Councilmember Floreen asks for bike lanes on state roads
Montgomery County Councilmember Nancy Floreen has asked the Maryland Department of Transportation to make changes to various state roads to better support bike sharing, which is coming to the county...
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Bike route signs: a matter of format
Montgomery County is preparing to post bike route signs along some long new bike routes like this one parallel to Georgia Avenue. The county’s Bicycle Action Group (MCBAG) is weighing in on the...
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Montgomery County Sierra Club’s excellent bike statement
Be context-appropriate: Cycle tracks in New York City (photo by Dan Reed) The Montgomery County Sierra Club has just published a superb bike statement outlining changes needed to support biking in the...
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Montgomery County Road Code explained
Nov. 30 2014 update: Modest changes were made to the Road Code by Montgomery County Bill 33-13, passed by the County Council on Nov. 25, 2014. Most of the Road Code is unchanged. The Montgomery...
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Want to read the definitive bikeway standard? Pay $144.
The AASHTO Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities, 4th Edition is the definitive, nationally recognized set of standards governing key aspects of bikeway design, including bicycle facility...
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White Flint plan falls short for bikes
[Updated June 19th to reflect additional research] Montgomery County is in the process of redeveloping the White Flint area, a 430-acre planning division located a few miles south of Rockville. Under...
View ArticleChanges proposed to county road standards to help pedestrians and bicyclists
County Councilmembers Roger Berliner and Hans Riemer have introduced a council bill to change county road standards in urban areas to better serve pedestrians and bicyclists. Bill 33-13 seeks to 1)...
View ArticleSafer road standards adopted by the county
The Montgomery County Council just passed Bill 33-13 entitled Urban Road Standards and Pedestrian Safety Improvements. The bill makes modest changes to the county’s road design standards to make our...
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MoBike position on cycle tracks
Statement by MoBike (Montgomery Bicycle Advocates) on cycle tracks: Cycle tracks, sometimes called separated or protected bike lanes, are one of the most promising new bike facility types to be...
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Green bike crossings – solid, stripes or polka dots?
Not long ago, there were no protected bike lanes (aka cycle tracks) in Montgomery County, but now there are three, with more are on the way. As a result, county bikeway designers are faced with many...
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