Posts about Roads
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Safe streets advocates in Ward 8 say we need to address both car and gun violence
Last Friday, two vigils were held back to back on Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue in Congress Heights. One memorialized the victims of gun violence, and the other, people killed by drivers. Both were organized by people who want the District to make streets safer, especially east of the Anacostia where residents are disproportionately affected by both kinds of violence. Keep reading…
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Safety updates are coming to Alabama Avenue SE where two schoolchildren were hit
Alabama Avenue SE is a heavily-trafficked east-west corridor that runs along the edge of the District near the Maryland border. The four-mile stretch from Randle Place in Ward 8 to Ridge Road in Ward 7 provides important connections to neighborhoods, commercial areas, and Metro stops east of the Anacostia. Keep reading…
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Maryland and Virginia plan to expand roads, in defiance of their own climate goals
While DC plans to reduce road capacity, Maryland and Virigina submitted plans to the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, to extend theirs, in opposition of ther goals to curb greenhouse gas emissions. Keep reading…
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DC has more stoplights than its peer cities
Recently, I rode in two of the best-known group bike rides in urban America: WABA’s 50 States Ride, which hits all the state-named avenues in a 62-mile trip, and Transportation Alternatives’ NYC Century, a 100-mile trip through four boroughs. I was seriously surprised to discover that the much shorter ride around DC was considerably more tiring. Keep reading…
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Speedy C Street NE will become more transit- and cyclist-friendly
After several years of design and redesign, DDOT finally seems ready to transform C Street NE from a commuter mega-street to a calmer road with more space for transit, walking and biking. This month DDOT presented the final design for the road. Keep reading…
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Tell Maryland’s comptroller to put the brakes on the Beltway/I-270 widening project
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan and Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Rahn are bulldozing ahead with their proposal for massive toll lane expansion on the Capital Beltway and I-270. This deal is fundamentally flawed in multiple ways. Keep reading…
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DC is experimenting with new barriers to make bicycle lanes safer
The “flexposts” that separate DC’s bike lanes from the rest of traffic aren’t great. They’re susceptible to being knocked down by drivers and aren’t all that attractive. But building a permanent curb can be expensive and time-consuming. Keep reading…
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Alexandria wants to make Seminary Road safer for all travelers. Some residents aren’t happy.
Seminary Road, an important artery in the City of Alexandria, is often congested and is especially dangerous for people bicycling and walking. The city has a plan to fix a 0.9-mile section east of I-395, but some residents are vehemently opposed to it. Keep reading…
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Residents tracked nearly 700 vehicles blocking bike lanes in one day
This past Wednesday, more than 60 volunteers spread out across the District for the Data-Protected Bike Lane Project, a coordinated effort to capture in real-time just how many bike lane violations happen in key areas during peak driving times. Volunteers submitted nearly 700 bike violations using the How’s My Driving App (HMD). Keep reading…
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The Ride of Silence honors fallen bicyclists
The Ride of Silence Wednesday evening in Benjamin Banneker Park SW was a gathering, a memorial, and a demonstration. But mostly, it was a sobering commemoration to cyclists killed or injured in crashes in the past year. Keep reading…