Posts tagged Walking
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Understanding car culture ‘denialism’ can help safety advocates respond
Opponents of change sow confusion with fake experts, logical fallacies, impossible expectations (moving goalposts), conspiracy theories, and selectivity (cherry picking). We can fight back. Keep reading…
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Here’s what GGWash asked the DC Council to pay attention to during performance oversight hearings
At annual performance oversight hearings, DC Councilmembers probe agency leaders about how effectively their agencies performed in the previous year. Individual and organizational witnesses are invited to submit testimony too. Here’s what GGWash staff said. Keep reading…
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The New York Times once again misses the plot on traffic safety
Pedestrian deaths are attributable, first and foremost, to road design. So why do the New York Times and other publications keep missing out on this core cause of traffic violence? Keep reading…
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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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We’re #WalkingHere in Montgomery County
Montgomery County is getting a Pedestrian Master Plan, which will guide county leadership on the most effective ways to welcome more walking in a county largely shaped by the automobile. Here’s what’s in the plan, and how you can tell the Planning Department your thoughts about it. Keep reading…
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Inclusionary zombies? Check out these urban planning Halloween costumes
This Halloween, urbanist Twitter in DC and across the country poked fun at confusing parking signs, celebrated the upcoming opening of the Silver Line extension, and embodied (literally) the desire for more bus and bike lanes. Keep reading…
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These ‘magic school buses’ give kids safe, fun, and healthy walking routes to class
A “walking” school bus gets several kids to walk to school together, with an adult escort. All it takes is a little organization, a route people can follow, and showing up. Keep reading…
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Wednesday is Car Free Day
Walk, bike, hop on a bus, ride a scooter… just try not to drive in a car alone, and you’re set. Keep reading…
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National links: Forget yard signs. The latest political statement is… walking?
Preferring to walk to the store is apparently an indicator of your politics now. The American environmental movement is finally turning away from its exclusive roots. Where did all the transit funding go? Keep reading…
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How DC Route 295 isolates neighborhoods in Northeast DC from the rest of the city
The Lane Place pedestrian overpass, which was destroyed when a truck driver collided with it last month, is one of a limited number of crossings of DC Route 295 that connect a set of neighborhoods along the Anacostia River in Northeast DC to the rest of the District of Columbia. While the bridge is slated to be replaced, the collision has highlighted the ways in which long-distance transportation infrastructure isolates these neighborhoods. Keep reading…