Posts tagged Security
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Video shows DC police taking over a Metrobus last week during the Capitol riot
In case we needed another reminder of how much Wednesday’s pro-Trump riot at the Capitol has affected locals, a video captured on January 6 shows Metropolitan Police seemingly using a Metrobus to travel toward the Capitol. Keep reading…
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Are Amazon Ring and other apps making your neighbors more suspicious of outsiders and crime?
The Amazon Ring video doorbell has become increasing popular in many neighborhoods, including where I live in Montgomery County. Everyone wants to be safe, but are Ring and similar services just trying to make us more paranoid? Keep reading…
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The National Zoo won’t build security checkpoints, but still is adding fences
There won't be security checkpoints at the entrance to the National Zoo, after many residents spoke up against earlier renderings that showed the possibility in the future. The zoo is, however, moving forward with plans to close some of its entrances and add stronger perimeter fences. Keep reading…
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National links: Transportation platforms that limit options could be bad for mobility
Transportation platforms that limit users' options could push out public transit. Ride-hailing companies like to keep their numbers secret, but now we know how many rides they provide in Seattle. The pricing systems cities have developed to charge electric scooter companies for using streets might one day be applied to cars. Keep reading…
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The Zoo can’t build its fences, yet
New fences (for people, not animals) at the National Zoo will have to wait at least two more months. On Thursday, the National Capital Planning Commission deferred approving proposed fences that would limit pedestrian entrances to the zoo and make it possible to add security screening in the future. Keep reading…
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‘MPD WILL NOT APPROVE’ a parklet for Park(ing) Day, says permit reviewer who didn’t get the memo
Park(ing) Day in DC is Friday. Last year, 34 mini-parks sprouted up during the day in street parking spaces from Tenleytown to the Navy Yard. DC has officially embraced this, but one permit reviewer for the Metropolitan Police Department apparently didn't get the memo. Keep reading…
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Self-driving cars, payment via smart phone, and more will change transportation. Is our region ready?
Picture a DC region with autonomous vehicles, crowdsourced buses, and a single payment system for all forms of transit. These things could very well be on the horizon, but according to a group of transportation experts, they’ll mean new challenges when it comes to cybersecurity, safety, and accountability. 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: Minimum wage, maximum security
DC’s State of the Union; Metro security, post-Brussels; Metro after the shutdown; Strike out at DCA; Homebuyers can’t start, won’t start; DC’s tiny aparments; Church for sale; A stadium, by any other name; Under the cobblestones, the BEACH; Baltimore not feeling the burn. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Budget bliss and big boulevards
Budget autonomy for the District; Wide plans for Rockville Pike; Bye bye Bi-County Parkway; Lyft discrimination; DCRA’s document drag; Metro-free nuclear zone; Proximity is key; Federally walk-blocked; What’s in a name?; And…. Keep reading…