Posts tagged Pedestrians
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Leggett wants direct pedestrian paths except when they’d interfere with traffic
Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett’s isn’t giving up on proposals for an anti-urban skybridge connecting the Silver Spring library to a parking garage. This past weekend, Leggett unveiled concept sketches for the new library at Wayne Avenue and Fenton Street. It strongly evokes images of “an open book,” along with large glass windows said… Keep reading…
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Less pretty, more functional please
Don’t let the pretty bricks fool you. This crosswalk in downtown Vienna is no fun if you have to walk on it. Wide curb radii make it much more difficult to cross because a) they lengthen the walking distance, and b) motorists are encouraged to take turns without stopping or looking for pedestrians. Keep reading…
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6,400 bike boxes overnight
Bike boxes allow a bicyclist to wait in front of cars at a light, making them more visible, especially to turning traffic which might otherwise hit them with a “right hook”. DC plans bike boxes at 16th and U and possibly a few other places, similar to the ones in Portland. But DDOT can’t repaint every intersection where bike boxes could improve safety. With a minor… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Cracks in the surface
Adaptive reuse for potholes; Irate riders and serious policy ideas; VRE sets a record; The unappealing plan vs. the impractical one; Neighbors jab at Boxer Girl; Win a Nobel, get free parking (not free transit); “Complying” with the ADA. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Better data for better choices
Visualize your Walkshed; “Mapathon” will create open Atlanta map; “Bike There” soon on Google Maps; Streetcar meetings near you; You could kill yourself or someone else; The endless bike lane debates, NYC edition; Pick your car-tone?; The anti-Farmers Market crusader. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Those crazy economists
Freaky congestion pricing; Pricing’s defenders; E-ZPass is good for babies; Drunk walking the real scourge?; Waste our money on parking or we won’t lend it to you; Driving phone ban is working; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Students getting around
Elementary public works; Fairfax teens can use the bus; Even underground isn’t good enough; Mean streets and tracks; Is congestion pricing bad for the environment?; New MDOT chief more focused on transit?; Register your car already. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Suburbs aren’t all the same
Not a safe route yet; Les banlieues américaines; Farmer’s Market … to go; The obvious (finally); Arlington an oasis; Race to the bottom; Transit planning in a recession. Keep reading…
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Retirees pass up Leisure World for the real world
My favorite aunt lives in Columbia Heights. She is retired, if retirement means collecting antiques to sell and working at a bank just to meet people. She and my uncle, who is officially retired, circumnavigate the District by foot and Metro, seeing friends, running errands, and simply enjoying the city. My mother, in her work appraising short-sale houses, recently discovered how… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Montgomery County follies
Pushback on the Gaithersbungle; Examiner bores into Medical Center tunnel; Leggett: Walkable places bad if they interfere with driving; Faster than driving; What women want (in bike infrastructure); Bloody Monday for pedestrians. Keep reading…