Posts tagged Pedestrians
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Dinner links: We can do better edition
Cheh comes out against Tenley library plan: NIMBYs and smart growth advocates have common ground on the LCOR development proposal for the Tenley-Friendship Library: they all hate it. A mixed-use building with housing and shops along with a library is a good idea for that high-traffic corner, but sources who know about the proposal say it’s a bad one, and Councilmember Mary… Keep reading…
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Useful statistics of the day
I found these statistics for a reporter. They shows which cities of various sizes have the highest percentages of commuters who get to work without a car, don’t own cars at all, or walk, bike, or ride transit to work. Among large cities, DC is second in percentage not driving to work (47.95%) after New York (65.55%). Keep reading…
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Bob Novak hits pedestrian, tries to commit hit-and-run
Conservative columnist Bob Novak hit a pedestrian at 18th and K this morning, then tried to escape but was stopped by a bicyclist, Politico reports. Novak claims not to have known he hit the pedestrian, but according to the cyclist, Harkins Cunningham partner David Bono, the pedestrian was “splayed onto the windshield”, and that after stopping, Novak “[kept]… Keep reading…
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Hyattsville approves sidewalks over objections
Sometimes, even sidewalks are controversial. In Hyattsville, many narrow streets never had sidewalks; as the city has grown, this has become a pedestrian safety problem. Yesterday, the Hyattsville City Council passed a resolution to add sidewalks to a few neighborhood streets around Prince George’s Plaza. Keep reading…
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Walk Score launches maps for DC and others
Walk Score just launched walkability maps and rankings for the 40 largest U.S. cities. Washington, DC ranks 7th (between Seattle and… Long Beach?!?!) Baltimore is #12. Keep reading…
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Dinner links: Make BRT not war edition
Rapid buses coming rapidly: WMATA has a priority list of 24 corridors to get the rapid bus treatment including limited-stop express service and “signal priority” technology to hold yellow lights for buses, reports BeyondDC. Last night, Jim Hamre of WMATA presented details to Maryland’s Action Committee for Transit. Tops on the list for DC are the 16th Street… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: People aren’t so dumb edition
It might be well past breakfast for you, but thanks to fog in Boston and AirTran’s crappy customer service, I got home at 3 am last night, so it’s breakfast time for me. Keep reading…
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Transparently slanted Post article pits suburbanites against the city
Post reporter Eric Weiss went trolling for suburban elected officials to condemn DC’s pedestrian-friendly transportation improvements, creating an article that casts DC’s efforts to improve pedestrian conditions as hostile moves against suburban commuters. It’s a classic newsitorial, sporting this opening line: “The District is escalating… Keep reading…
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Median proposed for Conn. Ave. streetscape
The Golden Triangle BID hired the consultants HNTB to conduct a streetscape study for Connecticut Avenue between Farragut and Dupont. That stretch has some of DC’s fanciest stores and extremely heavy foot traffic, and should therefore be a prime shopping and restaurant district. But the street itself leaves much to be desired, with relatively few trees and some very wide,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: governmental lameness edition
Bye, bye pedestrian pie: DDOT bows to ANC pressure and reconfigures the Morrison Street pedestrian signal into a classic traffic light. Keep reading…