Posts about San Diego
And...: A New York police officer yelled "why the f*** are you biking?" and assaulted a cyclist (The L) ... A study suggests trees can slow traffic as much as speed cameras (Telegraph) ... San Diego passed a performance parking plan. (10 News, Michael P) (Comment)
Two very different House Republicans: Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-San Diego), one of the new members of the House Transportation Committee, thinks building highways is in the Constitution but transit has to pay for itself. Meanwhile, another new member, Richard Hanna (R-Upstate NY) thinks Portland is doing some good things and even likes its growth boundary. (Streetsblog Capitol Hill) (Comment)
Better models in San Diego: We, and many other urbanists, constantly criticize conventional traffic modeling, which generally assumes more car trips than in reality for mixed-use and walkable areas. EPA commissioned development of a better model, and San Diego's Association of Governments has officially adopted it. Will our COG/TPB follow? (Kaid Benfield/Switchboard via Streetsblog) (Comment)
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Successful speed cameras require fair speed limits
- Successful speed cameras require fair speed limits
- Amid scandal, don't lose sight of Gray's policy achievements
- Montgomery plans 160-mile, "gold standard" BRT system
- VDOT ignores own data, pushes widening I-66
- DC's parks are 5th best in the nation, says "Park Score"
- Bethesda gets new but terrible bike racks
- DC's divide need not be black and white
Thu May 24
6:30 pm M Street SE/SW public meeting
Wed May 30
10:00 am Bike-ped safety enforcement hearing
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Wed Jun 6
6:30 pm WMATA Riders' Advisory Council
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