Posts tagged Pedestrians
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Struck in DC this week: 9 pedestrians, 1 cyclist
Each week, we map cyclist and pedestrian crashes in the District. Keep reading…
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Make North Capitol Street a true gateway
North Capitol Street, framed by the Capitol dome and used by hundreds of commuters and visitors, stands as an oft-overlooked example of a highway mentality misapplied to an urban setting. To rectify this longstanding gash in the city’s fabric, DDOT should look into reshaping of the less appealing highway-like portions of North Capitol Street around Rhode Island and New York… Keep reading…
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Struck in DC this week: Don’t be a jerk edition
On Friday morning, two elderly pedestrians were injured, one seriously, by a hit-and-run-cyclist in an alley near the 500 block of Massachusetts Avenue NW. As WashCycle notes, “this story was picked up by just about every news outlet.” The reason it got so much attention, while countless other hit-and-run incidents barely get mentioned, is because it’s… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Dispatches from Fairfax
Fairfax of the future; Fairfax County parent forms bike train to school; Fairfax parks win gold; Blacks still struggle with employment in DC; Learning from Fear/Sanity; Should we consult original architects on redesigns?; Motorists usually at fault in bike crashes; Eliminate mortgage interest deduction; Cleveland can’t enforce city regs against big banks. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Good news in MoCo
Hans Riemer for better transit, smart growth; New central MoCo middle school; First look at DC Wal-Marts; Arboretum to destroy azalea exhibit; Flood wall on Mall not enough; Third Church project gets JBG money; TSA policies could have deadly consequences; Bike hate in the Big Apple; And…. Keep reading…
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Afternoon links: Irrational conduct on roads
Ur doing it wrong, traffic engineers; Bikes should defer to irrational drivers; BART has farecard cheating problem; How walkable is your VA or MD city?; Why is urbanism liberal?; Revisiting the flawed Urban Mobility Report; Bus driver recovers ghost bike. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Laws police don’t enforce
Police assume cyclist at fault; Police don’t punish their own; Barracks solution possible but complex; “This is a New Jersey-bound 7 train”?; Let them build roads, says Post; AJC unabashedly deserts city of Atlanta; And…. Keep reading…
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MDOT improving pedestrian safety in the wake of tragedy
After a recent tragedy where two young men were killed crossing Rockville Pike by the White Flint Metro, a friend of one of the families reached out to Maryland Delegate Jeff Waldstreicher (D-18) to create something positive come out of the terrible circumstances. The tragedy is a profound argument in favor of properly funding the smart growth-oriented White Flint Sector Plan. … Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: It’s a Klein world after all
100 against Klein, Tregoning; Challenges ahead for Gabe; Wal-Mart coming to DC; Metro has roof and communication troubles; DCDSC doesn’t want to be democratic; Maryland cancels MARC bid; Where should CaBi go next?; Not all of the NPS is a black box; And…. Keep reading…
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Fairfax Parkway interchange shortchanges peds and bikes
Plans to convert 2 at-grade intersections on the Fairfax County Parkway to freeway-like interchanges fall short for cyclists and pedestrians. The planned interchange will appear where Fair Lakes Parkway and Monument Drive meet the parkway. It will turn these intersections into a mess of bridges and ramps. The plans include widening the Parkway for about 3 miles,… Keep reading…