Federal meddling on 15th Street

We’ve heard now from several reliable sources that federal agencies may remove a substantial chunk of the 15th St NW protected bike lanes near the National Mall in February, possibly as early as next week. Technically, this would require a public input process, but, well, we’ve all seen what happened to the East Wing of the White House. 

We’re working on a legal challenge to this but we need some quick on-the-ground help keeping an eye on the bike lane. If you’re interested, please email Elizabeth—she’s coordinating our volunteer response. 

This is a targeted attack—it’s not going to improve safety or congestion. These bike lanes are a critical part of the region’s network and we know from study after study after study that bike lanes make everyone safer—drivers, pedestrians, and people on bikes. And they don’t make traffic worse, they make it better.

We will keep you posted as this unfolds.