Posts about Roads
-
Don’t block the box… or else?
Imagine this: A driver in his car approaches a traffic light in downtown Washington. The light is green, so the driver crosses into the intersection but can’t make it all the way across before being forced to stop behind a line of other cars. Before the driver can move through the intersection, the light changes to red. Now he or she is blocking cross traffic from moving through… Keep reading…
-
Breakfast links: Harping on parking
Mayoral parking debate; Cleaning the Potomac; Public meetings on Dulles rail; Pentagon City street livening up; Ride On cuts take effect; Not quite traffic calming; Broadway a haven for pedestrians; On a less serious note. Keep reading…
-
Afternoon links: Ideas on the move
Jaywalking no more; Pay to speed; The future of I-95; Barcelona’s experience with LED street lights; G-affordable housing; Transit advocacy a decade ago; Transit strikes in London, Paris; Public health experts missing the point. Keep reading…
-
Breakfast links: On the road again
Get ready for Traffic Tuesday; Fairfax connector to finally connect; Circulator stops to get barcodes; DC drivers worst in US; Adams Morgan restaurants protest market; Arlington may take over Columbia Pike; No more arcades; ART to increase connectivity. Keep reading…
-
Struck in DC this week: 4 pedestrians, 1 cyclist
Each week, we map cyclist and pedestrian crashes in the District. Keep reading…
-
Breakfast links: Safety costs
Closures on the Red Line; Mayoral candidates on long-range planning; Let there be new energy efficient lights; Paying the price for safety; Charm City Circulator not so charming; One stop tranportation info shop; Turn right at the new paradigm. Keep reading…
-
Breakfast links: A difference of opinions
Tyranny of the minorty; Back and forth on parking minimums; Political soap opera; Trading barbs; The road not driven; Ban overboard; Feet in an actual street. Keep reading…
-
For state legislature in Montgomery County
Unlike the County Council, the state legislature has little day to day impact on shaping Montgomery County. Instead, they decide longer-term big picture issues, like how much funding is available for transportation, and individual delegates and senators also sign on to letters circulated about different issues. Because the state is involved in transportation funding but… Keep reading…
-
I-66 “spot improvements” underway
A “spot improvement” on westbound I-66 between the George Mason Drive and Sycamore Street is underway. These projects which are essentially short-distance widenings, have been the subject of great debate for more than a decade. VDOT has long wanted to widen I-66 to three lanes in each direction; Arlington, smart growth and environmental groups have been strongly… Keep reading…
-
For Montgomery County Council
I’ve found the Montgomery County Council frustrating. On important issues around growth, development and transportation, many councilmembers don’t take much of a stand and vote in unanimous or near-unanimous numbers even on controversial and vital issues. Many seem to prefer finding a consensus where they can vote unanimously or nearly-unanimously, regardless… Keep reading…