Posts tagged Bike Safety
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This area road is now a lot more bike-friendly
A few years ago, a stretch of Riggs Road in Chillum, an area in northwest Prince George’s County, went down from six lanes to four. Bike and parking lanes went into the extra space. The result was a practical example of how to make over-built arterial highways more useful for all residents. Keep reading…
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We can make our roads a lot more bike-friendly. Here’s how
For the past 40 years, planners have thought the best way to deal with cyclists was to treat them like vehicles. But that policy has left only “fearless” cyclists using the roads. Bikes don’t have to remain a rarely-used alternative. We can change the paradigm. Keep reading…
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Crowdsource safety problems on DC streets with this interactive Vision Zero map
Do you know of a safety problem on a DC street? If so, tell DDOT about it using the interactive Vision Zero map. It allows residents to click a location and type in notes to describe problems. Keep reading…
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The Met Branch Trail could get brighter, safer, and easier to get to
More people would use the Metropolitan Branch Trail if… more people used the Metropolitan Branch Trail. That’s the “aha” coming out of a study that started this spring, and it’s a thought that’s likely to guide efforts to make the trail more inviting and practical to use. Keep reading…
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Ask GGW: How do you cross a street if you’re in a bikeway that runs against car traffic?
Some of DC’s bikeways run in two directions on a street while the cars can only travel in one. Reader MacKenzie wants to know the right way to turn toward a destination that’s on the opposite side of the bikeway. On 15th Street NW, the bikeway runs in north and south, but cars only go north. I usually ride south on 15th Street NW, and then need to turn left onto Q. There… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Audits for all
On the clock; Don’t forget the buses!; Failure to communicate; “No” at any cost; Sidewalk cycling?; Finding the funding; Fair housing?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Train trouble
Midday single-tracking and more; An open invitation; Bus blight?; Pot prohibitions stay in place; Waterfront woes; Affordable housing everywhere; Growing apart; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Blame Congress
Fight for Metro funds; Congress keeps cutting; Metro’s green light; Rail ramps up in Virginia; DPW director says farewell; Keep it affordable; Traffic calmed; Role models; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: New and improved
7000 strikes again; Revolutionary; Recount recalled; School focus; 2001, A Cycling Odyssey; Just around the corner; Still standing; It’s so simple. Keep reading…
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Wider lanes make city streets more dangerous
The “forgiving highway” approach to traffic engineering holds that wider is safer when it comes to street design. After decades of adherence to these standards, American cities are now criss-crossed by streets with 12-foot wide lanes. As Walkable City author Jeff Speck argued in CityLab last year, this is actually terrible for public safety and the pedestrian environment. Keep reading…