Main Street is Laurel's original commercial corridor and currently the only stretch of retail/office that was designed for walk-up traff...

Bikes are great for business . Even drivers want separate bike lanes . 124 bike racks last year!  Nicely done, Hyattsville . Takoma Par...

Finally got around to biking the entire City (existing and planned routes) all at one shot. Sunday morning was perfect for it.  Pictures of ...

This map below shows Laurel's preferred bike routes, color-coded by ease of ride-ability.  Blue Routes  are residential collector roads ...

Haven't had the time to update this Blog as frequently as I would like.  In reality, I see it morphing toward editorializing and discuss...

The following is a quick review of pedestrian & bike capital improvements in Laurel. The City: added bike lanes on Cypress Street , incl...

While this blog is oriented toward pedestrian and bike infrastructure (and its role in planning and the creation of a sophisticated modern c...

Zoom and Pan within the map.

Laurel has a lot - a LOT! - of surface parking.  These lots collect stormwater (and motor oil and antifreeze and debris) and send them direc...

There has been a long-standing gap in the sidewalk network along the City's main north-south commercial corridor, Route 1. This gap is t...

As part of the City's Bike Masterplan, Laurel Lakes Avenue and Cypress Street were designated as preferred Bike Routes through the City....

Contractors for the City of Laurel are putting the finishing touches on an 8-ft wide trail along Van Dusen Road, from MD 198 to North Arbory...

But no, it didn't stop ongoing pedestrian and bike projects around town.  Currently, there are two projects underway.  The first is the ...

This is a photo of Laurel's first intersection bike box.  It was installed with the Cypress Street bike lanes . Left-turn Bike Box o...

New bike lanes have been installed on Cypress Street from Oxford Drive to Mulberry Street.  The bike lanes are 6 feet wide.  8-ft parking l...