Posts tagged Sidewalks
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Shovel your sidewalks!
If your home has sidewalks which aren’t yet shoveled, clear them today! It’s warm and will be relatively easy to clear snow, but tonight anything left will freeze and turn into solid ice. So get that pedestrian path cleared (and wide enough for multiple people to pass, people in wheelchairs and strollers, etc.) today. Keep reading…
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Walkblock of the week #1: 16th and I
In a booming city, construction is part of life. But when construction closes sidewalks it makes walking more difficult and dangerous. The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) has a policy requiring that construction closures keep a safe path open for pedestrians and cyclists, but that often doesn’t happen in reality. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Rebuke
Money over culture?; Free our sidewalks; Downzoning going ahead; Safety steps; Slower growth in DC; Morning bell; How can Metro save energy?; And…. Keep reading…
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Ask GGW: 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: Freezing
Walk carefully; Baltimore bishop charged with manslaughter; Clean up the Inner Harbor!; Ride On increases service; Trail for Fort Totten; When bad behavior is self-defense; Embarrassments in Frederick; No gas here; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Out in the cold
Deep freeze; Kicked off the bus; More housing, please; Olympics decision coming; Hogan’s picks; Never change; A better Penn?; Driving forecasts change; And in politics…; And on the streets…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Almost there
Stadium deal nearly done; DC taxi app; Memorializing Barry; Purple Line lobbying; Transit for Prince William; Changing Rosslyn’s sidewalks; Lots of bridges; Mass transit crime myth; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Too fast for safety
7000s delayed over safety; Uber vs. Cheh; Diplomatic impunity; Courthouse Square of the future; DC Cool; Denmark’s bike super highways; And…. Keep reading…
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DC will force property owners to shovel sidewalks, with higher fines for bigger and commercial buildings
Property owners might actually face enforceable fines for not shoveling their snow in the winter one year from now. Councilmember Mary Cheh was able to win over some nervous colleagues and won passage of a bill after amending it to give small residential property owners lighter fines and exempt seniors and people with disabilities. Keep reading…
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For one weekend, Georgetown got wider sidewalks
Georgetown widened the sidewalks along M Street for a weekend in mid-October. Temporarily borrowing 47 parking spaces from the street created a comfortable walking experience for thousands of people. Keep reading…