Posts tagged Traffic Calming
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Do Something: The week of December 11, 2023
This week, you can Do Something about restrictive covenants in Chevy Chase DC, a bunch of bills that could make Maryland roads safer, and to help us do more in Virginia Keep reading…
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DC’s traffic-safety policies have broken down. Here’s how.
As the number of people killed or injured by drivers has increased in DC, the breakdown in traffic safety enforcement extends far beyond what happens after a traffic camera captures someone engaged in an infraction. Keep reading…
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Traffic safety PSAs aren’t always effective. Here are five better ways to promote safety
Traffic safety advocates, including our own contributing editor Kristen Jeffers, share how traffic safety awareness can go beyond the PSA. Keep reading…
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“It’s a disaster in Fairfax County.” Can a near miss dashboard make Northern Virginia’s streets safer?
Fairfax County transportation advocates created a tracking dashboard to prevent traffic crashes. What they found was worse than they were expecting. Keep reading…
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When “1 in 100” comes for someone you love
Though 1 in 100 Americans will die in a car crash, traffic violence routinely suffers from a lack of resources and urgency to stop it. When someone you know is a victim, public policy indifference is part of the pain. Keep reading…
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Why should it cost $2.5 million to lower the speed limit 5 mph in Richmond?
When a bill to lower speed limits to 20 mph across the city of Richmond, Va. passed in 2022, officials stated the new limit would have to be posted on every block, with a price tag the city couldn’t afford. For now, Richmonders are stuck with higher speeds. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Looking beyond the Potomac for drinking water
Can the region find backup drinking water sources? Alexandria seeks funding for bus rapid transit along Duke Street. DC Council advances bill to increase electricity sourced from solar energy. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: DC Council may make right-on-red illegal, Idaho Stop legal
DC Council could vote to end right-on-red turns for cars, allow rolling stops for bikes, some Red Line Metro service remains suspended after fires, more DC home sellers are lowering their asking prices. Keep reading…
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How asphalt art can protect vulnerable road users
In a new report, researchers analyzed crash rates and driver behavior, before and after traffic-calming art projects were added to the 17 US roads and intersections. Here’s what they discovered. Keep reading…
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National links: Paris plans to limit pass-through traffic in the city center
Paris: drive to it, but not through it. Denver trains don’t go where people need them. A gas tax could spark a trade dispute Keep reading…