Posts tagged Bike Safety
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Breakfast links: Some things that are sadly not jokes
Didn’t see him, no consequences; NBC4 photographer hits cyclist; The worst gas station ever; Jack is for Chair, not on Twitter; New safety at New Carrollton; Bike swap and clinic; Things that are jokes; Tickets for getting doored. Keep reading…
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Dinner links: Crazy $#!% and lectures
A windshield fell out of a bus!; A dog is worth 10 joggers; You dented my car when I hit you!; Rules apply to reporters too; What can we learn from Charleston?; Shoup@NBM; Cities in scope. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Real-time news
Mass. bus predictions on the phone or paper; MERV on over there; Bus changes; Cycle confidently; I can’t believe DC won’t give me something; Get off the phone in Maryland; The delicate balance of stormwater; Not the way to build a client base. Keep reading…
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Mendelson: “We’re being too easy on drivers” who kill
At Friday’s oversight hearing on the Metropolitan Police Department, Councilmember Phil Mendelson asked some tough questions about prosecution against drivers who kill pedestrians or cyclists. The exchange starts at 4:53:45 on this video recording. Mendelson asked about a particular incident where a driver killed a pedestrian on Wisconsin Avenue while allegedly… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Good luck getting there
Help Zipcar, make a few bucks; One more on Red, Orange; What happens in a storm; Privatization is magic!; Cities, ewwww(ing); Just 1 foot left for 3-foot passing; Walkable, photographable New York. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Communication needs work
Secret? Vehicular? Both?; Fenty, Rhee approval down; Redo L’Enfant Plaza; Andrews fighting Gaithersbungle; 3-foot in Maryland; Hands-free is also distracting; How Fannie and Freddie inhibit mixed-use. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: How to spend federal money
$8 billion, high-speed; 9.6% of trips, 1.2% of money; Money for less free parking; Indian freeway turns town square into barrier; Challenge BikeArlington; 3-foot passing closer to passing; Urbanist Republican(s) for Planning Board. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Fight for your rights in the states
Vienna sides with pedestrians; 3 feet today in VA; Maryland’s bills; What Metro needs; How to fight the state DOT; Design the next Golden Triangle bike rack; Not so sure on Wheaton Costco; Who’d win in a fight, Montgomery or Fairfax?. Keep reading…
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12 ways our region could reform bicycling laws
The percentage of people riding bikes for transportation has been rising for the better part of two decades and there is every reason to believe that trend will continue. While engineers and traffic planners work to update the infrastructure and physical elements to encourage cycling, there is more that legislators can do to help too. Some laws unnecessarily restrict safe cycling… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Cry me a river, build a bridge
Ch-ch-ch-ch changes; Streets are for cars, dummies; A safer city; Too old to drive?; Distracted driver kills cyclist, pays $313; One road begins, another ends. Keep reading…