Posts tagged Traffic Safety
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National links: Charlotte City Council steps back from hard-fought zoning reforms
Charlotte, NC, risks backsliding on inclusive housing reforms. How land-value taxes could reshape Detroit. Baby Boomers dominate the housing market. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Driver fined $2,000 for killing cyclist Sarah Langenkamp
Truck driver who killed cyclist fined $2,000. New flood maps for Arlington show more buildings at risk of flooding. Shops in Penn Branch apartment building gets grant from Amazon. Keep reading…
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Events: Kick off a bike campaign in Ward 3
Attend a webinar on traffic safety. Participate in a Fairfax community meeting on Visualize 2050. Join in on a community event focused on healthy and active living. Volunteer at a community garden in Ward 8. Read more in this week’s events post. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: DCHA names interim director
DCHA appoints interim director Dorian Jenkins. Search for driver in fatal hit-and-run crash near White House continues. Arlington considers increasing the time drivers must stop for pedestrians. Keep reading…
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Traffic safety PSAs aren’t always effective. Here are five better ways to promote safety
Traffic safety advocates, including our own contributing editor Kristen Jeffers, share how traffic safety awareness can go beyond the PSA. 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: Amazon’s National Landing transformation attracts other corporate headquarters
Amazon’s National Landing transformation attracting other major businesses, activity. Apartments in DC are getting bigger. College Park will soon get a Capital Bikeshare station Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: DC Council bill introduced to increase number of public restrooms
Most DC councilmembers support new bill to increase public restroom access. MoCo police are stopping Black and Hispanic drivers at increasing rates, while traffic stops decline overall. Fairfax County shares plans to increase affordable housing. Keep reading…
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TSI 2.0: Moving toward a fairer allocation of DDOT resources
The District Department of Transportation announced a new way of handling requests for traffic safety interventions, an imperfect but meaningful step toward more equitable allocation of limited resources. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: WMATA to increase Metrorail service levels
WMATA announces plans to bring Metro service levels back up. 41% of MoCo’s serious/fatal crashes occur on 3% of the county’s road miles. Arlington applies for increased funding for bus services ahead of Amazon HQ2 opening. Keep reading…