Posts tagged Crosswalks
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My godmother died where a new sidewalk design made her walk in traffic
A motorist killed my 95-year-old godmother while she was crossing the street near her Bethesda home last week. A recent traffic signal replacement makes people walk into a lane of traffic with a posted speed limit of 45 mph to get to the crosswalk she regularly used. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: A new path for WMATA
Sayonara; Changing course; Time to say goodbye?; Help needed; Taking the leap?; Experimenting; Planning for tomorrow; A new challenge; And…; Thank you. Keep reading…
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Van Ness residents say their neighborhood isn’t safe for walking
“My biggest concern at Van Ness is pedestrian safety. I feel my safety is constantly at risk,” Benae Mosby said at a recent meeting of the Van Ness Main Streets board. As the communications and community relations manager at WAMU, whose headquarters are at Connecticut Avenue and Windom Place NW, Mosby walks this troubled intersection daily. Keep reading…
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DC will extend the 15th Street bikeway and add a pocket park, but crosswalks are still missing
DC’s 15th Street NW protected bikeway will soon extend a few blocks north, past a dangerous intersection. The area will also become safer for pedestrians. But one thing is missing: a few crosswalks. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: One year old
Happy birthday Silver Line; Talk in the tunnel (not yet); How much is too much; Approval needed; Livable, walkable Rosslyn; Room for improvement; More bike lane; Be polite. 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: Step by step
Memorial walk; Metro’s stalled recovery; DC’s transportation experiments; Careful bike lanes; Recycling woes; Tiny apartments; Constant construction; The Pope is a planner?; Faded renewal; And …. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Virginia votes
Silberberg for Alexandria; The victors in Arlington and Fairfax; No love for nominee; Share and yield; Green is gold; Get to work; WMATA sued for negligence; Love thy neighbor; Mapping markets; Riot repair; Park on, New Hampshire; And…. Keep reading…
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The neighborhood where everybody “jaywalks”
When I moved to East-West Highway in South Silver Spring last fall, I quickly noticed one thing: people cross the street without using crosswalks all the time. Even as the surrounding area becomes more urban and walkable, this street remains a relic of its industrial, car-oriented past. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: New year, new leadership
Meet the new boss; New transit in 2015; New plan for Arlington; Gray saves affordable housing; CaBi extends Metro; Sweden leads in road safety; Beijing goes big; And…. Keep reading…