Posts tagged University Boulevard
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There’s one top priority with the street design of University Boulevard in Langley Park, and it’s not safety
Smart Growth America’s latest edition of Dangerous by Design examines the astonishing 62% increase in the deaths of people struck and killed while walking since 2009. Here is a look at one of the region’s particularly deadly corridors. Keep reading…
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Bike lanes are coming to University Boulevard in Wheaton this summer
This summer, the Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) will install bike lanes along University Boulevard in Wheaton by closing one lane of traffic to cars on each side of the road. The temporary bike lanes will be marked by flex posts. Keep reading…
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Is driving making you (and me) a bad person?
Is driving making you (and me) a bad person, and what can we do about it? While we can improve roadway design, we should also be more mindful of how we behave and react to transgressions on the road. Keep reading…
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What happens when people without cars move to places built for driving?
What happens when people without cars move to neighborhoods built for cars? In Langley Park in Prince George’s County, an increasing number of people want to walk to jobs and retail— even though doing so isn’t all that safe (yet). Keep reading…
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SHA officials told me there’d be no study of University Boulevard. Now, elected officials are taking up the cause.
When I asked Maryland’s State Highway Administration to collect data on a road that currently has fewer driving lanes than usual, I was told it wasn’t doable. A member of the Montgomery County Council and some Maryland state legislators disagree, and they’re now asking for the same thing. Keep reading…
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In Silver Spring, cutting travel lanes doesn’t make traffic backups worse
Last year, a segment of Silver Spring’s University Boulevard shrank from six lanes to four to accommodate work to replace the bridge that passes over the Capital Beltway. There’s less room for cars to pass through the work zone, but traffic congestion hasn’t gotten worse. Keep reading…
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Purple Line puts University Boulevard on a road diet
As design work continues on the Purple Line, Maryland transit planners say they can convert two traffic lanes on University Boulevard in Langley Park for trains without impacting traffic. It’s “a big plus for the community,” said Purple Line project manager Mike Madden at a neighborhood work group meeting last night in Langley Park. As before, trains… Keep reading…