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• Drivers and trail users find themselves at cross-purposes over signs
  As the online commenter pointed out, many trail crossings differ from the typical crosswalk in that they have a red stop sign for trail users.
  By Robert Thomson, July 29, 2010, Washington Post
   
• Montgomery's Purple Line plan includes more access to Georgetown Branch trail
  A state proposal to build a 16-mile Purple Line is now officially part of Montgomery County's master plan.
  By Katherine Shaver, July 28, 2010, Washington Post
   
• Capital Bikeshare wheels unveiled
  The Capital Bikeshare program has wheeled out the prototype of its new wheels: red frame with gold lettering and black trim.
  By Kytja Weir, July 26, 2010, Examiner
   
• Western Md. bike trail will spare bat refuge
  In an effort to protect the largest known bat refuge in Maryland, state officials planning a 4.7-mile extension of the Western Maryland Rail Trail have decided to detour cyclists around an abandoned railroad tunnel where hundreds of bats winter.
  By Frank D. Roylance, July 26, 2010, Baltimore Sun
   
• Cities tackle traffic head-on with commuter options
  The congestion-easing efforts have helped make the Twin Cities, along with Seattle, a national leader among cities working to keep traffic moving, says Tim Lomax, a congestion specialist at the Texas Transportation Institute at Texas A&M University.
  By Larry Copeland, July 26, 2010, USA Today
   
• Paramedics: heat likely factor In death of bicyclist
  A 20-year-old man died after falling from his bicycle Saturday, and heat and humidity likely were factors, according to Prince George's County Fire and Rescue.
  George VanDaniker, July 24, 2010, WUSA 9
   
• Immigration agents arrest truck driver who killed bicyclist
  We asked Immigration and Customs Enforcement how Marco Fuentes Flores, who had been convicted of smuggling drugs, done time in federal prison, been kicked out of the country, could be back in the country driving a garbage truck. A truck he was still driving two years after he ran over and killed Alice Swanson.
  By Bruce Leshan, July 23, 2010, WUSA 9
   
• First photos of Capital Bikeshare
  The first photos of Capital Bikeshare are in! The prototype bikes look great.
  
  By Paul DeMaio, July 23, 2010, CommuterPageBlog
   
• Capital Bikeshare Roundup
  A lot of news outlets picked up the CaBi Map release news. It turns out that DDOT wasn't quite finished tweaking it yesterday morning and so GGW was covering the story in realtime. This post shows what changed during the day.
  July 21, 2010, WashCycle
   
• Region needs to prepare roads for influx of people
  Bob Chase, president of the Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance, says more needs to be done now to prepare the transportation network to handle the influx.
  July 22, 2010, WTOP
   
• DC bikesharing locations unveiled
  The city-funded Capital Bikeshare program today announced 100 anticipated locations where members will be able to pick up and drop off bicycles.
  Dr. Gridlock, July 20, 2010, Washington Post
   
• Capital Bikeshare - D.C. stations announced
  Washington's D.C.'s stations were announced today, thereby fleshing out the initial 114 stations of the Capital Bikeshare network.
  By Paul DeMaio, July 19, 2010, CommuterPageBlog