Sep 19, 2011
Cab Hits Woman In Pennsylvania Avenue Crosswalk
Police are currently investigating a collision near Pershing Park which left a woman severely injured last night.
Jan 03, 2011
Crosswalks Are Hardly Ubiquitous
It’s becoming somewhat of a token addition to stories involving struck pedestrians around the Washington region — whether or not the person struck was utilizing a crosswalk or not when they were hit. But when digesting stories which involve a pedestrian incident, it’s important to remember that there are some places that just aren’t that walkable.
The District Department of Transportation is hosting a city-wide public meeting tonight on the final draft of the District Draft Pedestrian Master Plan. If you still haven’t had a gander at the plan itself, you can read it here. The plan includes a mix of efforts, including things like restriping crosswalks, changing signal timings, installing more Rapid Flash Beacons, and other tactics that target 61 “high hazard” traffic intersections. Some of the dangerous intersections and…
May 19, 2008
DDOT to Release Pedestrian Safety Strategy
The Post digs in to the D.C. Department of Transportation’s plans to unveil a new pedestrian strategy today that aims to reduce accidents and injuries in the city’s most dangerous intersections and crosswalks. The plan includes a mix of efforts, including things like restriping crosswalks, changing signal timings, installing more Rapid Flash Beacons, and other tactics that target 61 “high hazard” traffic intersections. Some of the intersections and crossings mentioned in the story include Howard…