Posts tagged Road Safety
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Summit security fails to protect
The driver of a 5-ton military convoy truck struck and killed a cyclist while moving to block New York Avenue for a motorcade last night. There were many witnesses at a nearby restaurant. MPD is investigating. So far, the woman is unidentified, but WJLA has found out that she was 68 and lived in Northwest DC. That makes it sound like she is identified and we should hear more soon. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Law-abiding, at least in Jersey
That’s respect; Stop for pedestrians in New Jersey; Charges pending already?; Don’t drive, especially here; Close M Street in G’town weekends?; 2 school fires; PG’s missed opportunities; Old, white, retired people. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bad people
Kornheiser disciple?; Not top employee; Not really “mixed use”; Traffic tests like a hydra; No I-80 tolls, no money; MD cuts repair, rejects transit “poison pill”; No cuts, more from jurisdictions, peak of the peak; Bronrott going federal. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: What do you think?
Is the fare fair? Post version; Big races coming to DC?; Does six suffice?; Are police bad drivers?; “Go forth and inflate”; It’s working; Plugging leaks and more; Driving too safe. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Monarchy yields to democracy
USDOT dethrones king car; Metro morsels; Many ideas, none great; Don’t try to walk in PW; Not the employee lot; MV Square farmers market raided; Make some art for Columbia Heights. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Take a seat
Couches the next subway ads?; Thomas, the parking scofflaw; Bike lanes: Inviting backlash? Triathlete-related?; Bag fee cuts bags in half; I saw the sign; Three-mile crosswalk; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Could be more walkable or bikeable
Tysons hit and run; Learning from Walk Scores; Bike infrastructure cut again; King Street’s fences; Transit worth it; Intrigue in PG planning; And…. Keep reading…
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Safety is no accident, says Carr
Maryland Delegates Al Carr (D-Kensington) and Bill Bronrott (D-Bethesda) have introduced a bill to replace the word “accident” with “crash” in the state’s laws. The House will hold a hearing on the bill this afternoon. The bill would use the word “crash” instead of “accident” where it occurs in the laws of the State… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Moving outside the Beltway
Devil’s bill dies; Driver kills two; Sprawlwater regulations?; A denser Columbia; Even more VRE; MARC boarding now less convenient?; Surprise, we’re building. Keep reading…
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Around the world: Dodging and parking
Cat commuting no more; Electric bikes turning deadly; Where all modes meet; No meters makes it too hard to park; Nowhere to park… that you can see; Yahoo patents parking sensors; Game deciphers parking signs. Keep reading…