Posts tagged Bike Safety
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Breakfast links: Pulling out the stops
A massive maintenance plan; Shaw says yes to housing; A new branch for the MBT; Art pops up in DC; NPS paves the way; New housing for Chinatown; Hot in here. Keep reading…
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Going Dutch: Planners from the Netherlands make suggestions for bike lanes in DC
In late April, Dutch cycling experts met with DC area planners, engineers, and feds to look at cycling conditions in the West End neighborhood. They all teamed up to draft a plan that would build connections to trails and add new segments of on-street bikeways, all with the goal of creating a safe, easy-to-use cycling network. … Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Blitzes and bans
Metro’s got more than 99 problems; Now ban the other box; Co-op opt out; Energy bills, bills, bills; Fire on the mountain; Fighting words (on license plates); (Development) stop requested; Cycling at a crossroads; Sounds like progress; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: In short supply
Loudoun’s Silver Line plan; Sold in NoVa; Hope for Memorial Bridge; Metro sound bites; School funds; Build the Bay; The problem with office parks; Better, cheaper bike lanes. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The smart money says
SmarTrip stays; DC declares independence; Shelter sums; No new Circulator routes; Solar support; What’s in a station name?; HOT and the Pentagon; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Jack and the giants
Congress vs. WMATA; Watch the region grow; Stadium parking; No Metro, slower travel; In the crosshairs of the crosswalk; Chevy Chase, aka Snobsville?; Go green to fight crime; And…. Keep reading…
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In DC’s West End, construction projects are endangering cyclists and pedestrians
In DC’s West End, portions of the bikeways on L and M Streets, along with the adjacent sidewalks, are closed because of construction projects. The detours are confusing, and the result is that people on both bikes and foot are sharing narrow, unsafe spaces. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The future of RFK
A new RFK stadium for… the Wizards?; Fairfax’s future; Northeast Corridor tragedy; Boston feels our pain; Tread carefully on shutdowns; Hogan gives scoring a low score; New era for National Harbor; Bikeshare’s safety benefit; Pothole tech. Keep reading…
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David Alpert will take over AMC’s The Walking Dead
This article was posted as an April Fool’s joke. AMC Networks has announced that it has hired David Alpert, founder and president of Greater Greater Washington, to be the new Executive Producer of its hit show The Walking Dead. In other news, The Walking Dead Executive Producer David Alpert will take over as President of Greater Greater Washington. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Fray and fate
Metro’s inspection problem; $15 minimum wage?; MoCo says no to accessible ride hailing; DC budget priorities; Reston revolution; Vision Zero, Waze style?; Short on homes. Keep reading…