Category: Biking in the Metro Area

Balto. Co. officials say revised rules will allow speed bumps, other devices on more roads

By Laura Barnhardt | Sun reporter
December 30, 2007
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Now county officials are preparing to relax the qualifications for the program that began four years ago.

Fewer vehicles will have to travel roads where residents see a speeding problem to qualify for a speed bump. And under the revised requirements that take effect next month, the drivers won’t have to be traveling as fast.

For example, streets can now qualify for a speed bump if at least 100 cars use the road during its peak hour of use and travel at speeds 10 mph above the posted limit.

Under the old rules, 150 vehicles had to travel on the road during the peak hour.
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Continue reading “Traffic-calming program to expand”

"Well Martin you were right, I think we are gonna wake this sleepy town up." Phil observed as he looked at my team and the different bikes they were riding.

Phil and Fred had obviously discovered a quiet haven in the middle of all the frenetic car activity that made up Washington, DC and its surrounding areas. Instead of boulevards and wide streets made friendly for the automobile, Mount Rainier had a cozy feel to it. The constant rumble of internal combustion was not a part of the background noise one could hear here. It was quiet! And for me, as a writer, quiet was delicious.
Continue reading “Mount Rainier City Hall & History by National Bicycle Greenway”

[Note: I am not sure if there is any bike/ped issues involved in this project but if you bike around UMBC you might be interested in this.]

The U.S. 1 bridge over Sulphur Spring Road in Arbutus, MD is scheduled to be rehabilitated in 2008. The main objective of this project is to replace the deteriorated concrete bridge deck and make some repairs to the bridge abutments. Additional maintenance work will include cleaning and painting the steel beams.
Continue reading “US 1 / SULPHUR SPRING ROAD BRIDGE PROJECT MEETING”

Just to let you know the Baltimore Bike Trails & Routes has been updated with a route to Sandy Point State Park as well as a route to Arundel Mills Mall.
Continue reading “Sandy Point Park & Arundel Mills Mall”

[Note: that north is the right side of the picture.]
Hi Everyone,

As promised, we are sending this newsletter out to all of you
because there are a lot of things going on that affect your bicycle
travels here in Harford County. Speaking of news, I urge you all
to attend the next Transportation Management Association
Meeting on Thursday, November 27, 2007at 9:00 am at the
HEAT Center in Aberdeen. Melissa Williams of the MdTA will be
presenting the latest information on I-95

An upcoming presentation by enVISIONing Annapolis will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, November 27, 2007 at The Boys & Girls Club, Bates Heritage Center, 121 South Villa Avenue.

Speaker Jane Holtz Kay, architectural critic for The Nation and renowned author of Asphalt Nation, will lead a conversation on "Cars vs. People: Transportation in Annapolis?"

Jane Holtz Kay will discuss the economic, emotional, and physical gridlock caused by cars in American cities and propose ways to get where we need to go without destroying where we live.

All "Conversations" are free and open to the public. This series of public Conversations is sponsored by enVISIONing Annapolis Foundation, St. John’s College, and Annapolis Charter 300.

At least it goes to transit.

The regional transportation plan draft currently budgets $2 billion for transit and $6.2 billion for highway projects.

The group’s amendment proposes equalizing funding for transit and road projects, calling for:

$3 billion for a regional rapid transit system,
$550 million for a new passenger rail tunnel between Penn Station and West Baltimore,
$488 million for improvements to the MARC Penn Line,
and $200 million for improvements to the MARC Camden Line, all totaling $4.3 billion.
The amendment also proposes scaling back to $3.9 billion for highway projects and $61.8 million for bicycle and pedestrian projects.
Continue reading “Baltimore looking to trim bike funding”

Bike Doctor of Linthicum has extended an open-invitation Saturday Morning road bike ride since 1998. The ride takes place year round, and it is rarely cancelled for weather.

The route has remained the same for the last four years so riders can "pick-up" the group if they miss the official start. Signed liability waivers are required to participate, as well as a safety check on your bike and a helmet on your head!

The ride begins @ 8:00-8:15 AM from the store and travels approximately 30 miles. The route starts clockwise around the Thurgood G. Marshall – BWI Airport on the BWI Trail and then traverses the backroads of Linthicum, Hanover, Elkridge and Severn.

We finish at the store around 10:00 AM and enjoy Jittery Joe’s coffee and goodies that riders bring in. Typically the pace is from 16-19 mph, and there is a rest stop @ 20 miles. There are several places to shorten the ride if the need arises.
Continue reading “Saturday Morning Road Bike Ride”

Retro Ride is an excuse to wear your oldest jersey, ride your oldest bike, and appreciate the artisan workmanship of lugged steel.

Annual Baltimore Retro Ride

Saturday October 27th at Oregon Ridge Park, Shawan Road exit West off I-83.

– 9 am or so to socialize, check out bikes, take photos.
– ride begins at 10 am
– cost is FREE. No awards, no trophies. Just talking about and riding bikes.
– enjoy a 35 mile ride on Northern Baltimore County roads with beautiful Fall weather

Modern bikes are welcome too!

Directions to ride start – from Baltimore I-83 north to Shawan Rd west. At first traffic light turn left (Beaver Dam Rd), go about half a mile to the Oregon Ridge Center parking lot on the right.

Continue reading “Baltimore Retro Ride”

[A fun relaxed ride with post ride food and music… fun stuff!]
For the third time, Proteus will be celebrating ghosts, ghouls and candy with the RIDE OF THE LIVING DEAD halloween party! Sound good? Here’s how you participate:

* get a cool costume (optional but encouraged)
* show up at proteus betwen 9:30-10 am on Saturday Oct 27.
* Go for a ride with us. This will be a relaxed, fun, no stress ride. All you mile hungry road vampires should plan to wake up early and feast upon the road before you show up. Cue sheets will be provided for people who wake up late from their mummy tombs or want to take an even slower zombie’s pace. (Hey, sometimes you gotta stop to smell the spiders!)
* Bring a snack or beverage to share (also optional)
* Enjoy some company, conversation and snacks. At roughly 12 PM there will be music provided by Baltimore’s Caleb Stine (read more about him below).

Continue reading “RIDE OF THE LIVING DEAD”