Posts tagged Ddot
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Breakfast links: Back to school
Share the wealth; Pay up; Design for health; Safety first; Airports and carshare; Pruning pays off; Playing around; Little Free zoning violation. Keep reading…
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Petworth residents say changes to a dangerous traffic circle should go further
Many people in Petworth lament how dangerous it is to cross the street and get to Grant Circle, one of their neighborhood parks. DDOT has an initial plan for addressing the problem, but pedestrian advocates say the real way to make the circle safer is to make the streets narrower and add more crosswalks. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: All aboard
Purple Line negotiations; Making Metro safer; A bus stop after all; Metro as a marketing tool; De-escalating; DC power; School for grown-ups; BnB fee; Bike bits. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: But that’s crazy
Refunds and apologies; All for one and one for all; Almost hit; The Mayor’s duplex; Filling the void; That’s nuts; Who really needs the help. Keep reading…
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Which DC Councilmembers support fully protecting the Pennsylvania Avenue bikeway?
To stop drivers from making dangerous U-turns across the Pennsylvania Avenue bikeway, DC has installed physical barriers — except on two blocks right where DC councilmembers park. Are councilmembers the obstacle? We asked them if they support completing the barriers. 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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Lousiana Avenue could get a protected bikeway
What’s next for protected bikeways in DC? A few sections are in the works, including a connection from NoMA to Pennsylvania Avenue, a north-south bikeway downtown, and several other small connections as well as the next piece of the Metropolitan Branch Trail. Keep reading…
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Finally, the stop signs residents pushed for… along with some startling news
Residents near the intersections of Kansas Avenue and Quincy Street NW spent the last few years asking for four-way stop signs at the intersection. Recently, the intersection saw two traffic collisions on the same day. The stop signs followed soon after. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Tough times
So many troubles; Cracked silver; Catch a (compliant) cab; VRE safety; Victory!; Tap and go. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Stay or go
A no-kids-allowed rule might be discrimination; Go somewhere else 7-11; More public transportation; Stop illegal U-turns; Change that name too; Great for democracy; Hogan’s Red Line fallout. Keep reading…