Posts tagged Bulb Outs
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Where are “sneckdowns” in your neighborhood?
When there's a significant snow, we can see where motor vehicles are driving on the roads because they push the snow aside. The spots where this doesn't happen shows us where there's extra pavement that might be better used in other ways. These are called “sneckdowns.” Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Budget and bus lanes
Budget autonomy to the brig; Parking rate parity; 14th St streetscape; 16th St bus lane lag; IZ in DC; Plaza over Connecticut; Fort Reno done for?; Dollars for demand; A new VPP. Keep reading…
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“Bulb-outs” could make crossing the street safer at key trouble spots
People on foot could get a little more space at the corners of 14th and U NW, Benning Road and Minnesota Avenue NE, and M and Wisconsin in Georgetown. Those are a few of the concepts in a new analysis of how to make DC’s most dangerous intersections safer. Keep reading…
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First flowerpots, and now, a cycletrack
Last week, people noticed flowerpots appear on 6th Street NE between Gallaudet University and Union Market. But that wasn’t all. Yesterday, officials put in the next piece: a cycletrack. Keep reading…
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Flowerpots create a safer pedestrian crossing from Gallaudet to Union Market
Large flowerpots recently appeared on 6th Street NE along a crosswalk connecting Gallaudet University to Union Market. These aren’t the work of a rogue gardener; they’re a way for the city to narrow the crossing and enhance pedestrian safety. Keep reading…
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Maryland Avenue will get safer, but must someone always get hurt before temporary fixes can happen?
After a driver hit a DC librarian on a dangerous stretch of Maryland Avenue NE, DC will install temporary barriers to expand sidewalks at the corners: Keep reading…
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Sneckdowns take over the streets
The recent snow made for the best sneckdown spotting weather in DC since the term first entered our lexicon. Last week we put out a call for photos of sneckdowns in the wild, and plenty of you responded. Here are some of the best. Keep reading…
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Send us your sneckdown pictures
Now that we’ve had a big snow in DC, send us pictures of sneckdowns you spot in the wild. You can tweet them with hashtag #dcsneckdown, or email them to us at sneckdown@beyonddc.com. On Monday, Greater Greater Washington and BeyondDC will publish the best ones. Keep reading…
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“Sneckdowns” reveal the street space cars don’t use
Every time it snows, vast sections of city streets remain covered by snow long after plows and moving cars have cleared the travel lanes. These leftover spaces are called “sneckdowns,” and they show where sidewalks or medians could replace roads without any loss to car drivers. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Life on the street
Food trucks collect tax; Slow down on 17th Street; More disability parking?; Don’t dump in this yard; A vote for autonomy; Change Stead Park?; Is mobile technology rewiring cities?; New York streets get more dangerous; And…. Keep reading…