20 Is Plenty in D.C., Starting Today
Speed limits in Washington, D.C. are safer for everyone.
"The default speed limit on the streets of the District will drop to 20 mph from 25 mph beginning Monday [June 1]," reports Luz Lazo.
Mayor Muriel E. Bowser announced the new traffic safety measure last week, saying the new speed limit is essential for the District to achieve Vision Zero goals to eliminate traffic fatalities.
The article puts the decision to lower speed limits on D.C. streets in context of the other cities, like Seattle and New York, which have taken similar measures in recent years, as well as the traffic safety rationale behind the decision.
Published on Friday, May 29, 2020 in
Topics
- When Wall Street Controls the Housing Market
- Massive Tejon Ranch Development Paused; Judge Cites Wildfire, Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- How Parking Reform Changed Development in Buffalo
- Displacement Concerns Grow Along With Residential Developments in Vancouver
- Infrastructure and its Discontents
- High Housing Costs Are Bad News for Older Millennials
- No Traffic Deaths for Three Years: The Story of Hoboken's Vision Zero Success
- France to Ban Flights for Trips That Can Be Made by Train
- Surprising New Research on Gentrification in Houston
- The Nation's Fastest-Rising Rents are in California's Central Valley
- California's Proposed Parking Reform Bill Analyzed
- The Power of Community Land Trusts
- Density Skepticism and Neighborhood Protection
- Despite Controversies, Cuomo Keeps Pushing for Massive Empire Station Complex Plan
- One Rail System to Ring the Bay Area? Supporters See Reasons for Optimism
- Las Vegas Water Authorities Want to Ban Ornamental Grass
- Racial Segregation in U.S. Neighborhoods
- The Extreme Measures of the Pandemic 'Housing Boom'
- Retaining Skilled Workers in Urban Areas
- Montana Coalition Wants to Revive Passenger Rail
