What to Expect: Part 3 – the PIKE!
Fourth in a series of posts discussing what I expect to see in the upcoming final Draft White Flint Sector Plan, scheduled to be delivered to the Montgomery County Planning Board on June 18. These are...
View ArticleCouncilmember Berliner’s Statement on White Flint Plan
Last week, the FLOG invited Montgomery County Councilmembers to provide statements about the White Flint Sector Plan. Here is the statement sent to the FLOG by Councilmember Roger Berliner, whose...
View ArticleCities Try Bike-Sharing
On the heels of the IPO of Zip-Car, an automobile-sharing service, comes an article about a service sharing bikes. Today’s Washington Times (yes, in some parts of White Flint, the print edition of the...
View ArticleCycling on a Roll in the District
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all! Today’s Washington Post Metro Section headlines the continuing growth of commuting by bicycle. Jim Sebastian, cycling coordinator for the District of...
View ArticleBike Sharing in White Flint? McDoT Forum Nov. 29
Bike sharing is a new concept similar to Zip-Car and other automobile-sharing programs. You rent a bike for a period of time from a public location and return it when you’re done. Red bike sharing...
View ArticleTicket to Ride: Where Feet, Bikes and Transit Beat Cars in MoCo Neighborhoods
For decades, Montgomery County has promoted transit-oriented development as a way to provide alternatives to driving, but some say it hasn’t worked, claiming most people “will drive no matter what.”...
View ArticleDC is Tops in Bike Share Success
In a result that surprised many experts, the DC-metro area has edged out other contenders as having “largest, most successful bike-share program—in terms of size, ridership, and financial viability,”...
View ArticleBike Maryland’s 16th Annual Bicycle Symposium – February 27, 2013
Bike lanes and bike-share are at the heart of White Flint. In fact, one of the enumerated aims of the Sector Plan is to “improve the pedestrian and bicycling environment.” But, there’s a lot of room...
View ArticleWhy Bicycling is Good for Business
Bicycling provides positive health and economic impacts beyond just the cyclist, a recent post from Tanya Snyder of Streetsblog Capitol Hill reports. How so? When bike lanes were installed in both New...
View ArticleWhite Flint needs a connected bike network
With Capital Bikeshare on its way to Montgomery County, local officials are looking at ways to to improve the county’s bike network. White Flint won’t be seeing the bright red bikes anytime soon, but...
View Article“Always on the defensive”: A cyclist on biking in White Flint
For White Flint to become a great urban place, it needs a great pedestrian and bicycle network. But today, it’s not always an easy place to get around by foot or bike. Recently, I had an e-mail...
View ArticleThe benefits of “Active Travel” illustrated
Active Living Research is a program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that aims to promote daily physical activity, in part by advocating for changes in the way many of our communities and...
View ArticleCapital Bikeshare open in Montgomery County for 1 week!
Last Friday, Capital Bikeshare opened in Montgomery County. Check out this page from Montgomery County DOT for a full list of stations (there aren’t any in White Flint yet, but we’re hopeful for the...
View ArticleBike Share in the Suburbs? Yes!
Last month, Montgomery County was proud to welcome Capital Bikeshare across the District border and into our communities. Encouraging bicycling is new for our area, which is not known for having...
View ArticleWant to Understand White Flint? Look at New York
Here at Friends of White Flint, we talk about a lot of concepts in what seems like a bubble: Complete Streets! Bus and Bike Lanes! Urbanizing our Space! Pedestrian Friendly! But it might be hard...
View ArticleWhat Bike Infrastructure Looks Like
Arlington, Virginia, has been a regional leader in smart growth. With high-density, mixed-use development along transit lines, they are an example worth monitoring as we implement the White Flint...
View ArticleLook Out for Bikes!
Because bike lanes aren’t the norm in Montgomery County, many of us drivers aren’t accustomed to keeping an eye out for our road buddies.* In fact… how attentive are you while driving? Check out this...
View ArticleBoston gets bike helmet vending machines
We’re really excited that Montgomery County now has Capital Bikeshare, and have written (a lot) about the many benefits of bicycle-friendly communities. However, as our community shifts from being...
View ArticleIs Bicycling in the United States More Dangerous?
Bicycling is an excellent form of transportation used by many in countries across the world. Ensuring the safety of bicyclists is an important issue, especially as bicycling becomes more popular. Matt...
View ArticleCan Bike Signals Make Biking Safer?
We have been focusing a lot of attention on the safety of pedestrians and bikers. Another element that could help the safety of Montgomery County residents are bike signals or boxes, similar to walk...
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