Posts tagged Enforcement
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Orange jumps on anti-camera bandwagon
Freshman Congressman Kerry Bentivolio (R-MI) wants to use Congress’ power over DC to ban red light and speed cameras. On Friday, at-large DC Councilmember Vincent Orange said he wants to take action, instead of Congress, to place a moratorium on cameras and other restrictions. In his letter to Bentivolio, Orange referred to “problems” with the camera system,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: What Republicans don’t want
Republican for speeding; TIGER endangered; Foxx populi; Vote for the road, or else; Late night track work gets later; DCPS violating Title IX?; Park complex; Less default near public transit; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Alarming
Frager’s catches fire; Peds get more tickets; Taxi talk; Prince William cool on Outer Beltway; Hill East moves ahead; DC does well with parks; Paywall comes to the Post; Map bus speeds; And…. Keep reading…
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Tom Sherwood defends speed cameras
WAMU Politics Hour co-host, NBC 4 reporter, and Dream City co-author Tom Sherwood defended the District’s speed camera enforcement program during a brief exchange with host Kojo Nnamdi on last Friday’s show. Sherwood said he felt “irritated” by the May 29 Washington Post article by Ashley Halsey III on speed cameras. That story led off with the fact… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Best policies
How to fix tax breaks; U Street moratorium gets hearing; Penn Ave bike lane update; Micro-living without a car; Metro riders can be hot; PR for public housing; Foxx outlines vision; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bike stats and laws
CaBi survey roundup; Play on?; More bike bits; And the budget says…; Arts for business; Dan the man at GSA; Articulated buses hit their limit; See absurd parking; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Caught on tape
Police ticket U turns on Penn; School buildings to charters; Outer Beltway opposition grows; Suburban versus urban poverty; Fragile Northeast corridor; Uber still hates regulations; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The numbers tell all
Pay to play?; DC wins more residents among workers; Where homes sell slowest; Why engineers pooh-poohed cycle tracks; Bike thief contronted, laughs; It’s not “Breakfast at Citibank”; What’s next for MARC; And… Keep reading…
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Cyclists are special and do have their own rules
Sarah Goodyear of the Atlantic has an article for Bike to Work Week entitled “Cyclists Aren’t ‘Special’, and They Shouldn’t Play by Their Own Rules.” The thesis seems to be that now that cycling is mainstream, cyclists need to behave better. I would argue that whether or not cycling is mainstream you need to ride safely and courteously. Keep reading…
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Pedestrian “sting” finds frequent driver lawlessness
So many drivers don’t yield to pedestrians that catching them is “like shooting fish in a barrel,” a surprised Montgomery County police officer remarked Wednesday. The police ticketed 72 violators in 2½ hours — one every two minutes — at a single crosswalk on Veirs Mill Road. The operation, a first for the county, was advertised… Keep reading…