Posts tagged Ddot
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Breakfast links: Silver Line extension officially certified
Silver Line extension obtains official certification. Tysons residents enjoy new pedestrian bridge. Baltimore DOT head to take position in Baltimore mayor’s office. Keep reading…
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DC Council’s transportation committee looks at legislation to improve safety for students
DC Council’s Committee on Transportation and the Environment considered a bill that would improve and expand protections for students commuting to and from school in the District. Read on to learn more. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Fairfax County considers proposal to expand EV charging access
Fairfax County considers a proposal to expand EV charging access. Reston opens a 240-apartment complex for low-income seniors. Several crashes have occurred near the same spot on GW Parkway. Keep reading…
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Apples to hand grenades: Why transit fare evasion is an untimely distraction
Transit fare evasion gets headlines, but tackling it won’t fill WMATA’s budget deficit, and detracts from wider transportation problems that need solutions. Keep reading…
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Tackle child health inequities by making it safe for kids to bike
Kids need at least an hour of physical activity each day for their health. DC’s expanding bike network might put that within reach for many more children. Keep reading…
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Vision Zero is meaningless unless we get more drivers off the road
DC residents deserve the truth about what it will take to eliminate traffic deaths. Keep reading…
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The rise and fall of a safer 8th Street NE
OPINION: The saga to add a protected bike lane along a portion of 8th Street NE epitomizes the often-frustrating struggle to build safer streets throughout DC. Keep reading…
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New year, new bus priority plan for DC
Here’s what you need to know about DDOT’s recently released Bus Priority Plan. Keep reading…
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USDOT calls for a national roadway strategy to curb rising traffic fatalities
The US Department of Transportation is talking about radically changing federal roadway safety policy after new stats showed the largest six-month increase in roadway fatalities ever recorded by the agency. Keep reading…
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Here’s what GGWash’s advocacy team said at the DDOT Director’s confirmation hearing
Last week, the Council’s Transportation and Environment Committee held a confirmation hearing for Mayor Muriel Bowser’s appointment of Everett Lott as DDOT Director. Here is why GGWash and DCST support Lott’s appointment. Keep reading…