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• Bike to Work Day is Friday
  Friday is Bike To Work Day and more than 10,000 are expected to take part in the Washington area.
  May 16, 2012, ABC 7
   
• Super NoVa public meetings scheduled for May
  The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) has announced the second set of public meetings for the Super NoVa Transit/Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Vision Plan. Based on public and stakeholder input from meetings held in February 2012, the team has extensively studied existing and future regional travel demand, land use, population, and employment information and identified gaps in existing services and mobility programs as well as has identified areas of potential need. Citizens are invited to learn more about the study by attending one of three public meetings, to be held in Triangle, Front Royal, and Arlington, VA. The Arlington meeting is May 24.
  April 26, 2012, Arlington County Commuter Services
   
• Subdivisions go urban as housing market changes
  Why are the giants of the building industry, the creators for decades of massive communities of cookie-cutter homes, cul-de-sacs and McMansions in far-flung suburbs, doing an about-face?
  Haya El Nasser, USA Today
   
• For D.C., a great divide
  Separating cyclists from city traffic has fueled a bike boom
  Vicky Hallett, May 16, 2012, expressnightout.com
   
• D.C. on track for record-low traffic fatalities in 2012
  D.C. lays claim to just six traffic fatalities this year as of May 11, according to the police department, compared to 14 traffic fatalities at this time last year.
  John Hendel, May 15, 2012, TBD
   
• First Metro Bike & Ride opens at College Park
  You've heard of Kiss and Ride and Park and Ride, but now Metro has opened its first Bike & Ride facility. At least 100 bikes can be stored in a covered, enclosed and secure location.
  Armando Trull, May 15, 2012, WAMU
   
• Bike DC Afterword
  From a BikeDC email to participants. "From the comments we have received since Sunday's Bike DC, it is clear many of you had the great experience those of us who plan and produce this event had hoped you would. Equally clear however is that many of you did not."
  May 15, 2012, WashCycle
   
• Why seniors, children, and the poor are at greater risk of traffic deaths
  It's no secret that being poor is bad for your health. Poor people in the United States run a greater risk of suffering from severe asthma, diabetes, heart disease, and many other illnesses. They're also more likely to get hit and injured or killed by drivers.
  Sarah Goodyear, May 15, 2012, Atlantic Cities
   
• Here comes everybody: Number of bicycle-friendly cities soars
  Once was that American cities competed to look more like Detroit, with gleaming lanes of highway stretching as far as the eye could see. Any more, it's a race to imitate Copenhagen, the Danish capital where 36 percent of residents commute to work via bicycle.
  Andrew Zaleski, May 14, 2012, Grist
   
• Chicago aims for zero traffic deaths by 2022
  Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and his DOT head Gabe Klein have introduced a bold, 100-page plan to make the Windy City's transportation system more safe and sustainable.
  Angie Schmitt, May 14, 2012, dc.streetsblog.org
   
• Walk Score launches Bike Score
  Since it was founded in 2007, Walk Score – an online service that rates the walkability of addresses around the United States – has become a much-used tool for people looking to buy, sell, and rent real estate.
  Sarah Goodyear, May 14, 2012, Atlantic Cities
   
• Recap: Bike DC, 2012 edition
  I had a great ride today, and was thrilled to see so many of my fellow Washington area cyclists out for an easy spin on a beautiful Mother's Day Sunday. There was definitely a hitch or two, but I'm confident in reporting that thousands of us finished the ride with giant smiles on our faces.
  Mark Blacknell, May 13, 2012, WABA