Posts tagged Loading Zones
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Should 7th Street near Eastern Market be for people or cars on weekends?
For years, two blocks around Eastern Market have been closed to cars, and on weekends operates as an outdoor extension of the famous market hall. Now, one of the blocks might reopen to traffic, sparking a debate over the best way to use this valuable public space. Keep reading…
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DCST will work on bus priority and routes, curbside management, and autonomous vehicles
Greater Greater Washington has teamed up with the organization DCST to advocate for better transportation in DC (and Rosslyn). I can now announce what we're going to be working on: Making buses great, streamlining the curbside usage in business districts, and planning for new technologies of the future, such as autonomous vehicles. I'm excited about it! Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Oops
Contractor takes down wrong, historic tree; Multiple pedestrians die; Gas tax “compromise” emerges; Door freely, wear a helmet; FBI at Greenbelt has pluses for Metro; Performance loading?; Widening pressure never ends; Lauren Graham, cyclist; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Flexibility and inflexibility in ideas and leaders
Bendy trains?; More loading zones?; One County Executive cuts bicycling; Another beefs up pedestrian safety; Stop the free tickets for elected officials; New nominees for HPRB, Zoning Commission; And lots more news; Riders object to service cuts. Keep reading…
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Replace bulk parking ticket discount with sensible curb management policy
DC will end its practice of giving delivery companies a break on parking tickets, the Examiner’s Kytja Weir reported this morning. Councilmember Jim Graham found out about the practice at a recent hearing, and asked the DMV to end the program, which they estimate will raise another $120,000 per year. Instead of just fining delivery companies more, we should find a better solution,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: We’re here, we’re urban
Hopefully not just like the Pentagon; Life, liberty, happiness and the ability to build sprawl?; Crosswalks aren’t temporary loading zones; Commute correlation computation; Seattle starts curbside composting; Mini links. Keep reading…
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U Street reconstruction rev-U
We’ve seen the plans for mega bulb-outs at 16th and U to improve pedestrian safety, and contraflow bike lanes on New Hampshire from T to W. The reconstruction of 16th and U is part of a larger project to reconstruct U Street from the intersection with Florida Avenue near 18th Street over to the other intersection with Florida Avenue, at 9th Street. The latest engineering designs… Keep reading…
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“I’m all for bike lanes but” not enough room to double park
Today’s Gridlock Sam column in the NY Daily News contains this letter that reveals the amazing absurdity of New York’s parking mess. This truck driver depends on double parking to make deliveries, but new bike lanes interfere with space for the double parking. Does he criticize the lack of loading zones? No, it’s clearly the bike lanes at fault. And rather… Keep reading…