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Gordon Chaffin: DC’s bike lane plan reflects political calculations and exploitation

Gordon Chaffin Feb 12, 2020

The District Department of Transportation plans to construct more than 20 miles of protected bike lanes from 2019 through 2022, as shown on this map. (Image by DC Department of Transportation) Protected bike lanes are an extremely…

ABC7: D.C. bike safety advocates launch new app, available nationwide

Editor Jan 10, 2020

Mark Sussman is a cyclist who understands what it’s like to worry about dangerous driving on the streets of D.C.

Opinion

Gordon Chaffin: DC should buy an auto repair store — and other ideas for enhancing safety along…

Gordon Chaffin Dec 24, 2019

Earlier this month, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) presented designs for safety enhancements and road reconstruction for critical areas of Near Northeast DC in NoMa and Union Market, extending eastward through Trinidad to…

Opinion

Gordon Chaffin: Mixed-use blocks like Monroe Street NE, not just commercial areas, need DDOT safety…

Gordon Chaffin Jul 9, 2019

A problem common to many busy DC roads presents a pervasive danger in Brookland on the 600 and 700 blocks of Monroe Street NE: New or fairly new residential buildings attract multiple delivery vehicles and trucks per day, while retail…

Washington Post: ‘Ghost bike’ memorial damaged in car crash

Editor May 19, 2019

A car crash left behind a trail of destruction Saturday in Northeast Washington, including damage to a memorial honoring a cyclist who died weeks earlier at the same location.

NBC4: Ghost Bike for DC Cyclist Killed By Stolen Van Damaged in Saturday Morning Crash

Editor May 19, 2019

A memorial for a bicyclist struck and killed by a stolen van in Northeast D.C. last month was damaged in a crash early Saturday morning.

Curbed: City begins New Jersey Avenue NW traffic safety improvements

Editor May 13, 2019

The street redesign has been planned for over a decade and is set to be completed by fall 2020

Curbed: D.C. lawmakers introduce overarching Vision Zero legislation to strengthen road safety

Editor May 9, 2019

A new bill would ban right turns on red citywide, speed up road repairs in dangerous areas, and more

WTOP: ‘Too easy to speed:’ DC road deaths lead to major road safety proposal

Editor May 8, 2019

The growing number of people killed on D.C. roads could spur major changes to traffic laws, roadway and development design, and parking enforcement.

WAMU: More Than 20 Ideas To Curb Rising Traffic Deaths Included In Major D.C. Legislation

Editor May 8, 2019

A major piece of legislation that aims to reduce traffic fatalities and reach the District’s Vision Zero goals reads like a laundry list — nearly 25 ideas from ban right turns on red everywhere to lower speed limits and putting more…

Councilmember Grosso introduces legislation to improve pedestrian safety with extended curbs

Press Release May 7, 2019

For Immediate Release: May 7, 2019 Contact:Matthew Nocella Councilmember Grosso introduces legislation to improve pedestrian safety with extended curbs Washington, D.C. – Councilmember David Grosso today introduced legislation that…

Councilmember Allen introduces Vision Zero Omnibus bill

Press Release May 7, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 7, 2019 Contact: Erik Salmi Councilmember Allen introduces Vision Zero Omnibus bill Today, Councilmember Charles Allen (Ward 6) introduced a bill overhauling the District’s approach to reducing the…

WTOP: 2 DC residents join forces to paint crosswalk after pedestrian’s death

Editor Apr 29, 2019

After two men worked together to paint a crosswalk on a Southeast D.C. street, a District Department of Transportation spokesperson issued a statement saying the agency “will be investigating the location to see if additional markings,…

How Much of a Threat Do Bicycles Actually Pose to DC Pedestrians? Let’s Look at the Data

Editor Apr 29, 2019

DC’s bike community was not pleased at the end of last week by this tweet from Abby Livingston, the Texas Tribune’s DC bureau chief.

City Paper: Protesters Rebuke Mayor Bowser, Demand Safer Streets, As Traffic Deaths Continue to…

Editor Apr 26, 2019

In a strange twist, Jay Leno rode though the bike lane in front of the rally in his fancy pants car. WTF, Jay?!

Washington Post: ‘It’s absolutely unacceptable’: Protesters demand safer streets in D.C.

Editor Apr 26, 2019

Traffic on Pennsylvania Avenue in downtown Washington came to a halt for a few moments midday Friday as demonstrators called for safer streets in the nation’s capital, in the wake of a string of collisions that claimed the lives of three…

DCist: Fed Up With Traffic Deaths, Advocates Lie Down On Pennsylvania Avenue

Editor Apr 26, 2019

For eight minutes—a minute for each person killed in a traffic crash since the year began—hundreds of safety advocates blocked one of the city’s main thoroughfares.

DCist: As Changes Come To Intersection Where Pedestrian Was Killed, Community Raises Funds For…

Editor Apr 25, 2019

D.C. residents gathered together yet again this week at the site of car crash fatality—this time, at the corner of V and 16 streets Southeast to remember Abdul Seck.

WTOP: Vigil honors visiting pedestrian killed in SE crash

Editor Apr 25, 2019

A vigil in D.C.’s Anacostia neighborhood Wednesday night honored Abdul Seck, a pedestrian who was killed in a crash on Easter Sunday. It’s the second vigil in a week in which people mourned life lost through car accidents on D.C. roads.

Curbed: D.C. officials take steps to make streets safer after recent traffic deaths and activist…

Editor Apr 25, 2019

Lawmakers and transportation planners are floating short- and long-term fixes for dangerous roads

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Mayor Muriel Bowser, other DC officials and community leaders today celebrated the completion of a long-awaited Ward 4 segment of the Metropolitan Branch Trail — filling one of the last remaining…

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DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb today announced a record $41 million judgment against the former owners of the Marbury Plaza apartment complex, where tenants endured dangerous conditions even after…

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