Washington Area Bicyclist Association
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Capital Bikeshare's riders may fit our exact stereotype of D.C. bicyclists
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A new Virginia Tech report confirms the numbers — D.C. bicyclists and bikeshare users are overwhelmingly white, educated professionals. Should we really have doubted the common perception of bicyclists?
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D.C.'s bicycling gender gap begins at the bike shop and at home
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WABA's first Cycling Forum destroyed the image of the American bicyclist as an older white man. A panel of nine women brought up the many obstacles that prevent girls from biking and plotted ways to change the statistics revealing two-thirds of bicyclists are men.
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Chuck Thies postures to become D.C.'s anti-biking villain
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A new Huffington Post columnist has come to exemplify the rage that certain drivers feel for the biking community — and as the Washington Area Bicyclist Association pushes anti-harassment legislation that the D.C. Council will debate a month from now, we're likely to see more sentiments like this.
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America's top 20 cities of bicycle commuters
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Where does D.C. rank among the nation's top bike-commuting cities? The 2010 census numbers show we haven't done too badly at all — and they don't even include our past several months of Capital Bikeshare-inspired rides.
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A schoolteacher rides all 50 of D.C.'s state avenues (video)
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This summer, Goehrke wanted to create a love letter to biking in the District in his month before school began — the teacher wanted to bike all 50 of D.C.'s state avenues and capture it all on film.
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Biking heroes of politics ride forth this week
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From WABA's suggested anti-harassment bill to putting Capital Bikeshare bikes on the National Mall, the past few days have been a victorious step forward for D.C.'s cyclists.
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D.C. driver intentionally strikes a bicyclist in WABA's new video
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Today the Washington Area Bicyclist Association attempts to show why we need better laws protecting cyclists from angry drivers. In the organizations' video clip, a D.C. bicyclist on Rhode Island Avenue encounters a pick-up driver pulling alongside him who curses and swerves to hit him. Do we need new laws to address this road rage?
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The National Park Service leaves the District's bicyclists 'concerned'
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The NPS has inspired fits of anger and frustration from the smart growth and biking communities. Let's look at what's warranted such emotion recently.
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Washington Area Bicyclist Association bikes to free Yards Park concert this Friday
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WABA wants you to join them Friday night for a leisurely two-and-a-half mile ride from the Anacostia Metro station as part of their "Bike to the Concert" program. Dancing, food, and drinks await at the end of the biking.
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Why we bike: Messages from Southeast D.C. residents
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Yesterday D.C. bikers met for a special bike-repair event and recorded videos of what motivates their riding
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Crystal City to host WABA’s ‘Bike Fest’
The Washington Area Bicyclist Association will be holding Bike Fest, a “summer fundraiser and celebration,” in Crystal City in June.
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