Posts tagged Road Safety
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Breakfast links: Questions answered
Q&A with Sarles; New deal for CaBi operator; Fraudulent parking; New look for cities in movies; Big plans for London housing; How our Venice succumbed to the car; New tech to prevent vehicle deaths; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Reconnect the grid
Covering I-395 will reconnect the grid; Snow cripples southern cities; Job training for DC’s hardest-hit; WMATA botches new signs; Fairfaxers caught texting while driving; Provocative posters; Too cold to bike?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Get on the train
Silver test; DC is 4th best for transit; Build the bridge; Recharged train stations; Anacostia Riverwalk under construction; Are driving apps dangerous?; DC homeless sent to Maryland hotels; Grosso for Nadeau; Light rail cuts driving; Happy hour tonight. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Stadium skepticism
Soccer deal isn’t popular; Geography influences opinion on fares; Plows miss bike lanes; On another waterfront; Lower rents by taxing land; California appealing high-speed rail decision; Protesters target Google buses; What lies beneath London?; Novel solutions for unbearable pollution; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Save the shrimp and the parking
Crustacean conundrum; Old law helps bike lane foes; Bike lane deficit; Shielding black boxes; Bye-bye, Blue Goose; High speed = high cost; Bad boys; “No parking after midnight?”; And…. Keep reading…
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Cars don’t kill people, irresponsible drivers do
Every year, tens of thousands of people are killed in auto collisions. In 2012, there were over 34,000 fatalities in the United States alone. This ad from Pakistani newspaper the Frontier Post puts the issue in context. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Our new reality
Changing habits with new cuts; Northeast maglev in 10 years?; No credit cards in some taxis; More people, more policing; Don’t expect speed from streetcar; Who wants the Pike streetcar?; Your brain on green space; Doctors’ responsibility in preventing traffic deaths; Lone Star biking; Even lower height limits; And…. Keep reading…
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Who has the best anti-speeding ads, New York or DC?
We know that most elected officials are very concerned about people talking on airplanes but aren’t willing to do much about distracted, reckless, and just speeding drivers who kill people on US roads every day. Can advertising persuade these drivers to be safe? Keep reading…
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These videos teach bike etiquette with LEGO
How can we show cyclists, drivers, and everyone else on the street how to share? The city of Edmonton, Alberta produced these five six excellent videos using LEGO figures teaching the new rules of the road. Keep reading…
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“Good Roads” and the push for complete streets today
Today’s push to improve streets for pedestrians and cyclists mirrors the push a century ago for paved roads. Both ideas stated small but grew to become popular movements by increasing public awareness. Over 100 years ago, maps of “Good Roads” led the push for paved roads by letting travelers know which roads were likely to be passable. In Slate magazine, Rebecca… Keep reading…