Posts tagged Complete Streets
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New sidewalk shows tension between people and trees
The sidewalk on the east side of Georgia Avenue in downtown Silver Spring just got a makeover, with new brick pavers and street trees. But will it have enough room for everyone who wants to use it? Keep reading…
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Notes from Seattle: A very complete street
Several GGW editors and contributors are in Seattle this week for the Railvolution conference. While there, they’ll offer a series of short posts about their experiences. Keep reading…
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Notes from Seattle: Neighborhood greenways
Several GGW editors and contributors are in Seattle this week for the Railvolution conference. While there, they’ll offer a series of short posts about their experiences. Seattle residents were sick of speeding cut-through traffic on neighborhood streets. In response, the city is creating a network of “neighborhood greenways” designed to slow drivers… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Growing out and up
More local land-use control?; Silver sprawl?; Almost complete streets; Raising height limit could benefit architecture; State transportation bills pay off; DC helps the homeless more quickly; Rezoning is so much better in NY; Can everyone eat healthy?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Growing
Walkability is for young adults; Stop planting flowers at the Metro!; Why run more 8-car trains; The Silver Line and North Korea; Very large, somewhat-urban Wegmans?; Capital Crescent gets a gate; Reticence on Reston redevelopment; Dangerous part of the region; Require complete streets; And…. Keep reading…
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Pedestrians will benefit from Montgomery BRT
Some Chevy Chase residents are fighting one of Montgomery County’s proposed bus rapid transit routes on Wisconsin Avenue, saying it will create new pedestrian hazards. But building a better transit system can lead to a safer, more walkable environment as well. Pedestrian safety is an issue in Montgomery County. On average, drivers strike 400 people in the county each… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Buy this
A less common mall; Nice bus stop; A road with a view; Silver delay?; MD gas tax on the move; SideCar arrives; Transit land values do better; And…. Keep reading…
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Seniors want more livable places, and AARP shows how
Oahu, Hawaii should be the ideal place to walk for transportation, but it has the nation’s highest pedestrian fatality rate for senior citizens — more than twice the next-highest state. So the state enacted a Complete Streets policy in 2009, seeking to “reasonably accommodate” everyone — “pedestrians, bicyclists, transit users, motorists,… Keep reading…
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DDOT may include bikes and pedestrians on Broad Branch
The badly deteriorated Broad Branch Road in northwest Washington could become a more complete street that will accommodate pedestrians and cyclists as well as drivers, as part of a much-needed restoration. Winding west from Rock Creek to Chevy Chase, the 2-mile-long route does double duty for recreation and commuting. It’s necessary link between upper northwest’s… Keep reading…
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Montgomery DOT tells children: Don’t cross the street
Buster Keaton was being funny when he drove across the street to propose marriage in his 1924 movie The Navigator. But the Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) was completely serious last month when they told children in Clarksburg to take a school bus 4 miles out of the way instead of walking across the street. Many parents in the new Gateway Commons development… Keep reading…