Posts tagged Barnes Dance
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Columbia Heights’ Barnes Dance intersection is here!
At Barnes Dance intersection, where people can walk through in any direction when traffic is stopped, is coming to 14th and U streets in Columbia Heights. DDOT started putting the paint down on Monday, and it officially opens on Thursday. Keep reading…
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Coming soon: A Barnes Dance at 14th and Irving in Columbia Heights
This summer, a Barnes Dance will go in at 14th and Irving Streets NW, right above the Metro station entrances. There's more than one way to set up an intersection like this, and the one DC chooses could have a big impact on bus traffic. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Red means stop, Metro
Why does Metro run reds?; Arlington swaps ART for Uber; More lanes, same congestion; Shadow campaign conclusion; Orange exits the council; Pedestrian improvements, please?; Off the grid in SW; Wall Street to walk street; And…. Keep reading…
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Dragons and zodiac symbols will decorate Chinatown’s streets
Six years ago, the intersection of 7th and H Streets NW, in Chinatown, became a Barnes Dance— an intersection where the traffic lights in all directions turn red at the same time so people can cross the street at any angle they want. It continues to make walking in Chinatown a bit easier, and it’s about to get an unusually decorative paint job. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Light rail designs
Envisioning the Pike streetcar; Trail won’t go in Purple Line tunnel; Not so fast; RAC wants less disruption on minor holidays; DC is mid-peloton; DoD loosens security standards; Board wants dedicated transportation funds; Mixed-use for teachers; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Need space
Can’t get there; BRT will need land; Cafritz gets OK; OK to tailgate bikes in Virginia; Not so super or grand; Cars make room for humans; Bet on downtown Vegas; Walk like an Englishman. Keep reading…
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Crosswalks: Is it time for a rethink?
Montgomery County’s built environment runs the gamut from urban to rural, but we take a one size fits all approach to crosswalks. Maybe it’s time for that to change. Bringing the pedestrian scramble back to MoCo will improve our urban areas. Part of what we are trying to accomplish with our visions for communities throughout MoCo is a blend of the best urban, suburban… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Getting what you want
McDonnell gets his WMATA seat; DC readies for shutdown; Dulles station criticism takes off; Security can’t help us; Rental vacancies low in DC; Cities growing out and up; Denver kills diagonal crossings; And…. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Questionable actions
PG County Executive and wife arrested; No more free Smithsonians?; Herndon Metro plan raises differing opinions; DC crime concentrated in pockets; M and New Jersey SE will start (Barnes) dancing; Montgomery moves closer to car sharing; Metro wants to hire vets; Driver charged in hit-and-run on S. Capitol; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Haven’t got it covered
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