Sep 30, 2021
Here’s What’s Happening At D.C.’s Second Major ‘Open Streets’ Event On Georgia Avenue This Saturday
It’s the second time in three years that D.C. will fully close three miles of Georgia Avenue, though the pandemic did lead to other experiments with streets and sidewalks.
It seeks to change the current standard, which makes it extremely difficult for cyclists or pedestrians to receive compensation in the event of a crash.
Sep 07, 2012
See, Cyclists Do Get Tickets
Some cyclists may blow through red lights, but they’re not always getting away with it.
Mayor Vince Gray has proposed enough new speed and traffic cameras to produce $30 million in additional fines next year. But that’s not all—he told the D.C. Council yesterday that he’d like see to cameras dot the city’s landscape.
Responding to the mild weather and the increase of people walking and cycling to work, D.C. police officers have been out in force this week enforcing pedestrian, cycling and driving laws as part of the annual Street Smart campaign.
Over the last two weeks we’ve been called intolerant and rude (not to mention ugly and unable to drive), so it’s nice to learn that maybe we’re not totally awful — we’re actually great for cyclists and pedestrians.