Posts tagged Ddot
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DC will try “slow zones” and banning some rights on red to curb traffic fatalities
After at least 31 people were killed on DC roads this year, Mayor Muriel Bowser and her administration are announcing today a slew of steps to try to halt the carnage. This will include banning rights on red at 100 intersections, 100 more Leading Pedestrian Intervals, “neighborhood slow zones” with 20 mph speed limits, and more. Keep reading…
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How do we get 25% of commuters to walk, bike, or scoot?
In a panel hosted by Greater Greater Washington last Thursday, attendees learned about how to achieve the city's Sustainable DC Plan goal of getting 25% of commuters to walk, bike, or scoot to work. Keep reading…
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Another week and someone else is dead
A pickup truck driver struck and killed 70-year-old Carol Joan Tomason, of Chapel Hill, NC, on Friday morning. It's the … eh, I can't even keep count. This is happening way too much, and any number of times is too much. Keep reading…
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“It just takes too long” to make DC streets safer, councilmembers and advocates say
Four people have been killed on bicycles and scooters over the past few months, and 27 total people killed on DC roadways this year. In the shadow of those tragedies, advocates and councilmembers packed a hearing to express frustration at the lack of progress making streets safer for vulnerable road users. Keep reading…
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It’s been __ days since a driver killed someone walking, biking, or scooting in DC
On Thursday, the DC Council will hold a hearing on road safety for people walking and biking, spurred by two cyclists killed by drivers in July. In a cruel twist of fate, just before the hearing could happen, DC had another pair of deaths — one on a scooter and another on a bicycle. People are rightly furious that the District is not doing more. Keep reading…
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Drivers hit four DC schoolchildren in the first days of the school year
An alarming (but sadly, not surprising) message came over my neighborhood email list recently. The Deputy Chief of Operations and Programs for DC Public Schools, wrote: “In the first 7 days of the traditional school calendar, DCPS have had 4 situations (that we are aware of) where a student and/or a caregiver was struck by a vehicle near one of our schools.” Keep reading…
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DC fixes two dangerous spots on the M Street bikeway. For FedEx, though, “we’re still waiting.”
A turning truck driver killed cyclist Jeffrey Long at New Hampshire Avenue and M Street NW in DC in July. In response, the District Department of Transportation took out three parking spaces and filled the space with flexible posts to prevent parking. But that's not the only trouble spot on the M Street protected bikeway, as Dupont Circle Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner Mike Silverstein explains in this video. Keep reading…
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Let’s bring 20,000 shared bikes to DC
DC has set a goal that by 2032, 25% of all commutes be walking or biking. Dockless bike and scooter programs can help us get to this goal, but we need to embrace an expansive vision of the system.
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The Red Line shutdowns made for a hectic Monday commute
The first rush hour shutdown of the 45-day Red Line shutdown between NoMa and Fort Totten began Monday, July 23 and the commute was unsurprisingly hectic. Bus shuttles between the stations took longer than many expected, and numerous riders reported Fort Totten and Gallery Place were packed from those transferring to and from the Green Line. Keep reading…
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Georgetown gets a new K/Water Street bikeway, but also complaints
Along the industrial road underneath the Whitehurst Freeway in Georgetown known as K Street or Water Street, DC's newest protected bikeway has been under construction. But some are saying it's causing too many traffic backups. Is there a problem requiring changes, or is this something that will work itself out over time? Keep reading…