Posts tagged Traffic Cameras
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Task force tries to make peace over cameras; AAA doesn’t
Traffic cameras have saved lives, said Lisa Sutter of the Metropolitan Police Department at yesterday’s task force meeting on automated enforcement. DC’s fatalities declined 69% in 10 years, compared to only 28% nationwide, and MPT believes its speed and red light cameras are the reason. Still, many residents believe fines are too high, and that their purpose… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Delayed service
More streetcars, maybe late; Can you hear me now?; Golf course to buildings?; The man who’d fix Southwest; Safer than that; @Bikeshare gets 5 stars; NY (heart) biking; And…. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Laws and scofflaws
Fake parking passes at Walter Reed; Riverdale Park may return camera revenue; Arenas hurt cities?; New York and Chicago’s bike sharing delayed; Greeks move towards bicycles; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Power to the people
Vote on transportation financing; Really secret shoppers; Want to read a bad editorial?; The strain of sprawl; Private rail in Florida?; Better systems need more time; And…. Keep reading…
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How else can DC’s camera program improve safety?
The District’s traffic camera program is a good idea and a very important initiative, but it won’t enjoy public support unless it’s clear to voters that safety is the goal, not revenue. A task force, which I’m serving on, will meet soon to formulate recommendations for Councilmembers Cheh and Wells. Last week, I suggested some ways DC might identify… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The right parking
DC plans Chinatown performance parking; Medical Center elevators get funded; Escalator snag trips 5; Street width creates parking; Rockville pushes back; Commercial properties get lower assessments; Driver lawbreaking behind most crashes; And…. Keep reading…
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What is the right level for speed camera fines?
A task force will study whether to lower the fines for DC’s traffic cameras. What is the right level of fine, and how can DC policymakers use science to determine the right level that maximizes safety? Councilmember Mary Cheh (ward 3), co-chair of the task force, has asked me to serve on the task force. Other members will come from the pedestrian and bicycle advisory councils,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Heating up
Heat slows Metro; Pay by phone at 2 Metro lots; Wells wants to cut camera fines; Wards 5 and 8 get largest slice of the pie; Long commutes contain sprawl; Seattle plans for more, quicker density; Syracuse wants to lose “Berlin Wall”; And…. Keep reading…
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Holiday links: For the fourth
How to get around; Non-profit drives drinkers home; Safety rules a waste?; WCP gets bought; Charles County adopts traffic cameras; Rents in NoMa, Capitol Riverfront rise the most; Only some city brands stick; NPS will soon change vending contract; Don’t assault anyone; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: According to a poll
Cameras for money? People think so; Marylanders now strongly for equality; Transit for the people; Yuppified Union Market; Green features vs. bigger sewers; Parks: #5 but should be better; Google Maps for the ancients; And…; Your name at the top. Keep reading…