hometest

Panel 1: A woman with a long braid biking up a hill. On the side of the road, a dumpster is engulfed in flames. The caption reads ‘2020.’

Panel 2: The same woman looking at the news on a smartphone. Headlines read, 'Quarantine Reaches Day 100;' 'Wildfires Engulf West Coast;' and 'Thousands Take to the Streets to Protest Racial Injustice.' The caption reads 'It's been a heck of a year.'

A caption reads 'But bicycling has made it better.' A map of the Washington, D.C. region showing DC, Virginia, and Maryland. Inset boxes from each region show different people biking. In Virginia, a woman hauling groceries on a cargo trike passes a sign that says 'Reduced Metro Service.' In Maryland, a man in hospital scrubs with an RN badge unlocks his bike outside a sign reading 'Emergency Room.' In DC, a parent rides behind a child on a trail, both wearing masks.

Caption: 'It connects us' The woman who we previously saw hauling groceries poses for a photo outside the US Capitol Building.

Caption: 'to adventures in nature' The nurse does a wheelie on a trail.

Caption: 'to new places' The parent rides their bike past a river, with the Washington Monument, US Capitol, and Jefferson memorial in the distance.

Caption: 'to our neighbors and friends.'

The woman we saw biking past the trash fire is now riding downhill on a group ride: the nurse, the parent, and grocery shopper are all riding in front of her. Beyond them in one direction is a forest; in the other, the Washington, DC city skyline.

Caption: Biking is for everyone! When you give to WABA, you’re making your ride, and her ride, their ride, and his ride BETTER.

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Tell Maryland State Highway Administration to make the bike lanes on University Boulevard permanent!

Jonathan Kincade

now that the pilot period is over, SHA intends to remove the project on November 14, 2021. We need to act now to insist that SHA keep the protected bike lanes in place permanently!

Advocacy Roundup: Fall 2021

WABA Staff

This past summer, our advocacy team was busy collaborating with partners and volunteers on the ground—heating up the region with some major victories.

Call For Moderators for our Women & Bicycles Facebook Group

Patricia Miguel

The 9,000+ member group is a virtual space for women/trans/femme/non-binary folks to ask questions and seek support about biking in the region.

DDOT Must Commit to Connecticut Ave Protected Bike Lanes

Garrett Hennigan

DDOT is long overdue for a decision on the future design of Connecticut Ave NW in Ward 3. Acting DDOT Director Lott must committee to this project before he is confirmed.

Tell SHA to Keep The Protected Bike Lanes on MD-193/University Blvd