New station by Union Market installed in November
“Dear PoPville,
Do you know why capital bikeshare hasn’t put any stations in the northeast Petworth area? Sherman circle would be a great location. I’ve tried tweeting cap bikeshare and submitting on their website, but no response.”
Ed. Note: Back in Sept. we learned about 12 potential future stations. Anyone know the best way to request others?
Looks great!
Thanks to @ranpuba for tweeting us:
“@PoPville Bridge connecting the Metropolitan Branch Trail w/ Rhode Island – Brentwood sta. is now open.”
@SchuestersDad tweets us:
“@PoPville This bike is in the Bikeshare docs at 7th and T NW. Perhaps its owner is looking for it. Thanks!”
From WMATA:
“On January 5, Metro contractors will begin a major capital project to install six new escalators at Woodley Park Station. The project is part of Metro’s plan to replace more than 130 of the system’s oldest escalators to improve reliability.
With a vertical rise of 102 feet, the entrance escalators at Woodley Park are the longest in the District of Columbia and the third longest on the Metrorail system (behind Wheaton and Bethesda). The current escalators entered service when the station opened in 1981.
Woodley Park Station’s entrance is served by a total of six escalators, three short units and three long units.
During the project, Metro’s contractor, KONE, will take two escalators out of service at a time – one short and one long. Each pair of escalators will require approximately 46 weeks for preparation, demolition and removal of the existing escalators, construction work, installation of the new escalators, testing and inspections.
The remaining four escalators will remain available for customer use.”
1019 7th Street, NW
Ed. Note: The 7th street location will be open until the end of year. At that point BicycleSpace will operate out of an interim space in the neighborhood briefly before moving to the new K Street location. Updates on the interim space when they become available.
From BicycleSPACE:
“Washington D.C.’s award-winning, community-oriented bike shop, BicycleSPACE, is moving from 7th Street NW to a new location at 440 K Street NW, the Lyric apartment building, in Mount Vernon Triangle. The new location will be twice the size of BicycleSPACE’s current shop and will include ample space for its signature community events as well as space for a much larger service department. Patrons will also enjoy great food and drink at next-door neighbor Baked and Wired.
For BicycleSPACE co-founder Erik Kugler, “This is a dream come true. It is exactly the kind of space we’ve been working toward since our inception. We’re very excited to be working with The Wilkes Company and Quadrangle, and to the opportunity to even better serve the remarkable community which has been growing up around us.”
BicycleSPACE began in 2010 [459 I Street, NW] as place where bicycle culture could thrive and where all members of the DC area biking community, from experienced riders to first-timers, could feel comfortable and welcome. The shop hosts weekly rides and in-store yoga classes that fund local non-profits, public art rides, and tours of school gardens.”
440 K Street, NW
@pglatfel tweets (and emails us the photo above):
“cyclist struck by car in SB 11th St. bike lane, btw L and K NW. Stood up to get onto stretcher when EMTs arrived.”
Photo by PoPville flickr user Joe Flood
From an email:
“The last Bike House clinics of the year are this weekend.
@bikeshare tweeted the good news yesterday:
“And we’ve arrived! A new 23-dock station just installed at 6th St & Neal Pl. NE across from @UnionMarketDC”
From an email:
“The Washington Area Bicyclist Association and REI are hosting a free and family-friendly celebration of the biking and walking trails that connect our region this Saturday, November 15th. There will be free bike repairs by REI mechanics and an interactive REI Signature Camp where you can test out camping and bike touring gear. There will also be free cookies from the Captain Cookie food truck and free coffee, free bike rentals for those who wish to join a trail tour of the nearby Met Branch Trail, carnival games, amazing raffle prizes, face painting and crafts. It’s a party for the whole family. The celebration will take place rain or shine from 11am to 2pm at the grassy field at First and Pierce Streets NE in NoMa. It may be chilly out so there will be a huge heated tent too.”
Photo by PoPville flickr user pablo.raw
“Dear PoPville,
I had a strange but significant situation happen to me on this past Saturday morning, and wanted to get your advice or how would you handle something like this. Saturday right outside of McDonald’s restaurant on H Street in N.E. a young man was offering a bike for sale, he was asking $20 this was for a fully loaded top of the line ‘Giant’ brand bicycle. I thought to myself why is he offering it so low and is it stolen? I immediately thought back to the many times I was a victim of bike theft and thought no way was I even going to think about purchasing this ‘steal’ but how would you handle it? Would you have called the cops, who happened to be within two yards away parked in the parking lot or would you not say anything and walk away? What do you do in a situation like this?”