Posts about Walking
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Struck in DC this week: 13 pedestrians, 6 cyclists
Each week, we map cyclist and pedestrian crashes in the District. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Wide shoulders
I-66 shoulders could become lanes; Connecticut Ave bad for pedestrians; GSA getting creative; From ballpark to snowball park; Planning for homeless in winter; VRE will leave you behind; DC behind in energy efficiency; Is IZ too complicated?. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Is the Park Service serving us?
They control the parks, but won’t tell you which; Rosslyn boathouse may happen; The savage Mall; Please help pedestrians at RI Ave; Will Mayor Gray kill Smart Growth?; Wireless streetcars from Japan; Pentagon Metro won’t be so bad; Using trees to slow traffic. Keep reading…
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A Cleveland Park pedestrian chronicles her experience
Since I gave up my car a few years ago, I have relied on public transportation leavened with a considerable amount of walking, both around Cleveland Park and further afield. I have become increasingly disturbed about my safety as a pedestrian, having frequently encountered reckless drivers who seem oblivious to or uncaring of my presence. After encountering two… Keep reading…
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Past and future chances to walk and bike
This week was, and is, jam packed with special events around walking and biking, including some great walking and biking tours coming up. Capital Bikeshare launched yesterday to great fanfare in the plaza behind USDOT. TheWashCycle summarized all the press coverage. Memberships are still $50 so join now! Don’t panic if the station you were hoping to use isn’t… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Still in the works
Roll on-roll off trains still in the works; Pentagon Metro access won’t change much; More sad news for bikes & peds; MWCOG to discuss helicopter noise; More tips for Mayor Gray; Still planning Rosslyn boathouse; Gen Y passes on cars; Photographers are shady. Keep reading…
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Struck in DC this week: 8 pedestrians, 6 cyclists
Each week, we map cyclist and pedestrian crashes in the District. Keep reading…
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DDoh’T! Parking kiosk exacerbates the U Street squeeze
The bicycle trap streetcar grates we told you about in May have been fixed. Reader Greg DuRoss has found another little transportation snafu: a multispace meter blocking an already-narrow sidewalk. The southern side of U Street’s 1300 block is a busy one. In addition to the regular heavy foot traffic on U Street, this particular block leads up to the Metro station entrance. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Violence about the roads
Ride the inaugural CaBis; Speed hump leads to murder; 3 pedestrians hit; Adams Morgan victim dies; Estimate your transportation costs; Trans-Hudson tunnel halted; Build your own streetcar; Singing a new Metro song. Keep reading…
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Struck in DC this week: 6 pedestrians, 4 cyclists
While last week was a quiet one on the District’s roads, this week was anything but. Keep reading…