Curbed DC: After spike in traffic deaths, D.C. refreshes Vision Zero safety initiative
Officials unveil a slew of plans and proposals as critics press for results
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Washington Post: D.C. Mayor Bowser unveils reset of her Vision Zero campaign as traffic deaths…
An increase in traffic fatalities in the District is prompting Mayor Muriel E. Bowser and police to consider several new enforcement strategies, including restricting right turns on red and limiting left turns at some intersections to make…
WAMU: As Traffic Deaths Creep Up, D.C. Plans Slower Speeds, More Bike Lanes
D.C. is looking at both fast fixes and longer-term policy changes to combat the recent uptick in traffic, bike and pedestrian fatalities in the District. Representatives from more than a dozen city agencies met for two hours Monday to talk…
NBC4: DC Considering ‘No Right Turn on Red’ Rules to Boost Street Safety
D.C. officials are considering banning right turns on red in some parts of the city as a way to increase street safety, News4 has learned. "No Right Turn on Red" could be the law of the land in the downtown Central Business District and be…
Washington Times: Cyclist, pedestrian safety top priority of new D.C. regional transportation plan
The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) voted 29-2 Wednesday to approve Visualize 2045 — a regional plan for $291 billion worth of projects to optimize transportation for the additional 1.2 million people projected to live…
WTOP: Suitland man arrested for death of cyclist in DC last month
WASHINGTON – The search is over for the driver of a sedan D.C. police say struck and killed a cyclist in downtown D.C. last month. Police arrested 20-year-old Phillip Peoples of Suitland, Maryland, on Friday and charged him with second…
WTOP: ‘Where is the urgency?’: DC Council, advocates critical of ‘Vision Zero’
WASHINGTON — D.C. residents and officials envision a time when the number of pedestrian deaths falls to zero, but with several recent fatal collisions, many are beginning to question why progress has been so slow. At a joint public…
Greater Greater Washington: “It just takes too long” to make DC streets safer, councilmembers and…
Four people have been killed on bicycles and scooters over the past few months, and 27 total people killed on DC roadways this year. In the shadow of those tragedies, advocates and councilmembers packed a hearing to express frustration at…
Washington Times: Bower’s Vision Zero plan criticized after 2 traffic-related deaths
Two traffic-related deaths in the past week have kindled anger and doubt over D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s “Vision Zero” plan to reduce traffic deaths. Meanwhile, the mayor has asked the D.C. Council to consider increasing fines for…
Washington Post: Violating D.C. traffic laws could soon cost you more
If you exceed a D.C. speed limit by more than 25 mph, it could cost you $500; roll through a right-turn-on-red and it will cost you $100; and if you fail to stop for a pedestrian in a crosswalk, you could get a whopping $500 ticket under…
Greater Greater Washington: Drivers hit four DC schoolchildren in the first days of the school year
Many of my neighbors and I were alarmed to see a message on our neighborhood email list near the start of September. Doug Hollis, Deputy Chief of Operations and Programs for DC Public Schools, wrote: "In the first 7 days of the traditional…
Mayor Bowser Announces $500,000 in Grants to Enhance Transportation Safety Initiative, Vision Zero
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 21, 2018
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Terry Owens
Mayor Bowser Announces $500,000 in Grants to Enhance Transportation Safety Initiative, Vision Zero
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Mayor Bowser today…