Posts tagged Traffic Cameras
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Breakfast links: Microsoft outage impacts area airports, transit systems
Global Microsoft outage impacts Washington region transit, airlines. Residents, officials raise concerns about administration of DC Homeowner Assistance Fund. WMATA is exploring platform screen doors. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: One in four DC home sales is a cash transaction
A quarter of 2024 home sales in DC have been cash. House GOP representatives push to undo DC traffic safety laws. VDOT to plant 135 acres of roadside habitats for pollinators. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: DC roads with cameras see sharp declines in speeding
Traffic cameras lead to sharp declines in speeding in DC. New recreation center opens on McMillan site. Construction begins on zero-emission bus terminal in Montgomery County. Keep reading…
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“It’s a disaster in Fairfax County.” Can a near miss dashboard make Northern Virginia’s streets safer?
Fairfax County transportation advocates created a tracking dashboard to prevent traffic crashes. What they found was worse than they were expecting. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Looking beyond the Potomac for drinking water
Can the region find backup drinking water sources? Alexandria seeks funding for bus rapid transit along Duke Street. DC Council advances bill to increase electricity sourced from solar energy. Keep reading…
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Why cars with dozens of unpaid tickets remain on DC streets
Some drivers are racking up unpaid speed camera tickets, but their cars are remaining on DC roads. A council roundtable Monday examined the issue. Keep reading…
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Can traffic cameras make us safer?
This week, the DC Council held a roundtable on the district’s Automated Traffic Enforcement Camera program. GGWash and the DC Sustainable Transportation Coalition testified in support of the program. Here are some key points from that testimony. Keep reading…
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Traffic cameras that are swift, certain, and fair could enhance safety, not be “predatory”
Criminology research says that “swift, certain, and fair” punishments work better than infrequent, highly punitive ones. No word on whether this may also make people less likely to smash traffic cameras. Keep reading…
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Why do reporters still unquestioningly quote AAA on speed cameras?
AAA does not like speed cameras, and pursues a particular (and effective) strategy of constantly filing FOIA requests for data about the revenue from speed cameras and putting out press releases which cast the cameras in a negative light and try to frame the cameras as mostly being about a cash grab by local governments. Keep reading…
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Business and advocacy groups say we need “immediate, strong, transformative action” for road safety
The members of DC Sustainable Transportation are deeply saddened by the loss of Dave Salovesh and Abdul Seck, among the many residents and visitors killed and injured on District roadways this year and in years past. We believe that immediate, strong, transformative action is necessary to shift the dynamic of our transportation network and reach Vision Zero goals of eliminating deaths and serious injuries before more lives are lost. Keep reading…