Posts by Stephen Miller — Guest Contributor
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Struck in DC this week: 7 pedestrians, 2 cyclists
“Safety is number one at DDOT…The pedestrian is the most vulnerable because they’re the slowest and they have no armor. The cyclist is second-most vulnerable. And so you really have to…make sure that you’re protecting the most vulnerable people first.” - DDOT Director Gabe Klein on the Kojo Nnamdi Show, August 4, 2010. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Taking it to court
Livable, walkable, safety, jobs; Small crowd, Giant opposition; Policy poor for Purple; Arlington still steamed over HOT lanes; Replacing two cars with ten bikes; Get da dish on da trees; It may be safer, but it’s reckless. Keep reading…
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Lunch links: Happy hour grab bag
Join us for happy hour tonight; Making the grade; How Wells is urbanism doing in Ward 6?; Hey! I’m walkin’ heah; East of the river, west of recognition; What’s in your development?. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Don’t take this sitting down
Comment on VDOT’s proposed bike policy; Seatless subways; Performance parking in the park; SmartBenefits in the bike lane; Empty seat on the board; A founding father of Metro passes away. Keep reading…
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WalkScore now includes Transit Score
WalkScore, the web site that ranks the walkability of a location based on the accessibility of nearby amenities, has added some new features. First, the WalkScore number itself is becoming more accurate with new tweaks such as measuring actual as opposed to as-the-crow-flies distances and incorporating pedestrian friendliness metrics such as intersection density and block… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The expansive, expensive parking lot
70 percent empty? Mission accomplished; Parking policy goes mainstream; Making payment a pleasure?; Live Free and Stop on NH; Dumbstruck; VDOT chooses parking and riding over TOD. Keep reading…
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Struck in DC this week: 13 pedestrians, 3 cyclists
“Safety is number one at DDOT…The pedestrian is the most vulnerable because they’re the slowest and they have no armor. The cyclist is second-most vulnerable. And so you really have to…make sure that you’re protecting the most vulnerable people first.” - DDOT Director Gabe Klein on the Kojo Nnamdi Show, August 4, 2010. Keep reading…
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Struck in DC this week: 8 pedestrians, 4 cyclists
On Wednesday’s Kojo Nnamdi Show, DDOT Director Gabe Klein said: Keep reading…
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WABA’s Shane Farthing answers the rest of your questions
Last month’s live chat with WABA chief Shane Farthing had more questions than we could fit within an hour. Many of you submitted questions that we simply could not get to, from inquiries about policies at WMATA and MPD to questions on how WABA will be engaged in Prince George’s County. Shane was able to answer these additional questions after the chat: Alices Mom… Keep reading…
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Live chat with Shane Farthing of WABA
Welcome to our live chat with the Washington Area Bicyclist Association’s new executive director, Shane Farthing. Keep reading…