Posts tagged Vision Zero
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How and why to start a walking school bus
When kids walk to school, they benefit from the physical exercise as well as interaction with their community. One way to make it easier for kids to walk to school safely is a walking school bus. Keep reading…
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Dave Thomas Circle is getting revamped. It’s not the first time.
After being redesigned and updated multiple times in the past four decades, a new configuration for the treacherous Northeast intersection is set to open soon. Will it be successful? 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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Dangerous drivers in DC to get mail, texts. Will it reduce traffic deaths and injuries?
Vision Zero officials are piloting a District government initiative to mail and text drivers warnings that have no legal consequences for their driving records, with the Lab @ DC signed up to evaluate the program’s effectiveness in decreasing traffic violence on DC streets. Keep reading…
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DC’s traffic-safety policies have broken down. Here’s how.
As the number of people killed or injured by drivers has increased in DC, the breakdown in traffic safety enforcement extends far beyond what happens after a traffic camera captures someone engaged in an infraction. 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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Breakfast links: New bill would allow DC to acquire land to create or preserve affordable housing
DC Councilmember Nadeau introduces public land acquisition bill to support affordable housing. DCHA claims it can’t manage additional funding for public housing repairs. DCHA’s housing waitlist reforms may have mixed results. Keep reading…
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Events: Learn about tenant rights and resources in Montgomery County
Enjoy a fun, tulip-filled bike ride along the Mount Vernon Trail. Train to become a Rock Creek Park stream leader. Know your rights and available resources as a tenant in Montgomery County. Read more in this week’s events post. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: DC audit finds failures in Vision Zero efforts
Audit finds DC’s Vision Zero initiative fell short. Several area think-tanks rank Greater Washington low on inclusive development and access. Montgomery County residents fight to preserve White’s Ferry. Keep reading…
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Fake tags are a real problem
Illicit license plates–whether fake, expired temporary, or shaded–protect dangerous drivers from facing any penalties for risky behaviors by making it impossible to identify them. Meanwhile these tags are being openly mass-produced and sold for profit online. Are DC policymakers ready to take it seriously? Keep reading…