Posts about Roads
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Can traffic cameras make us safer?
This week, the DC Council held a roundtable on the district’s Automated Traffic Enforcement Camera program. GGWash and the DC Sustainable Transportation Coalition testified in support of the program. Here are some key points from that testimony. Keep reading…
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At a Fairfax County intersection: new housing is underway as pedestrian safety plans are in flux
Conflict between the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and Fairfax County is jeopardizing a plan to improve pedestrian safety at the intersection of Route 123 and University Drive, which is currently designed almost single-mindedly for vehicle throughput. Keep reading…
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2021 reaches 2020 traffic death numbers in DC, and it’s not even December
Over the weekend DC reached the same number of traffic fatalities as 2020 — which was already the deadliest year for traffic crashes in over 10 years. Keep reading…
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Getting there: A video recap from Part 1 of our series on transportation patterns in the Washington region
A recap of Part 1 of “Getting There,” a webinar series hosted by GGWash’s policy team, which looks at how transportation in the Washington region should evolve to meet public needs and sustainability and equity goals. Keep reading…
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USDOT calls for a national roadway strategy to curb rising traffic fatalities
The US Department of Transportation is talking about radically changing federal roadway safety policy after new stats showed the largest six-month increase in roadway fatalities ever recorded by the agency. Keep reading…
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Lifecycle of a road diet: DDOT dashboard offers insight into traffic safety investigation process
A new DDOT dashboard outlines the timeline the agency says people can expect after submitting a 311 service request for a traffic safety investigation. Keep reading…
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How to make heavy-duty vehicles safer for pedestrians and cyclists
The drivers of the biggest vehicles on US roads can’t even see many of the people in their path — and cities could be doing more right now to stop blind-spot deaths, a recent panel of experts argued. Keep reading…
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Expanding highways encourages more driving. A new calculator shows just how much
How much more driving could a highway expansion project encourage? A new calculator does the math. Keep reading…
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Is anyone safe in DC crosswalks when one dangerous driver per minute passes by?
Nathan Ballard-Means asks his father almost every day to “promise“ that he won’t get hit by a car again after a driver in an SUV hit the 4-year-old last month. Since that time, his father has tried to better understand how the District can create safer streets across all wards. Keep reading…
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Bowser announces expedited traffic safety projects with “truncated” community engagement
In the midst of widespread anger over pedestrian safety, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser announced an expedited traffic safety infrastructure process in a press conference Tuesday morning.
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