The Morning Commute is an occasional look at meetings or other #BikeSpecific discussions happening in the District. It also looks at interesting bike ideas or concepts from other places across the globe that could possibly work around here. Maybe.
DC vows more tickets for bike lane blockers. City leaders have set aside a number of parking enforcement officers to focus strictly on violations that happen in bike lanes throughout D.C. WTOP
D.C. empowers bike lane enforcement officers to issue photo tickets to drivers. Starting this fall, city workers who police bike lanes and curb space for parking violations will begin issuing citations based on photographic evidence. Curbed
D.C. to Get Additional Parking Officers for Better Bike Lane Safety. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced on Tuesday that she was mobilizing 26 new Parking Enforcement Officers (PEO) in order to step up bike lane safety in the city, particularly to deal with vehicles blocking bike lanes. The DC Post
Complaints about scooters on sidewalks in DC increasing. DC resident Steven Reichert doesn’t own a car, so he walks a lot. He says he rarely goes very far without seeing someone doing something potentially dangerous on a scooter. WJLA
The Actual Reasons More Cyclists Are Dying on the Streets. When cyclists are killed by drivers, it rarely makes national news. But after two recent reports from federal agencies, suddenly government bureaucrats and newspaper columnists and big-city mayors have begun opining on the nature of the problem and what to do about it. Bicycling