Posts tagged Bicycling
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How a road in White Flint is like a ski area
White Flint’s master plan calls for a pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly road. The Montgomery County DOT (MCDOT) is disregarding that plan and says it can only build such a road once traffic declines. That’s a backward way to look at changing travel patterns. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Busy street bike lanes
Bike lanes on Branch Avenue; Bike lanes on highways; 7000s soon; IG overstepped on camera report?; Circulator change bad for Georgetown?; Dominion mum on power line; What do Millennials want?; And…. Keep reading…
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Events roundup: happy hours, hearings, and more
If you’re a bike enthusiast, history buff, or social media nerd, heads-up! There are terrific events coming up that you should check out. Do some family biking, speak up at a hearing, or have a drink and nerd out about social media. All that and more is coming up our events calendar in the coming days, so read on and mark your calendar. Kidical Mass: Enjoy the fall air and… Keep reading…
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A new cycletrack will connect 1st Street NE to the Metropolitan Branch Trail
DDOT has started construction on a short cycletrack on M Street NE, to connect an entrance to the Metropolitan Branch Trail to the First Street NE cycletrack. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: New service
Strong start for Silver; Streetcars around the corner; DC police to wear body cameras; Who is Peter May?; Alexandria bike lanes opposition; How to make Ward 5 bikeable; How to build a cycletrack; And…. Keep reading…
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Montgomery DOT ignores promises to the community and sabotages the White Flint plan
When the White Flint Sector Plan was adopted in 2010 after years of collaboration between residents, property owners, county officials, and civic leaders, it was hailed as a triumph of responsible, sustainable development. Now, county engineers are poised to undo years of work by pushing through a road design that does not include any of the elements the plan promised the community. Keep reading…
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What is “contributory negligence,” and why is it such a big danger for cyclists and pedestrians?
Say you are riding along on your bicycle. Your tail light battery dies one evening, and then a texting driver crashes into you. Can you recover your medical costs from the driver? Or, say you are on foot and need to cross a street where the nearest crosswalks are far away. But then a drunk driver speeds by and hits you. Or, you’re biking and get doored. A police officer, confused… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Big projects
Why “superstops” were halted; Bethesda Metro getting new escalators; Car-free every day; DC homebuyer tax credit returns?; Parking lot to retail; Pedestrian-friendly Prince George’s; Cap the price; Equal rights for DC; This genius doesn’t drive. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: In and out of Arlington
Housing or parks?; County flight; Vacant in Virginia; Taxicab share decreasing; Cycle law enforcement; Transit as a social good; And…. Keep reading…
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Muriel Bowser calls for “Vision Zero,” more equity, Metro investment, and new task forces for transportation
On the heels of the release of David Catania’s detailed platform, his rival for mayor, Muriel Bowser, has put out her own platform. Here are key parts of the transportation section. Road safety: Muriel will lead the District’s effort to join other cities like San Francisco, Chicago and New York in adopting “Vision Zero,” a transportation safety approach… Keep reading…