Posts tagged Upper Connecticut
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Breakfast links: Get transit-oriented
How about some Oriented Development with your Transit?; Maryland agencies to become more transit-oriented; City-dwelling car-loving writers riding transit; Inalienable right to get light poles moved?; School with safer routes; Now there were three against HOT lanes; People not so mad about ICC tolls. Keep reading…
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Maryland SHA pushing stupid growth on Connecticut Avenue
As part of their proposals for BRAC-related infrastructure adjustments, the Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) proposed adding an extra reversible lane on Connecticut Avenue between the Beltway and Manor lane. No matter the area, the state’s highwaymen continue floating more lanes as the solution to every problem, despite reversible lanes’… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: We’re here, we’re urban
Hopefully not just like the Pentagon; Life, liberty, happiness and the ability to build sprawl?; Crosswalks aren’t temporary loading zones; Commute correlation computation; Seattle starts curbside composting; Mini links. Keep reading…
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Most people don’t speed. For some values of “speed.”
DC police officer David Baker thinks pedestrians aren’t paying enough attention, writes Michael Neibauer in the Examiner. They cross the street while listening to iPods or checking their Blackberries, contributing to crashes like those on Connecticut and Nebraska. He’s probably right that there are many pedestrians don’t pay attention. Keep reading…
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Design for speed, collect the dough
Maryland is considering a bill to allow more speed cameras throughout the state. Supporters argue that the goal is safety, while opponents claim that local jurisdictions use the cameras more as a revenue tool than anything else. They’re both right. Keep reading…
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Police report for Connecticut & Nebraska crash
I was able to obtain the police report for the pedestrian crash Monday at Connecticut and Nebraska. It says, Keep reading…
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Pedestrian hit at Comet Square; driver “cited with a violation”
On Monday evening, a car running a yellow light hit a pedestrian at the corner of Connecticut and Nebraska. Lt. Erich Miller of the Second District reports, Keep reading…
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Three thoughts from Connecticut Avenue
I occasionally drive along Connecticut Avenue, and did so again this weekend coming into the District. Each trip is a great opportunity to witness some traffic engineering, driver behavior, and land use in action. Keep reading…