Posts about Roads
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A 19-year-old dies in a traffic crash in Congress Heights
A 19-year-old man died Monday night after an SUV driver collided with him on his moped on the 2900 block of Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue SE in Congress Heights, according to the Metropolitan Police Department’s Major Crash Investigations Unit. This street is known to be dangerous and has been the site of many crashes. Keep reading…
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After a fight, Bloomingdale gets better traffic calming infrastructure
A DDOT traffic calming plan from March is finally being completed after opposition from a local ANC commissioner led to months of uncertainty. Keep reading…
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Events: Get ready for DC’s first Open Streets event on Georgia Avenue
Come out to DC’s first Open Streets event, learn global best-practices to solve complex urban challenges, understand how the experience economy intersects with multifamily, and more this week. Keep reading…
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Six Ward 2 council candidates talk urbanist issues, with no Jack Evans
On Thursday, September 26, DC Council candidates for Ward 2 gathered for their first forum to talk housing, transportation, the climate crisis, and other social justice issues. Candidates John Fanning, Jordan Grossman, Daniel Hernandez, Patrick Kennedy, Kishan Putta, and Yilin Zhang offered their views. Current Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans, who’s embroiled in an ethics scandal and has not yet filed for re-election, was invited but did not attend. Keep reading…
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After two decades of work, bike advocates celebrate a final link in a Vienna and Tysons-area trail network
A web of trails snake through the Vienna and Tysons area in northern Virginia, but for decades, they didn’t connect to each other, and people even found it difficult to get to area parks by foot or bicycle. Residents set about changing this with a slew of new sidewalks, trails, and bridges designed to link parks and trails into what became the Northern Vienna Trail Network. Keep reading…
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Prince George’s has adopted Vision Zero. It has a long road ahead.
Prince George’s County has recently launched its Vision Zero safety campaign, joining many other jurisdictions in the region. Vision Zero is a transportation safety program that aims to eliminate all transportation-related fatalities and serious injuries for people walking, bicycling, using transit, driving, or using any mode. Keep reading…
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Bicyclists tell us what their commute in Tysons is really like
Some of them fall, and get back up. Some of them get hit, and get back up. Some of them navigate scenarios that would make most of us give up. Nope, we’re not describing boxers, but rather people bicycling around Tysons, Virginia, a notoriously car-oriented “edge city.” Keep reading…
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Here’s a roundup of Park(ing) Day parklets from around the region
In case you missed Park(ing) Day, an annual event where parking spaces are temporarily turned into small parks across the region this past Friday, we have the highlights for you. Enjoy! Keep reading…
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Did you know DC has a Unicorn Lane?
Everyone knows about the dignified statues in places like Logan Circle and Lafayette Square, but do you know about Unicorn Lane? It’s in Upper Northwest, along Oregon Avenue, just west of Rock Creek Park. Keep reading…
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Following two pedestrian deaths in Glenmont, people demand safer streets
During a memorial for two men killed by drivers this year in Montgomery County, people mourned and pushed for more action to make the streets safer for pedestrians. Keep reading…