Posts tagged Aaa
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Breakfast links: Better data
DASH gets real-time; AAA camera attack misses context; The poll of everything; Bring cycle tracks to Georgetown?; Check your ballot; Seniors leave the area; Brooklyn Islanders; Amtrak speeds up in the Midwest; Dutch bike lanes may warm up. Keep reading…
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“War on cars” lives as AAA knocks L St. bike lane
It’s progress, at least. AAA Mid-Atlantic spokesman John Townsend no longer says a new bike lane means “a war on cars.” Now, in criticizing a bike lane on L Street NW, he says, “I’m not saying it’s a war on cars, but…” Townsend is very good at getting quoted in the press. After taking a lot of flack for the “war on cars”… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Walkable, bikeable Virginia?
King Street turns towards peds; Bikes not part of a mosaic; More get on board with Metro; Another taxi app; St. Thomas mixed-use?; The camera fight to the north; Regions aren’t equal; States opt back in to trail funding; And…. Keep reading…
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Task force tries to make peace over cameras; AAA doesn’t
Traffic cameras have saved lives, said Lisa Sutter of the Metropolitan Police Department at yesterday’s task force meeting on automated enforcement. DC’s fatalities declined 69% in 10 years, compared to only 28% nationwide, and MPT believes its speed and red light cameras are the reason. Still, many residents believe fines are too high, and that their purpose… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Feel the heat
Hot cars; More bad news for Gray; Your name here; Cemetery or stables?; Conflict management; Not yet on board; And…. Keep reading…
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WAMU missteps with one-sided Outer Beltway story
WAMU’s Metro Connection aired a sadly one-sided story on Friday about long-debated, oft-rejected proposals to build an Outer Beltway across the Potomac, far from the region’s core. Positively, Metro Connection agreed that the piece wasn’t up to their standards, and the reporter has already added some of the missing side of the story. The original piece… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Not enough
Give peak a chance; ICC too empty?; The Tide rolls on; Poplar going to auction; Peds, bikes now count; Tourism without a car; Biking in the future; Transit Score gets low quality score; And…. Keep reading…
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Lower camera fines? Sure, once we have more cameras
Are DC speed camera fines too high? One resident who created a petition, some reporters, and AAA all seem to think so. Lowering fines actually might be the right policy, but only once DC installs more cameras, as promised for over a year, to catch unsafe driving behavior. Even now, most instances of speeding, running red lights, blocking crosswalks, turning right on red without… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Oldest inhabitants
DC wants to keep its WWI memorial; Audit for Union Station management; Death in Rockville crash; Shady deal in Catoe’s Metro; An avalanche of tickets; Think of the tourists; Madrid swaps highway for park; Battle of the buses; Core capacity for BART. Keep reading…
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Breaking the law is not inevitable this holiday season
An article in the Washington Post last Wednesday should make everyone pause and ponder a strangely dismissive attitude toward theft we see from national advocacy groups and Post retail writers. It says: When cruising through the shelves of District stores after Thanksgiving, most shoppers give thanks for the plentiful holiday gift choices. They are less likely to be thankful… Keep reading…