D.C. nixes plan for Connecticut Avenue bike lanes

A controversial plan to bring bike lanes to the busy Connecticut Avenue corridor in Northwest Washington has been abandoned, a District official said Thursday. In 2021, D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) announced plans for a 2.7-mile bike lane that would run from Calvert Street NW in Woodley Park to Legation Street NW in Chevy Chase. The plan — intended to boost bike safety at the expense of vehicle lanes and parking — was estimated to cost $7.7 million, would have eliminated more than 300 parking spaces and cut lane...