Bike Lane History
This year, the most recent bike lane was added on 14th Street NE
What is 2025?
(14th Street NE, DDOT, 2025)
This executive department is in charge of maintaining the majority of the bike lanes in D.C.
What is the Department of Transportation?
(Federal judge’s order allows popular D.C. bike lanes to remain, The Washington Post, 2026)
There are this many miles of bike lanes in DC currently
What is 114?
(Bike Lane Projects, DDOT, 2026)
Under the age of 16, all DC cyclists are legally required to wear this bike accessory
What are bicycle helmets?
(Washington, DC Bicycle Helmet Law, Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute, 2000)
This famous DC Bike Lane was created as a result of resident complaints about their road being too wide and busy with cars
What is 15th Street NW?
(Cycle Track Design and Implementation in Washington D.C., Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center)
President Trump used this informal presidential power to establish the “safe and beautiful” task force in D.C.
What is an executive order?
(Federal judge’s order allows popular D.C. bike lanes to remain, The Washington Post, 2026)
One in this superior position is what blocked an attempted bike lane removal by federal agencies, resulting in controversy over whether or not the bike lanes are useful (How the bike lane controversy started)
What is a federal judge?
(Judge Bars Imminent Removal of D.C. Bike Lanes, The New York Times, 2026)
On May 15, 2026, this holiday was celebrated among D.C. Cyclists, often at 9am and 5pm
What is Bike To Work Day?
(CRUISE INTO WORK Friday, May 15, 2026, Bike To Work Day, 2026)
In this year, bike lanes started to appear throughout DC, but didn't grow at all until this second year
What are 1980 to 2002?
(See 32 years of DC bike lane growth in one animation, Greater Greater Washington, 2014)
The Washington Area Bicyclists Association advocates for bike safety, education, and infrastructure, functioning as this type of interest group
What is a single-issue interest group?
(Mission, Vision and Values, Washington Area Bicyclist Association)
This Judge ruled against the removal of the 15th Street bike lanes, with the reasoning that federal agencies cannot remove safety infrastructure without proper public comment, environmental review, and justification
Who is Judge Amy Jackson?
(Judge Bars Imminent Removal of D.C. Bike Lanes, The New York Times, 2026)
In this year, Ella's maternal grandparents rode their bikes from Seattle, Washington, to Washington, D.C.
What is 1975?
(Chelsie Anttila Dotson, 2026)