Posts tagged Pedestrians
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Where did the quick curb come from?
DDOT finally installed “quick curb” at the dangerous intersection of 15th and W yesterday, after previously saying that they didn’t have the materials available. How did that happen? Keep reading…
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DDOT completes temporary bulb-outs at 15th and W
DDOT installed “quick curbs” at one corner of the “death star” intersection of 15th and W Streets, NW yesterday. This is one of the most important elements of their interim plan to make this intersection safer for pedestrians, which they put into action after a driver killed a pedestrian there in May. Keep reading…
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Gaithersbungle, part 5: What you callin’ a city?
The Gaithersburg West plan for biotech development west of I-270 between Gaithersburg and Rockville is often called “Science City.” However, as conceived, this is no city. Keep reading…
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Montgomery removing one useless underpass while planning another
Montgomery County will likely remove a dangerous, unused pedestrian tunnel in the 1960s planned community of Montgomery Village. Redevelopment along the road will create a more walkable retail center, and planners hope to replace the tunnel with a safe and lively pedestrian crossing. At the same time, county leaders seem to be pushing ahead with a pedestrian underpass at Medical… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Watch out
A new low; New bus bunching watchdog; Obama park?; Dangerous or uninformed?; If all spending were that dumb, we’d all agree to cut it; Portland to copy us; Boo for ghostboxes. Keep reading…
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Gaithersbungle, part 4: Why emulate Tysons’ existing road network?
In the first three parts of this series (1, 2, 3), we discussed the folly of spending $4 billion to widen I-270 instead of focusing development in denser areas and beefing up MARC to better serve the 270 corridor with existing infrastructure. Keep reading…
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Breafast links: Mostly Metro
$150 million one step closer; Backups: Good for your photos, good for Metro; Stand clear; It’s not the texting, it’s that he got caught?; Tarnished silver; Virginia, others underfund bikes and peds again. Keep reading…
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DDOT’s pedestrian safety improvements forget the part that protects pedestrians
After an SUV driver struck and killed a pedestrian at the “Death Star” intersection of 15th, W, Florida and New Hampshire at 10:30 am on May 30, DDOT Director Gabe Klein released a draft plan of safety improvements for this dangerous crossroads. By not closing the dangerous “slip lane” from 15th Street to W Street and Florida Avenue, the draft proposal did… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: On two wheels, variously
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Breakfast links: Public spaces, open spaces
Retail blinders at Eastern Market; Gehry insulted to hear criticism; Save Our Memorial; Fenty signs bag bill; Right not to look at art; Kiss-and-TOD at Herndon; People still want to build houses near Cumberland?. Keep reading…