Posts tagged Ddot
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Treasury Dept. wants to make F Street one-way
The Treasury Department has asked DDOT to convert the 1400 block of F Street, NW to one-way, reports the Current (large PDF). The department is concerned that someone could load up a truck with explosives or something, then build up speed heading west on F Street to crash through the fences and damage the building. As a result, they’d like to restrict traffic on the block adjacent… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Using asphalt for green activities
Park(ing) on 14th and around the world; Fresh food good, traffic bad; This time around, respect for ghost bikes; Tysons sprawl plan also neglects bikes; Rail in southern Prince George’s?; Living in a theme park; Pushing for openness in NY. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Government keeping you down
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Breakfast links: Alphabet soup and libertarians
Walk and Roll for smoothies; Soft on sidewalks?; CTA goes open; AAA OK: Bikes are OK; Hawkins to lead WASA; Let the market decide except in parking?; Houston does have zoning. Keep reading…
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DDOT being narrow-minded, overcautious on Park(ing) Day
People and cars operate every day in relatively close proximity. People walk on sidewalks right next to moving traffic on streets without parking. People walk along crosswalks while cars wait to turn, and cars enter and exit parking garages or alleys across the sidewalk. Sometimes this proximity results in injuries or deaths, but we don’t refuse to let pedestrians go in crosswalks. Keep reading…
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DDOT’s Kathleen Penney has resigned
Several different sources have confirmed that DDOT Associate Director and Chief Engineer Kathleen Penney has resigned. Penney heads the Infrastructure and Project Management Administration (IPMA), which is responsible for the engineering and building of DDOT projects from street repaving to new bridges. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Back in the east
Live to teach; Still the only way on WTOP; Is it working?; Social pressure another weapon against distracted driving; “Ghost bike” intersection gets a sign; Not loving the heart sculptures; Meccarail; The really conservative position. Keep reading…
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Feet in the Street Saturday in Fort Dupont
Tomorrow, Saturday, is Feet in the Street, DC’s first foray into the Ciclovia/Summer Streets/Sunday Streets phenomenon, where cities around the world close down streets in densely populated areas to create linear festivals. People walk, bike, and rollerblade through their city in ways not possible normally. Stops along the way provide entertainment, education, refreshment,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Dear Current, please get a real Web site
Sidewalks, assured; Don’t drive? You must not live here; These go to Elevenleytown; Tall TOD at PG Plaza?; Days since last injury: 1; Metro keeping its escalators; Cowening before trains; And…. Keep reading…
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The waiting game: Two intersections now safer for pedestrians
Delayed implementation of curb extensions at the deadly intersection of 15th and W, NW didn’t stop DDOT from finishing strong. The intersection did not receive the quick-curb called for in the draft plan and hastily installed in July to slow drivers like the one that killed a pedestrian in May while turning from 15th onto W. Instead, DDOT has installed more permanent curb, and… Keep reading…