DC Makes It Official: No Bike Lanes Planned for Connecticut Avenue Revamp washingtonian.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from washingtonian.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The project's inclusion of bike lanes was hotly debated in 2023 with bicycle safety advocates celebrating the additions and neighbors voicing opposition.
Right turns on red reconsidered around nation wislawjournal.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wislawjournal.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A dramatic rise in accidents killing or injuring pedestrians and bicyclists has led to a myriad of policy and infrastructure changes, but moves to ban right on red have drawn some of the most intense sentiments on both sides. The Washington, D.C., City Council last year approved a right-on-red ban that takes effect in 2025. New Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson s transition plan called for "restricting right turns on red" but his administration hasn t provided specifics. The college town of Ann Arbor, Michigan, now prohibits right turns at red lights in the downtown area. San Francisco leaders recently voted to urge their transportation agency to ban right on red across the city, and other major cities such as Los Angeles, Seattle and Denver looked into bans, as well.
A dramatic rise in accidents killing or injuring pedestrians and bicyclists has led to a myriad of policy and infrastructure changes, but moves to ban right on red have drawn some of the most intense sentiments on both sides. The Washington, D.C., City Council last year approved a right-on-red ban that takes effect in 2025. New Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson s transition plan called for "restricting right turns on red" but his administration hasn t provided specifics. The college town of Ann Arbor, Michigan, now prohibits right turns at red lights in the downtown area. San Francisco leaders recently voted to urge their transportation agency to ban right on red across the city, and other major cities such as Los Angeles, Seattle and Denver looked into bans, as well.