Posts tagged Pedestrians
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I Wish This Were… in Dupont Circle, part 1
Dupont Circle is considered to be a fully-developed neighborhood, and certainly during the District’s tough years it was ahead of other areas. Yet there are still parts that are ripe for improvements. Dupont Circle is surrounded by shops, cafes, and hotels, but the park itself is difficult to get in and out of. Its four lanes of counter-clockwise traffic are divided… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Let’s play politics
GOP would privatize Northeast Corridor; House committee would halt St. E’s; Bill has a few BRAC fixes; Gas tax holiday for holidays?; Bulova wants GMU precinct; Barry, Brown tussle; Carjackings raise questions; CaBi opens eyes; And…. Keep reading…
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Lunch links: How we compare
Metro areas ranked by pedestrian safety; Why Washington is better than Atlanta; DC second fittest; biking a factor?; Gray wants Skyland Walmart; Cheh proposes awesome budget ideas; VRE bends over backwards; HSR an even clearer win for California than France; Building transit takes a long time. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Begging for big boxes
Wegmans at Walter Reed?; Outlets a good fit for transit-poor megacomplex?; Mixed-use or move out?; Brown considering tax switcheroo; Metro to investigate excessive force; Metro still running reds; Peds struck in hit-and-run; Maryland may exclude Keolis; Bike bits. Keep reading…
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White Flint’s “Berlin Wall” will hamper White Flint II
Development in the White Flint area is getting underway. After completing a number of other Sector Plans for other areas of Montgomery County, next year the Planning Department will begin studying White Flint II, covering areas north, east, and west of the adopted White Flint Sector Plan. In some cases, the street grid and walkable development can just spread into surrounding… Keep reading…
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Weekend video: Complete streets mean more than bike lanes
In recent years, a large part of the transportation debate in this region has been about bikes versus cars. The seeming tug-of-war between modes really came to a head when DDOT installed the new median bike lanes on Pennsylvania Avenue, and even got play in the recent mayoral election in the District. But building complete streets is about much more than bike lanes. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Speed can be scary
Mt. Vernon Trail not friendly to kids; Speed brings skeletons; This week in hipsterdom; More TOD for PG; More autonomy, more meddling?; Bostonians pinpoint the bus; Midtown Manhattan adds pop-up cafes; Philly reduces sewer overflows; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: There’s still hope
Can bike lanes keep proliferating?; Alexandria still pondering CaBi; DoD could hold BRAC moves; Issa would help DC; Hand wringing over gas prices; Marylands tolls cheap, need raising; Blumenauer wants better commuter benefit; Big racial gap in housing, here & elsewhere; And…. Keep reading…
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Pedestrians still ignored at Silver Spring intersection
Back in February, we showed you a Silver Spring sidewalk closure that violated SHA’s own policies. Three months later, the intersection remains virtually unchanged, and pedestrians are still forced to choose between backtracking nearly 1,000 feet or dashing across a busy highway. In an email last week to both officials and state and county transportation staff,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Still wanting
USDOT disses Union Station; CMs want more money; Wolf wants VA control of MWAA; All curbside buses at Union Station?; DCPS waiting lists growing; Montgomery to raise parking fees; Few driving the ICC; Metro adding more hybrid buses; Traffic tragedies at all ages. Keep reading…