Posts tagged Pedestrians
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Police report for Connecticut & Nebraska crash
I was able to obtain the police report for the pedestrian crash Monday at Connecticut and Nebraska. It says, Keep reading…
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Pedestrian hit at Comet Square; driver “cited with a violation”
On Monday evening, a car running a yellow light hit a pedestrian at the corner of Connecticut and Nebraska. Lt. Erich Miller of the Second District reports, Keep reading…
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Arlington collecting bicycle and pedestrian traffic data
Arlington County’s Department of Environmental Services is going to be collecting bicycle and pedestrian traffic data this coming week. Volunteers will be counting bicycles and pedestrians at 20 sites around the county on shared-use trails such as the Four Mile Run trail, urban sidewalks like those near Metro stations, and on-road bicycle lanes (cyclists only). … Keep reading…
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Prince George’s transportation plan, part 1: More sidewalks, more roads
Traffic mounts up on Prince George’s County highways. Transit stations experience neglect and underuse. Pedestrian injuries and fatalities rank among the highest the region. Amid these growing needs and problems, county planners have released their Preliminary Countywide Master Plan of Transportation. This plan takes some major steps toward improving notoriously… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: take the train, save a life
New commute stats: A recent MWCOG survey discovered that one-third of residents of DC, Arlington and Alexandria take transit to work, and ten percent walk. Region-wide, five percent take transit and seven percent walk. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The morning after (the stimulus vote)
Counting our chickens: State and local officials have started discussing how to spend the stimulus money. Maryland’s John Porcari says they’ll prioritize repairs over new projects, which is the right choice; VDOT head Pierce Homer wants to pay for repairs and some of the delayed projects, meaning potentially more freeway widenings or new freeways. Most likely, according… Keep reading…
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Fort Totten development plans pedestrian street
Earlier this month, DC officials announced another economic development deal to sell an unused parcel of public land for development. This parcel is very close to the Fort Totten Metro station, an area that has seen very little transit-oriented development despite its location on three Metro lines. Based on the publicly-released drawings, the project is working hard to create… Keep reading…
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Dinner links: Stimulating our irritation
Reinvigorate H Street with a parking lot? Owners of four old row buildings next to the Atlas Theater want to tear them down to build a surface parking lot. ANC 6a is not pleased. There’s a landmark nomination pending, and if the buildings are landmarked, HPRB will almost surely put the kibosh on the raze. But must we landmark buildings to keep them from turning into parking lots? Keep reading…
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North Capitol study plans “gateway”, disappoints neighbors
The “North Capitol Street Urban Design & Transportation Study,” sponsored by the Office of Planning, DDOT and NCPC, aims to to transform the freeway-like North Capitol street into an attractive gateway to DC from the north. At a public meeting last night, though, neighbors mostly heaped criticism OP for the narrow scope of the study and for their other frustrations… Keep reading…
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Wasteful development at Landover Metro
It’s no secret that Prince George’s County is lousy at developing around its Metro stations. But check this madness out by Landover Metro station on the Orange Line: Keep reading…