Posts tagged Roundabouts
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Roundabout performance is mixed for cyclists
While lauded for their role in decreasing auto crashes, not all roundabouts are created equal for cyclists and their needs. Keep reading…
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Uncrossable: Where DC’s network of bicycle infrastructure falls short
Since 2002, the District Department of Transportation has constructed 104 miles of bicycle lanes and currently maintains more than 150 miles of recreational trails and bike lanes in the District. Still, advocates say, there is plenty of work to be done to provide better and safer connectivity for cyclists and pedestrians. Keep reading…
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Why does this protected bikeway flip from one side of M Street NE to the other?
Ride a bike along M Street NE from NoMa toward Union Market and you can enjoy a nice protected bikeway. But when you get to 3rd Street NE, suddenly—huh? The bikeway switches to the other side of the street. What's up with that? Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Dude, where’s my bus funding?
No budget for late-night buses; Say goodbye to traffic studies; District-owned to developed; From corner to circle; Four strikes, you’re out; Calm roads are safer roads; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Better inspections, fewer derailments
Derailed by missing inspections; Next steps for the Purple Line; Tunnel to NoMa; Orange’s ethics; Metro cuts from data feed; Pedestrian killed in Old Town; England <3 traffic circles; Sea rise, homes under tide; Like data? Work for Metro!. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Hello?
Can you hear me now?; DC loves rowhouses; Pope prep; Road diets in the works; Slow down in Old Town; Reston founder at rest; Make Dulles less dull; Richmond to Raleigh rail; Biking down, driving up; And…. Keep reading…
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DDOT director Brown stands up to opposition to mini-circles
Permanent traffic circles will go in at two intersections in American University Park despite a last-ditch effort by some residents to block them. Transportation chief Matt Brown personally got involved to keep the project going. Keep reading…
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Mini-circles calm traffic in AU Park but stir opposition
For a year now, drivers and cyclists on 42nd Street NW encountered a traffic calming device that’s new to DC: Small traffic circles made out of plastic pylons. Permanent versions will soon replace them. But not all neighbors are pleased. Keep reading…
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Notes from Seattle: Neighborhood greenways
Several GGW editors and contributors are in Seattle this week for the Railvolution conference. While there, they’ll offer a series of short posts about their experiences. Seattle residents were sick of speeding cut-through traffic on neighborhood streets. In response, the city is creating a network of “neighborhood greenways” designed to slow drivers… Keep reading…
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Invest in transportation to enhance places, not bypass them
Should the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) use its scarce transportation resources to bypass cities to relieve congestion? Or should VDOT invest in main street infrastructure that increases safety, preserves historic streetfronts, and grows local economies? Panelists at the the Virginia Conservation Network‘s 2012 Virginia Environmental… Keep reading…