Posts tagged Sidewalks
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DC is a great place to run (as long as you’re not running in a bike lane)
During a recent bike commute up 15th Street NW, I asked a jogger why he was using the protected bike lane instead of the sidewalk. His response: “There aren’t a lot of good places to run in DC.” While I personally try to avoid running at all costs, I still wondered if this was true. I investigated, and according to my fellow GGWash contributors, DC is a great city to run in—just don't do it in the bike lanes. Keep reading…
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New York Ave is a terrible place to walk, but better sidewalks are coming
Plans are underway to make a car-oriented stretch of New York Avenue NE and its surrounding streets safer for pedestrians and cyclists. The most visible element of the project will be new bike infrastructure in the area, but residents are also concerned about making it easier to walk along the street. That’s a big priority for the District Department of Transportation as well. Keep reading…
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In Georgetown, a crash course in how to turn parking spaces into a sidewalk
Each weekend from the start of April through the rest of the year, a busy retail strip in Georgetown will swap on-street parking for more space for people to walk around. The “temporary sidewalk” has been a hit in the past, and the folks behind it want to make it even better this time around. How would you do that if you were running this project? Keep reading…
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Shovel your sidewalks, DC! You can get fined if you don’t.
For years, it was the law in DC that property owners had to shovel sidewalks after a snow, but there was no practical way to enforce the law. That stopped being the case last year, and owners of homes and buildings that don’t shovel can now get fines. Keep reading…
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Ask GGWash: Is there any reason not to have a sidewalk?
There are parts of DC and other cities with no sidewalks. As pedestrian safety has become a higher priority in road design, DC and other cities have been adding them, though sometimes residents oppose the idea. Is there any good reason not to put one in? Do we have statistics? Reader Phil L. asks: “Do sidewalks measurably improve pedestrian safety even in low traffic density… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro screaming, Metro silence
You make me wanna shout; Speak up, Metro; Make way for museum; Contractor controversy; Toning down the Confederacy; Cute little problems; New home for bookworms; Walking in the rain; Point taken (literally); No permits for pop-up stands. Keep reading…
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Missing sidewalks? There’s an app for that
Something as simple as a missing sidewalk ramp can make an entire block of sidewalk out of reach to someone who can’t step up onto a curb. Inaccessible sidewalks are all over DC, and researchers at the University of Maryland created a tool for pointing them out. Now, they just need you to help them do it. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Raising the rent
More rent than income; Space > preservation; SafeTrack solution?; Make way for drones; Blame for the blaze; I-66 expansion, go; Baltimore ships that; Maryland’s fork in the road; Walmart’s new use. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Waterfall
Metro chasing waterfalls; Battle in the sidewalks; FBI will not come cheap; Garvey on the Pike; Wanting more in NoMa; Where the bikes go; Where the trains go; Desegregating deductions; For all the infrastructure in China. Keep reading…
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Brookland is getting a new bridge at Monroe Street
By the end of 2018, a new bridge will replace the one that currently carries Monroe Street over the train tracks in Brookland. The project will include new sidewalks, landscaping, lighting, and traffic signals, all of which should make the area better for walking. Keep reading…