Posts tagged Pedestrians
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Breakfast links: How’s my performance?
Arlington follows some performance parking; Maryland public schools tops in US; Pepco will now monitor own network; Metro puts theft warnings posters in stations; L’Enfant not so dangerous, Chinatown tops list; Talking transportation in Fairfax; Frederick gets money for trail extension; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Planning the deets
Getting into the Purple Line details; Finalizing connections to Tysons stations; Fairfax may limit parking near Metro; Alexandria needs an add-on tax; Congress needs a dorm; Will political shooting raise security?; Listen to the riders; Jamieson knows what WMATA PR should say; “War on drivers” is nonsense; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bad choices, good choices
Dulles Metro station won’t be in front of terminal; DC bag fee works, VA & MD ponder own fees; RAC opposes bag searches; Kass promoted on transportation committee; Welcome, GOP majority; How CaBi may expand; Historic preservation not always a hindrance; Help create transit manual; And…. Keep reading…
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Cheh, Wells try again to fix snow fines
Mary Cheh and Tommy Wells reintroduced a bill this morning to set up fines for failing to clear sidewalks. During last year’s storms, many residents and businesses toiled to keep their sidewalks clear, but some did not. The biggest offenders were commercial properties like this parking lot or this apartment building, where one tenant told us the property owner didn’t… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: On MLK
No mixed-use next to St. E’s?; Other streets named MLK; Road not designed to be at all walkable; DC owed $300M in traffic tickets; Shaping the city in 2011; Signs of a new mayor; Biking faster than driving; Under the city; And…; WTOP’s best and worst: Whatever AAA says. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Some sunny news, some more gray
The Gray era begins; SmarTrip of the future; Bowser defends density; Tax policy spurred demolitions; Preserve King Farm’s transit limitations?; It’s the pedestrian’s fault there was no crosswalk; Goodbye, shuttles; In case you missed it. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Feds pay up
Feds speed up Silver Line funding; Congress orders feds to pay stormwater fees; Transit can never be fully secured; Glenmont getting garage; Silver Spring still debating library ped bridge; Car passenger pulls gun on pedestrians; Are film incentives worth it?; Buy America makes HSR costly; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Prince George’s moving forward, mostly
PG Metro board member yanked; Leslie Johnson won’t control development; Teen killed in hit and run; Gray education picks are strong reformers; Zimmerman looks ahead; Overhead wire bill approved; Dulles Metro station far for security reasons?; Tell station managers about escalators; And…. Keep reading…
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Struck in DC this week: 2 pedestrians, 1 cyclist
Each week, we map cyclist and pedestrian crashes in the District. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Off and on the Hill
Real-time displays, displayed; Bye bye SmartBike; Transit benefit passes, but a little late?; It’s Bilbray, not Chaffetz; You get what you pay for; Height story focused on poor black areas?; As you an “autoist”?; Save on insurance as you don’t drive; And…. Keep reading…