Earlier this month, DDOT unveiled plans for the second phase of the West Virginia Ave NE protected bike lane project from K St NE to Mt Olivet St NE. The plans presented were largely as watchers of the bike lane proposal expected: removing unrestricted, unzoned parking on the west side of the street and installing protected bike lanes on both sides to match the planned configuration north of Mt Olivet St NE to Montana Ave NE. But DDOT surprised onlookers and bumped up the timeline now both phases of the project will be completed this summer in conjunction with the repaving, finishing Phase 2