Posts tagged Pedestrians
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Breakfast links: Virginia all-in for roads
VA senate passes McDonnell’s roads plan; Wider roads top priority in new report; More “design by fire truck”; DoD should be chipping in for transportation; Evans unfazed by Snyder lawsuit; Development team selected for New Carrollton; Pepco frustration continues, MoCo eyes other options; More research says cities safer than suburbs for kids; Remembering freedom bus rides; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Growth in Virginia
Smart Growth a success in NoVa; Virginia growth strengthens urbanized areas; Stafford wants to use UDAs to accommodate growth; DC Council hears about bike and pedestrian safety; MetroAccess customers face fare hike; Eisenhower memorial could have been Education plaza; Snyder mad over parking revenue?; ARRA spending on new roads is “squadered” money; And…. Keep reading…
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Three years ago, GGW was born
Greater Greater Washington started publishing three years ago yesterday. What were we writing about then? Quite a few things that were still relevant today. Parking policy: Tommy Wells spoke at a Coalition for Smarter Growth forum about parking and how he himself became a convert on performance parking because of all the cars the baseball stadium was going to bring to his… Keep reading…
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Frequent enforcement, better data needed for road safety
Today at noon, DC Councilmember Phil Mendelson is holding a hearing on bicycle and pedestrian safety enforcement. Here is my draft testimony. Comments are welcome. Mr. Chairman, Last April, Constance Holden was bicycling home from her job at the journal Science when a military truck backed over her while setting up for a motorcade, killing her. The National Guard said that… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The cost of roads
Virginia borrow-for-roads bill advances; Maryland may increase tolls; Northern Virginia grows quickly; How did the candidates do?; Adams Morgan streetscape project starts soon; Metro stations, long ago; Convention Center hotel construction closes sidewalk; Social Security chooses suburban location for new center; And…. Keep reading…
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Beauregard Corridor discusses benefits of walkable places
People who live near the Beauregard Corridor in Alexandria’s West End are concerned about the impact of the BRAC-133 project, and continuing long-term urbanization, on traffic, noise, pollution, and the character of their neighborhoods. After their disastrous experience with BRAC, which will bring about 6,400 Defense Department employees to the office buildings… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Make ‘em pay
Should Montgomery pay for the Purple Line?; Hugo succeeds in hurting his neighbors; Sarles won’t end bag searches; Utility companies under fire; MoCo commission calls for major reforms; Arlington debuts new bike map; DC area sites get preservation grants; Pizza everywhere, almost; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Finding flaws
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Tysons highlighted as global example for smart growth
An overflow crowd of well over 150 jammed a small meeting room at the annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board to hear a two-hour discussion the planned transformation of Tysons Corner into what, on its own, is expected to be the United States’ seventh largest downtown in 2030, eclipsing Seattle and Houston. All the speakers focused on what sets Tysons apart… Keep reading…
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Bridge sidewalks need to be plowing priority
The commute on Wednesday for drivers and bus riders was terrible, but once plowing got going, DDOT cleared roads quite efficiently. I was disappointed, however, to still see sidewalks on bridges not among DDOT’s snow clearing priorities. By morning, my small residential road was completely clear, as were all roads along the walk to the Metro. Most property owners, too, got snow… Keep reading…