Posts tagged Bike Lanes
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Let’s talk about enforcement
Councilmember Jim Graham is eager to create a DDOT bicycle-mounted enforcement squad. Depending on whom you ask, this squad might be designed to mainly enforce laws against cyclists, or to enforce laws against both cyclists and drivers. We need even-handed enforcement of dangerous behavior regardless of the type of vehicle. And we definitely need more enforcement. Keep reading…
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Thanks for a great CSG house party!
Last week’s house party for the Coalition for Smarter Growth, featuring DDOT Director Gabe Klein, was a huge success. Thanks to everyone who attended! I really enjoyed meeting many Greater Greater Washington readers. ANC Commissioners, citizens’ association board members, recent Council candidates, zoning attorneys, planners for local governments, pedestrian… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Art, plants and plans in the city
Art for 18th and Columbia; Street art; Mini robots are art, too; Backyard garden matchmaking; Bike lanes or bike-scooter-PUMA lanes?; Homeless newspapers growing; Free reusable bags already out; Giant subway-sized tunnel in Georgetown, but not for trains; Obama hyping sprawl to cut ribbons; Vehicle ownership down in DC; Walking up more than biking; Time to amend the Comp Plan. Keep reading…
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Morning links: A sometimes merry land
Support the Pike; From Secretary to Deputy Secretary; Wider, wider, wider; Planner argues stadium opponents missing the point; Crash means holes in the ground; Back in brick; Don’t drink and bike in Poland; Police fee? Streetlight fee? Why not a congestion fee?; The simple answer: Eliminate public transportation. Keep reading…
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Residents suggest more walkable intersection designs at 7th and Maryland
Greater Capitol Hill’s residents proudly lead the city in promoting a vision of our streets as welcoming and safe places for pedestrians, bicycles, transit, and cars alike. Not only did they elect DC’s most pro-walkability, pro-complete streets Councilmember, but multiple groups of residents have created designs and blogs for improving their particular corners of the neighborhood. Keep reading…
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Replace bulk parking ticket discount with sensible curb management policy
DC will end its practice of giving delivery companies a break on parking tickets, the Examiner’s Kytja Weir reported this morning. Councilmember Jim Graham found out about the practice at a recent hearing, and asked the DMV to end the program, which they estimate will raise another $120,000 per year. Instead of just fining delivery companies more, we should find a better solution,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Trading places
This article was posted as an April Fool’s joke. Keep reading…
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Afternoon links: Getting it done
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Breakfast links: Get more
We all scream for I Street; SmarterBike; Save the trust fund!; One for all and all for one. Keep reading…
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Dinner links: bikes, brothels and bloggers
Bike lane blockers: In this comic strip, we see what happens when our hero runs across a car parked in the bicycle lane. No, no cars get keyed. (Tip: Steven) Keep reading…