective thingamabobby to identify with fellow area cyclists, but would probably not be interested in a more expensive jersey.

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Dabnabbit. I didn’t win the bike this month, either. And I don’t think any of us won the year’s supply of TP.

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@KelOnWheels 21056 wrote:

I need to keep an extra helmet at work for CaBi days

And maybe some pants. I hear pants are good.

We have a few extra helmets in the office for just such occasions (although not at the moment; I’ve stolen them so company can use them this weekend).

Also, it’s perfectly cromulent to ride CaBi in a skirt (step-through, internal gearing). I sometimes commute on CaBi instead of my own bike because I’m wearing a skirt and don’t feel like changing.

At least I assume you meant you were wearing a skirt in the office and not going around in your bloomies.

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