A Trump administration’s plan to remove bike lanes on 15th Street along the National Mall in Washington has been delayed until at least next week amid a lawsuit by local cycling enthusiasts.
The Federal Highway Administration was expected to begin removing the lanes, which fall within the jurisdiction of the National Park Service, as early as this week, in time for a rush of visitors for the capital’s annual Cherry Blossom Festival.
But the Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA), which is helping lead opposition to the plan, said the Department of Justice informed the group over the weekend that work would not begin before March 30. The delay was first reported by The Washington Post.
WABA filed for a temporary restraining order Monday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, seeking to block the National Park Service and the Department of Transportation from moving forward with the removal.
