Posts tagged Pedestrians
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Government driver hits pedestrian, MPD gives victim a ticket
A US Diplomatic Security Service vehicle hit Daily Caller employee Sean Medlock, the site reports, and while Medlock was in the hospital, an MPD officer showed up to give him a ticket for jaywalking. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Moving outside the Beltway
Devil’s bill dies; Driver kills two; Sprawlwater regulations?; A denser Columbia; Even more VRE; MARC boarding now less convenient?; Surprise, we’re building. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: How to spend federal money
$8 billion, high-speed; 9.6% of trips, 1.2% of money; Money for less free parking; Indian freeway turns town square into barrier; Challenge BikeArlington; 3-foot passing closer to passing; Urbanist Republican(s) for Planning Board. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Fight for your rights in the states
Vienna sides with pedestrians; 3 feet today in VA; Maryland’s bills; What Metro needs; How to fight the state DOT; Design the next Golden Triangle bike rack; Not so sure on Wheaton Costco; Who’d win in a fight, Montgomery or Fairfax?. Keep reading…
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Missing links block easy travel for pedestrians
As larger scale developments change our urban form, many miss important opportunities to provide important pedestrian connections. Many developments put fences on multiple sides that block pedestrian travel through the sides and backs of property for seemingly irrational reasons or no reason at all. Near Bailey’s Crossroads, almost right on the border between… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Transportation deaths in Montgomery
In Rockville, on the rails; In Wheaton, on the roads; VA bike legislation moving forward; Archives banning photography; WSJ pounces on small bag fee confusion; Dulles AeroTrain opens; Union Station more intermodal now with buses. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Keeping people from getting hit
Marlene is making Conn. Ave safer; Live in Ward 6? Walk?; Seattleites, panhandler rescue woman on tracks; That’s some delay; Spelunking below Dupont; Also in the DC Council; Poverty becoming a suburban problem. Keep reading…
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Wheaton Costco would exacerbate poor walkability
Montgomery County economic development officials want to spend $4 million to add a Costco to the Wheaton mall. There are plenty of problems with this. For one, the County Executive is continuing their habit of making plans in secret and trying to lock them in before anyone can object. They briefed the Council in secret and are trying to get approval without a hearing. The Executive… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Transit, Kwame, and Prince George
Government now allowed to consider livability; Softer side of Catoe; Circulator to River East?; Sidewalks still not assured; PG Council displeased with camera reversal; Sun setting on Westphalia?; The High Cost of Free Parking: the movie. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Build, don’t kill
TOD proposed for Tysons; DC office space pricier than NY?; Driver kills one of NYC’s oldest; Speed while rich? Pay up; Free bags at farmers’ markets; Topping the hot list; Acela II. Keep reading…