Posts tagged Pedestrians
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Afternoon links: Transportation no-nos
Don’t lock bikes to trees; Just don’t walk there; No aerial tram for Ocean City; Hit and run killer convicted; Marcie Cohen nominated to zoning board; Norfolk light rail about to open; Bike backlash over; Bike sharing sprouting everywhere. Keep reading…
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U Street’s worst pedestrian hazards will soon disappear
DDOT will begin reconstructing U Street this fall. Stretching from 9th Street to just short of 14th Street NW, the project’s first phase will fix many of the worst pedestrian problems with this street. Sadly, not being a Great Streets project, it isn’t getting some of the decorative touches of other projects like H Street NE. Most of the details in the plan are the same… Keep reading…
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Restore the sidewalk in Cleveland Park
Restore the Connecticut Avenue Boulevard! The service lane on Connecticut Avenue between Macomb and Ordway Streets should be replaced with a wide, pedestrian-friendly sidewalk. Connecticut Avenue’s west side is a pleasure to walk along, and has inviting outdoor cafés. The east side is crowded, cramped and pedestrian-unfriendly. Two people can barely… Keep reading…
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Weekend links: A Sunday stroll around the nation
Charm City is walkable, too; Walking on the dock of the bay; Jan Gehl explains walkable cities; So. Maryland gets smart about growth; Klein dreams big for Chicago; Senate skeptical of ethanol subsidies; Can cars be “green”?; Atlantans warming to rail. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The business of America is business
Mine for votes?; Tee up for profits; Lefties beat big business; Road privatization causes problems; Metro explains capital plan; More seniors lack transit; Defying yet another national trend; Jaffe on journalists; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: What feds are up to
Amtrak privatization plan stirs debate; House keeps riders, doesn’t add more; Park Police make things up; FBI tried hard to bribe Graham; Metro getting safer; Henderson: Still effective, more friendly; On the sidewalk; Bus lanes go far, almost. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Walkable retail for C. Park
UMD wants transit, town center; Restore the sidewalk; CSX blocking RI Ave bridge; Bond tax stays in budget; ART strike over sexual harassment, bathrooms; Anderson joins Planning Board; Sex and the city; The mother of all unexpected rankings; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Spending money, honestly and otherwise
The day in ethics; Health and taxes up for debate; Not just a political prop; He messed with the wrong cyclist; Labor dispute delays ART; US Open still punishing Metro riders; Hybrid trains?; And…. Keep reading…
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AU’s East Campus plan is a good start
American University’s campus plan goes before the Zoning Commission on June 9th. It’s imperfect, but the plan still deserves support. Last May, I wrote in support of the plan to build a residential complex across Nebraska Avenue from AU’s main campus at Ward Circle. Over that time, the design has changed significantly. In response to overarching objections… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: NoVA small cities, MD universities think big
Alexandria flirts with CaBi; Falls Church flirts with density; UMD won’t fight campus Purple Line; LaHood mediates in Silver Line; Struck in Loudoun, crushed in DC; Stop breaking fake ground; MTA clears up photography spat; Population shift necessitates housing shift; And…. Keep reading…