Breakfast links: Drivers have killed at least 21 people in DC this year
Ghost Bike for Constance Holden by Mr.TinMD licensed under Creative Commons.
Three vigils held for cyclists, pedestrian killed by drivers in DC in past week
Over the last four days, advocates held three separate vigils, including ghost bike installations, for three cyclists and one pedestrian killed by drivers in DC: Michael Gordon, Michael Hawkins Randall, Charles Jackson, and Shawn O’Donnell. In addition to installing ghost bikes as a symbol of bicyclists’ right to safe travel, organizers called on DC officials to improve infrastructure and better enforce traffic laws. 21 people were killed by drivers since January of this year. (WJLA)
MoCo study finds people of color, low-income people at highest risk for pedestrian crashes
The Montgomery County Planning Department released a transportation safety analysis that identifies the locations where bicycle, pedestrian, and vehicle crashes are most likely to occur. They found that crash risk, especially pedestrian crashes, disproportionately impact areas with larger populations of low-income and racial minorities and recommend focusing future safety investments in these areas. (Mike Diegel / Source of the Spring)
New rules for Alexandria restaurants providing outdoor dining begin in October
The City of Alexandria announced that the temporary COVID business ordinances that allowed expanded outdoor dining will expire at the end of September. Afterward, restaurants will need to apply to earn permission to operate on city sidewalks. (Vernon Miles / ALXnow)
Montgomery County executive asks USDOT to delay next steps toward MD toll proposal
Montgomery County Marc Elrich urged the US Department of Transportation to delay a final decision on new toll lanes in Maryland on the Capital Beltway and I-270 so that the community has time to review a new environmental analysis. Environmental advocates have criticized the analysis, for instance, because it does not provide strong evidence for the congestion benefits that it claims. (Bruce DePuyt / Maryland Matters)
New planned unit development proposed behind Union Market
Gallaudet University and JBD Smith released plans for a new development in the Union Market area. The building would include 647 residential units, 33,500 square feet of retail space, and 345 parking spaces. Ten percent of residential units would be affordable to renters earning no more than 50 or 80 percent of median area income. (UrbanTurf)
VDOT wants to reduce the speed limit on parts of the Richmond Highway
Because of disproportionately high crash rates, the Virginia Department of Transportation recommends reducing the speed limit to 35 mph on a seven-mile stretch of the Richmond Highway from Jeff Todd Way to I-495/I-95, just south of the City of Alexandria. (Matt Blitz / FFXnow)
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