Posts tagged Bicycling
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Study: Narrower traffic lanes reduce crashes
While many state Departments of Transportation insist on larger lanes for safety, new research continues to demonstrate that wider lanes are more dangerous. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Major traffic flow changes proposed for Grant Circle
DDOT proposes new changes to curb dangerous driving at Grant Circle. SUV driver strikes seven-year-old in parking lot, causing life-threatening injuries. Federal real estate chief talks rightsizing office space and working with DC. Keep reading…
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National links: The one with bad urban design
Corporate expansion can compromise the community appeal of retail stores. Austin takes a walk on the no-parking-minimum side. Cities in Tennessee and Germany that have bad urban design reputations try to shed their past. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: FBI selects Greenbelt for new headquarters
FBI selects Greenbelt, Maryland, for new headquarters. Smithsonian National Zoo pandas head to China via FedEx. GSA looks to dispose of two DC properties, the historic Webster School and Nebraska Avenue Complex. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: DC will ticket drivers in bus stops starting Nov. 15, but delays wider bus lane enforcement plans
DC will start ticketing drivers at bus stops, holds off on enforcing bus lanes. Vienna Council funds a master plan for parks. Annapolis announced plans to tackle flooding at City Dock. Keep reading…
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The lessons of DC’s circles and squares
From the 1870s up to the present day, competing interests — erecting monuments and memorials, preserving space for civic recreation, and catering to vehicular traffic — have led to drastic changes in our shared public spaces. Keep reading…
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Old Enough! DC edition: what a kids’ independent errand says about our built environment
In some countries, it’s normal for kids to undertake errands on their own from a young age. Their built environment and culture prioritize their safety and ability to navigate independently. But American patterns of land use don’t encourage the same level of independence. The author sent her children on an errand to see how they’d manage on their own. Keep reading…
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In our inbox: The costs of bus rapid transit, public financing of stadiums, and Metro under Georgetown
GGWash readers weigh in on recent stories: The role of bike infrastructure in TOD and costs of BRT; beyond the “taxpayer impact” framing of stadium investments; making a bike/ped path part of any Georgetown Metro plan Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Mayor Bowser discusses future of RFK with DC residents
Bowser makes case for plans at RFK Stadium. Judge allows Arlington residents’ case against Missing Middle to move forward. Prince George’s County real estate investors concerned about possibility of permanent rent stabilization Keep reading…
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Transit Diary: A Foggy Bottom resident leans on transit and walking to move herself (and a lot of corn) around town
In this latest Transit Diary, Courtney Cooperman, a Foggy Bottom-based housing advocate, makes her way around DC on foot and by transit, reflecting on what works well and where our transit system and pedestrian infrastructure could improve. Keep reading…