Posts tagged Crosswalks
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Breakfast links: Share the load
Path will be too narrow; Lanier talks tickets; Initiatives face confusion; Another taxi app; Windy City wants safer walking; Elevated bike highways: good idea?; And…. Keep reading…
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Block the crosswalk? Brazilians will lift your car
When inconsiderate motorists stop their cars in the crosswalk, pedestrians are often forced to walk dangerously close to traffic or navigate raised islands to get across the street. The Rotary Club in the Brazilian city of Florianópolis came up with an innovative solution: a team of people to move the car out of the way. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Mendocracy
Mendelson, Brown win leadership posts; Purple Line tunnel could have sidewalk; “A” for effort at least; Columbia Pike streetcar survives; Space for charters; Some people are rude, including on bikes; Don’t rush to conclusions; Who’s at fault; Where the car-free are; And…. Keep reading…
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Washington Circle getting many more crosswalks
Today, the roads and traffic patterns around Washington Circle make it difficult and dangerous to get into or through it on foot. A plan from the National Park Service and DDOT will fix that by adding more crosswalks, paths, and traffic signals. Right now, there are only 4 crosswalks in and out of the circle, each crossing at least 3 lanes of traffic. Two of them, at New Hampshire Avenue,… Keep reading…
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Montgomery continues “pedestrian removal” in Wheaton
A growing number of residents in Wheaton primarily travel by bus or on foot. The area’s car-centric infrastructure makes life difficult and dangerous. But instead of helping pedestrians, Montgomery County’s transportation department is putting up new barriers against them. Keep reading…
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6-year study suggests tweaks around 14th Street bridges
Near the Jefferson Memorial, 5 bridges cross the Potomac carrying motor vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, the Metro, and freight and passenger trains. How can they be improved? The Federal Highway Administration, DDOT, VDOT, and the National Park Service have been working on an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the 14th Street Bridge corridor since 2006. They looked… Keep reading…
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Short-sighted bus stop placement puts pedestrians at risk
Too many bus stops are located far from the nearest crosswalk. Rather than walk long distances, many riders therefore cross dangerously in the middle of busy streets. The jurisdictions controlling the bus stops should either move them to safer intersections, or add new and better crosswalks. This is a big problem throughout many parts of the region, but especially in suburban… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Affordable
Time to study affordable housing; No vacancy at shelters; How would you fund Metro?; Stop harassment on Metro; McDonnell for DC autonomy; Crosswalk faces hurdles; Google goes real-time; Mayors on transit. Keep reading…
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Is this pedestrian safety or just pedestrian removal?
If you take the Metro to White Flint, Montgomery County welcomes you with a large and unfriendly wall. The county Department of Transportation built the wall several years ago to stop pedestrians from using a popular, existing crosswalk. Keep reading…
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Activate Ward Circle for pedestrians and cyclists
The center of Ward Circle near American University is an unused and wasted space. The road design heavily favors car traffic and features few bicycle or pedestrian facilities. Closing some traffic lanes and adding pedestrian crosswalks and bike lanes could make Ward Circle a more coherent public space. The center of the circle, at the intersection of Massachusetts and Nebraska… Keep reading…