City Offers New, Free Street and Bike Maps

February 1, 2007 - 5:07am

Mark Segraves, WTOP Radio

WASHINGTON - If you've ever wondered where the District's bicycle trails are or what taxi zone you're in, the city making it easier for you to figure out.

The city is offering free, new maps that are easier to read. To get one call 202-727-1000.

"It's very friendly on the eyes," Erik Linden, spokesman for the D.C. Department of Transportation, says of the city street map. "It includes a map of taxi zones, includes a Metrorail map, snow and emergency evacuation routes."

The city also has a new map of bicycle trails.

"The District now has 25 miles of bicycle lanes, compared to 1999 when the District had three miles of bicycle lanes," Linden says.

The bike map includes current and proposed trails.

Mark Segraves, WTOP Radio

WASHINGTON - If you've ever wondered where the District's bicycle trails are or what taxi zone you're in, the city making it easier for you to figure out.

The city is offering free, new maps that are easier to read. To get one call 202-727-1000.

The city also has a new map of bicycle trails.

"The District now has 25 miles of bicycle lanes, compared to 1999 when the District had three miles of bicycle lanes," Linden says.

The bike map includes current and proposed trails.

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