Posts about Roads
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California is using this cheeky video to encourage safe driving
One of the biggest dangers of riding a bike is drivers who pass way too close. This video uses people who clearly don’t get the concept of personal space to illustrate what a safe passing distance is and is not. Keep reading…
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Montgomery’s most walkable streets are also its safest
Downtown Bethesda, Silver Spring, and Rockville are where it’s easiest to walk around in Montgomery County. They are also where drivers are least likely to kill someone on foot. Keep reading…
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A lot more people will ride Metro (and not drive) if the FBI makes a smart choice on where to move
Our region has been discussing where the FBI will move for years. A new analysis shows the choice is between a good option (Greenbelt), a mostly-good option (Springfield), and a pretty terrible option (Landover). Let’s hope the federal government makes the right call. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: From the feds
Soccergate?; Don’t stall on WMATA safety; Forward-thinking Foxx; New plans for St. Elizabeths; Rerouting for the wrong reasons; Lyft Line in DC; Ride transit for your health; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: PACs and park plans
Bye bye, FreshPAC; Equity on the 11th St Bridge; No homeless vets in VA; DC’s economic bust?; First comes the bike lanes; Arlington’s mall investment; Give us our trees, Trump; More roads = more traffic; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Veterans Day
Welcome home, veterans; Free rides for vets; Wheelchair cabs not in service; Just call me Tysons; How Lee Highway should grow; Adams Morgan vision; Rand Paul is right, kinda; Visions of rail in the northeast; Built for speed. Keep reading…
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It’ll soon be easier to find a parking space in Chinatown
It can be tough to drive in DC — there’s congestion, motorcades, and “parking signs harder to decipher than CIA code — that is, if you can find an open spot.” DC can’t do much about motorcades, but a new pilot program will help drivers find places to park and even cut down on congestion, though recent news coverage has sown confusion. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: A new way to walk
Long road to Tysons walkability; Environmental FBI; Growth, not competition; Get rid of gridlock; No MoCo transit authority; AG wants new PAC rules; Church and Zipcar; Dorms for adults?; Maglev moves forward. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Take me to your leader
A new GM, again; Stadium-Armory progress; Here comes the highway bill; Future DC is all TOD; It’s all about the beer; Unemployement inequality; A morbid map. Keep reading…
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Many buses have built-in blind spots that make driving them dangerous
A lot of people want to make Vision Zero a reality, ending preventable deaths on our streets. An often-overlooked barrier to making that happen is blind spots on our buses that leave people using the street at risk because drivers can’t see them. The good news is that fixing the problem is both easy and inexpensive. Keep reading…