Posts tagged Bike Safety
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Breakfast links: Costly delays
Slowly to Silver; Metro opens (the wrong) doors; The region on widening; Farragut v Franklin; Bike bills in legislation; A different kind of smoke; Diagnosing DC FEMS; Ban the Box going strong; Tickets for taxis; Weigh in on WMATA funding priorities. Keep reading…
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“Bulb-outs” could make crossing the street safer at key trouble spots
People on foot could get a little more space at the corners of 14th and U NW, Benning Road and Minnesota Avenue NE, and M and Wisconsin in Georgetown. Those are a few of the concepts in a new analysis of how to make DC’s most dangerous intersections safer. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Ride a mile
In riders’ shoes; Metro-oriented development?; VA’s transportation priorities; Vision Zero in Montgomery; Too much trash; Soccer schemes; Affordable in Virginia; The risk of walking; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Here we go again
Chaos in ANC 5D; Mayor’s first year; Alexandria’s new mayor; Paid leave for MD?; Another tragedy; MTP to tackle bad behavior; New park plans; End to a deadly year; Self-destructive housing advocates; Less talk, more action. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: No time like the present
Population pace; A new station; Assault on the Red Line; Funny but not funny; Home for the holidays; Zoo changes; Tis the season; Gun law change; Get serious. Keep reading…
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The feds might pay for smarter drunk driving penalties in DC
Most people would say they favor harsher punishments for drunk driving. But when it comes to keeping impaired drivers off the road, the most important thing is having laws that work. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: In with the new
Old space, new use; Defining historic; America’s 10 best new bike lanes; A greater College Park; Land swap shifts shelter; Buying charm in Bethesda; Dupont Circle’s fountain; Final ride; Hold the doors. Keep reading…
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Here’s how DC plans to eliminate road deaths
This morning, DC officials released their plan for Vision Zero, the campaign to eliminate all deaths on the roadways. It lays out analysis about crashes and strategies to make roads safer. Keep reading…
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Proposed rules aim to get serious about road safety in DC
The DC government has committed to “Vision Zero,” a goal of eliminating all road deaths. A detailed plan from the Bowser Administration will come out Wednesday, but in the meantime, legislators have been putting forth their own proposals for laws around safety. Four bills in the DC Council about road safety proposals were the subject of a hearing on December 8. Here’s… Keep reading…
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For new bike lanes in College Park, there’s good news and bad news
New drawings are out for bike lanes along Route 1 in College Park, between the University of Maryland and Greenbelt Road. The State Highway Administration is now proposing buffered bike lanes on the main street through College Park, but community leaders want a protected bike lane, or at least a bigger buffer. Keep reading…