Posts tagged Enforcement
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One area artist and the Post style section canonize unsafe or illegal parking
Neither artist Maggie O'Neill nor Washington Post style writer Lavanya Ramanathan give any acknowledgement that maybe parking illegally, regularly, “brazenly” has a downside. Keep reading…
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Destroying traffic cameras isn’t an answer. Making them more swift, certain, and fair is.
Criminology research says that “swift, certain, and fair” punishments work better than infrequent, highly punitive ones. No word on whether this may also make people less likely to smash traffic cameras. Keep reading…
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Should DC stop doubling traffic fines after 30 days?
Trayon White, the new councilmember for DC's Ward 8, wants to end the District's practice of doubling traffic tickets if you don't pay after 30 days. “War on cars” rhetoric aside, I actually think there's merit to his proposal. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Traffic takes to the trails
Traffic on (Safe)track; SafeTrack solutions, round two; Data warehouse design; The rent is too damn high; Executive branch and bikes; Toward a safer Metro; Carless counts; Congestion pricing for NYC. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The long road to safety
“Tough medicine”; Another safety lapse; Left behind in Loudoun; McLean’s density dispute; DC’s new constitution?; Seattle’s fight for growth; Swing set drama; How the shelters look; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro on message
New on the WMATA Board; Red rapid repairs; Metro’s empty chair; Cemetery land swap; Prince George’s future; OurRFP in Ivy City; The lead feet of Metrobus; Promises on the Old Post Office; Arlington on the ped beat; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Ticked off
Bethesda “scare tactics”?; Hogan’s low-scoring choices; 123 Greedy Drive; Pullover king; Who you gonna call?; From radio to housing; From hospital to grocery; Parking benefits drive driving; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Fines and transit fights
Back on track, sort of; Railroad is public; Giant fines for snow fouls; Snowblind technology; The Snojo Nnamdi Show; Crime is crime; Maglev madness; DC’s streetcar past; Bike to bicycle kicks; FHWA fickle on fonts. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Safety and security
WMATA safety; Anxious riders; Smoke scare; High fines, nope; Bad landlords face the music; Morbid start to new year; Higher gas taxes for NoVA?; Stadium deal scrutiny; Navy Yard grows; Taxis claim harassment. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Not so grand
Vision 1000?; Housing heats up; Where Lyft takes you; The eggcellent Echo; Winter riding; Math fail; Forget shiny noses; And…. Keep reading…