Posts tagged Vision Zero
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Breakfast links: Metro on message
New on the WMATA Board; Red rapid repairs; Metro’s empty chair; Cemetery land swap; Prince George’s future; OurRFP in Ivy City; The lead feet of Metrobus; Promises on the Old Post Office; Arlington on the ped beat; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Stay safe and share
Vision Zero comes to Alexandria; Bikeshare for College Park; Suggested shelter changes; Expert expectations; Downtown’s ups and downs; SelectPass going strong; Firearms in Ward 5; Bikes that grow; And…. Keep reading…
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Back when we took traffic deaths more seriously, here’s how we commemorated them
Today, there’s a deadly car crash virtually every week in the region. Back in 1938, we didn’t look at these things in such a blasé manner. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Fray and fate
Metro’s inspection problem; $15 minimum wage?; MoCo says no to accessible ride hailing; DC budget priorities; Reston revolution; Vision Zero, Waze style?; Short on homes. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Running out of patience
Make safe or else; Transit police yellow; How to win back riders; Why the delays?; New Apex plans; A 45-week fix; Catalyst for Buzzard Point; Hacking for good. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Ride a mile
In riders’ shoes; Metro-oriented development?; VA’s transportation priorities; Vision Zero in Montgomery; Too much trash; Soccer schemes; Affordable in Virginia; The risk of walking; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Safety and security
WMATA safety; Anxious riders; Smoke scare; High fines, nope; Bad landlords face the music; Morbid start to new year; Higher gas taxes for NoVA?; Stadium deal scrutiny; Navy Yard grows; Taxis claim harassment. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Not so grand
Vision 1000?; Housing heats up; Where Lyft takes you; The eggcellent Echo; Winter riding; Math fail; Forget shiny noses; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Wait until spring
Bus lane delays ahead; Bridge bummer; Show me the data; Office park makeover; Rhode Island Avenue revs up; Ashburn advances; Stranded in the South; Signs signs. Keep reading…
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DC may raise traffic fines. Criminology says that’s unhelpful.
DC’s new plan for Vision Zero, the effort to reduce road deaths to zero, contains significant steps forward like lowering some speed limits and trying out protected intersections. It also raises some fines by 350% to 1000%. Is that wise? I’m not convinced. Here are some of the old and new fines: Offense Old fine New fine Speeding 26+ mph over… Keep reading…