Posts about Emergency Vehicles
Drivers apparently oblivious: If drivers routinely ignore or are oblivious to emergency vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists don't even stand a chance. (WUSA) (Comment)
Arlington rejects design by fire truck: The Arlington County Board is pushing back against removing parking on one side of a narrow street. It would speed fire trucks once in a while, but also speed other traffic and take away parking. (ARLnow) (Comment)
More "design by fire truck": Arlington removed parking on one side of a street because fire trucks might have trouble fitting down the street. However, this will lead to people driving faster. A better solution would be to buy narrower fire trucks, which Arlington's Transportation Commission has recommended. (TBD) (Comment)
Fairfax Fire and Rescue wants design by fire truck: Fairfax County's fire department is pushing for wider streets so that it's easy for fire trucks to get around easily, even if that means unsafe streets that cost more lives than the fire accessibility saves. (FABB) (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
- Bethesda gets new but terrible bike racks
- Montgomery plans 160-mile, "gold standard" BRT system
- DC's parks are 5th best in the nation, says "Park Score"
- VDOT ignores own data, pushes widening I-66
- DC's divide need not be black and white
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6:30 pm M Street SE/SW public meeting
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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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