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The Road Not Taken | a response to a letter to the editor in the Washington Post about DC, traffic deaths and traffic safety

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Since 2005 or 2006 I have been recommending that the city create Traffic Management Districts as a way to coordinate transportation management and improvements at the commercial district scale (e.g. Mapping pedestrian, bicycle, transit and car accidents Lots of links within each section. Street design and pavements.

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WMATA is pathetic: of course it belongs to "the public"

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

People like me have been saying this for years, that WMATA needs to invest in its relationship with area residents as customers, riders, funders (as taxpayers), and supporters of transit. -- " Making Transit Sexy ," 2005 (!) -- " More on Metro and rethinking transit marketing ," 2006 -- " Helping Government Learn ," 2009 -- " Transit, stations, and (..)

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Metrorail Silver Line phase two opening this week

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DC does not understand its "unique selling proposition" or "core competency" is being transit- and sustainable mobility-centric. This should have been done as part of BRAC planning, something I first suggested in 2005.) Complementary transit network improvement program for NoVA. Extending the Yellow Line south on Rte.

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Eastern Market DC's 150th anniversary last weekend | And my never realized master plan for the market

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

In 2005, I served on the advisory committee for the International Public Markets Conference which covered both DC and Baltimore that year, led a tour, etc. I first proposed to the city creating TMDs in 2005/2006. It should support sustainable modes (biking, walking, transit improvements) as well as parking.