Black women take their place in D.C.?s bike lanes

Veronica Davis bikes almost everywhere, except to church on Sundays.

She?s a member and frequent user of Capital Bikeshare and has testified before the D.C. Council in favor of more bike lanes in Southeast Washington, where she lives and owns a small business.

Yet some people pause and look again when they see her gliding along on two wheels. ?Mommy, look at the black lady on the bike!? a little girl squealed one day as Davis rode past the Potomac Gardens housing project.

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