Posts tagged Road Safety
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Breakfast links: Up in smoke
Pepco no-go; Someone beats the Wiz; No paper trail; Last call; Blunt disagreement; River Road response; Streetcar clap back; FBI price check. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Gray weather
Gray goes for 7; Snow woes, still; Affordable housing for Westbard; SmarTrip here to stay; Less summer, more school; Holy ground for sale; A public place for pot?; Thinking outside the white lines. Keep reading…
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“Bulb-outs” could make crossing the street safer at key trouble spots
People on foot could get a little more space at the corners of 14th and U NW, Benning Road and Minnesota Avenue NE, and M and Wisconsin in Georgetown. Those are a few of the concepts in a new analysis of how to make DC’s most dangerous intersections safer. Keep reading…
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A new pocket park and safer street layout are coming to Florida Ave NW
Much of the discussion around a new development at 965 Florida Avenue NW has centered on disagreement about its affordable housing component. That aside, the project will add a lot to the neighborhood, including a new pocket park and a better layout for the intersection in front. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Not so grand
Vision 1000?; Housing heats up; Where Lyft takes you; The eggcellent Echo; Winter riding; Math fail; Forget shiny noses; And…. Keep reading…
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This man’s reckless driving killed four people, including two children. Should he be in jail?
This is part 3 in a series on traffic enforcement. Read part 1 on DC’s proposed fines and part 2 about how traffic cameras could be more swift, certain, and fair. Though raising traffic fines might not deter lawbreaking, people often feel a harsh punishment is appropriate anyway for the most egregious acts. Here’s one man who was about the worst driver ever. What if… Keep reading…
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The feds might pay for smarter drunk driving penalties in DC
Most people would say they favor harsher punishments for drunk driving. But when it comes to keeping impaired drivers off the road, the most important thing is having laws that work. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Gray skies and silver linings
Jury stuck in gray area; Intersection of Doom no more; Budget busts for DC; No relief on the Greenway; Devising density for Brentwood; DC stepping up on schools; McAuliffe on education; Ugly seats. Keep reading…
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Here’s how DC plans to eliminate road deaths
This morning, DC officials released their plan for Vision Zero, the campaign to eliminate all deaths on the roadways. It lays out analysis about crashes and strategies to make roads safer. Keep reading…
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Proposed rules aim to get serious about road safety in DC
The DC government has committed to “Vision Zero,” a goal of eliminating all road deaths. A detailed plan from the Bowser Administration will come out Wednesday, but in the meantime, legislators have been putting forth their own proposals for laws around safety. Four bills in the DC Council about road safety proposals were the subject of a hearing on December 8. Here’s… Keep reading…