Posts tagged Ddot
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Raising awareness can curb street harassment
For women and LGBT individuals, street harassment can make using streets, parks, and public transportation unpleasant at best and dangerous at worst. Raising awareness about their experiences can discourage this behavior and produce more sensitive planning as well. Street harassment is sexual harassment or assault that happens in public places. It generally targets women… Keep reading…
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The new Frederick Douglass Bridge won’t connect to the Suitland Parkway Trail
The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) is proposing a new Frederick Douglas Memorial Bridge that will not connect to the Suitland Parkway Trail through Anacostia. The Suitland Parkway Trail’s trailhead is only one mile from the proposed bridge. DDOT will invest $600 million in a new South Capitol Street / Frederick Douglas Memorial Bridge across the Anacostia… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Polar vortex
Brace yourself; Arrest cyclists in winter?; Bike signals get green light; Reduce DC property taxes?; Have problems dispersed or just people; Do mixed income communities work?; Crazy elections coming; Charlotte to DC high-speed rail; A wider I-66?; And…. Keep reading…
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Who has the best anti-speeding ads, New York or DC?
We know that most elected officials are very concerned about people talking on airplanes but aren’t willing to do much about distracted, reckless, and just speeding drivers who kill people on US roads every day. Can advertising persuade these drivers to be safe? Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: DC’s liberty
Meet the Ubertarian; DC keeps fighting for rights; What’s more dangerous?; Broad Branch could get sidewalks, bike lanes; McLean’s catalyst?; Revenue share for DC United; Development’s best and worst. Keep reading…
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Watch DDOT’s beautifully animated streetcar video
In anticipation of the upcoming H Street streetcar, DDOT created this safety video that illustrates how drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians should act once the streetcar begins running. Keep reading…
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DDOT removes traffic calming on Wisconsin Avenue
In January, the District Department of Transportation replaced two lanes on Wisconsin Avenue in Glover Park with a painted median and turn lane to calm traffic. But due to pressure from residents and local elected officials, DDOT will end their year-long trial and return the street to six lanes. DDOT created the median between 35th and Garfield streets NW to draw attention to… Keep reading…
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With the streetcar, H Street will need clear signs
For streetcars to move through traffic, rail tracks have to be free of parked cars. To keep them that way, the rules of the road must be crystal clear for drivers. Keep reading…
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Designs for a Southeast Boulevard look like the freeway it’s replacing
Last night, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) presented several concepts for replacing the end of the Southeast Freeway with a boulevard. While it’s supposed to reconnect Hill East to the Anacostia River, all of the designs presented prioritize through traffic instead. The Southeast Freeway has been a barrier between the neighborhood and the river,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Commutes and community
Long commutes lead to political apathy; 16th Street bus fixes; New bus line for National Harbor; Streetcar optimism, but rough debut; Shoulder lane on 495; Metrorail carpets, begone!; Transit app debuts in DC; Is the party over?; And…. Keep reading…