Posts tagged Government
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Pedestrian safety ads feature damage to cars, not people
With dozens of people struck by cars every month in the District, pedestrian and bicycle safety is a serious concern. The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG) has introduced a new street safety campaign for 2011 with the intent of addressing inter-modal accidents. However, the new ads from the Street Smart public safety program that are now appearing… Keep reading…
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Morning links: New people, new money
Census data tells old, new stories; Tackling Metro crime with new money; Metro’s early opening not early enough; Small, local businesses shy away from DC USA; Best of DC for urbanists; Anacostia goings-on; Rethinking car ownership; Growth in one-way, on-the-fly car sharing; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Tackling weighty issues
Fatter Americans mean heavier buses; Dealing with paratransit; MD vehicular manslaughter bill advances; Gilliland becomes manager of CaBi; Weaver, Biddle top GLAA rankings; Former PG Exec influencing development?; Gray will let Brodsky go; A developer who believes; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Show us the money
DC suing travel companies; NPS spending big on roads; Getting serious collecting debt; Walmart will anchor Tysons West; New Woodbridge slug lot mostly empty; Some agencies still headless; Thomas’s campaign gets scrutiny; A very green way to get fuel; And…. Keep reading…
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How should DC redraw ANC boundaries?
The US Census Bureau will be releasing detailed data for the District of Columbia this week, which will kick off the decennial process of adjusting DC’s wards and, also very importantly, the boundaries for Advisory Neighborhood Commissions (ANCs). The ANC boundaries are very important. ANCs have a role in everything from liquor licenses to bike lanes to new housing constructed… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Can’t we all get along?
Too many wars?; Cop assaults citizen with car; Republicans good for biking?; Colonel Brooks project zoning stalls; Moneme lobbies former WMATA colleagues; Examining Metro’s capital budget; A national bag fee?; Construction afoot in Near SE; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Transit around the Beltway
Maryland big dogs stick up for transit; Loudoun waffles on Silver Line; DC gets more of Walter Reed; Will MPD respond to bike/ped concerns?; Drivers ignore school bus stops; Smith spent thousands against student; House will probe Gray campaign; And…. Keep reading…
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Lunch links: Attitudes in the city
Red light cameras catch unsafe driving; Opinions of fence flip over 20 years; Metro pass advocacy gets a site; Gray taking steps; MD could adopt station overlay districts; A tea party-urban coalition?; Hunger rising in suburbs; Shrinking cities grew in the core. Keep reading…
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To reduce enforcement errors, MPD wants traffic division
The Metropolitan Police Department wants a dedicated traffic unit to fix enforcement problems, including stories about officers serving tickets to injured pedestrians or cyclists at the hospital. MPD believes inconsistent enforcement of traffic laws has created tension between officers and pedestrians or cyclists. Officer Andrew Gamm from MPD’s 5th District,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Alternatives from east to west
No love for Anacostia streetcar; Reston designs its future; Dulles rail delayed a year; Many modes for cherry blossoms; Future of Ellipse area: still barricaded, less ugly; DOD should cover infrastructure in BRAC; Dealing with youth on Metro; NEC likely to get HSR money; And…. Keep reading…