The Vision Zero Initiative Part 1: District of Pedestrians
We’ve all experienced it when crossing one of the District’s 7,700 intersections (of which more than 1,678 are signalized). You are crossing the street and then bam! You look up and you’re a deer in...
View ArticleThe Vision Zero Initiative Part 2: District of Bikers
Like pedestrians, bikers in D.C. face a whole array of safety issues while roaming the streets of the District. For myself, one particular time comes to mind. I was biking by 17th and K NW when a...
View ArticleVision Zero Update: Impaired Driving
Image by versageek and licensed under Created Commons. Through initiatives such as Vision Zero, D.C. and other cities across the United States are looking at different ways to use data...
View ArticleVision Zero: A Closer Look at DC’s Traffic Cameras
The flash has caught all of us, especially the one in the K Street tunnel. It’s almost like an old acquaintance you have to see but dread. Your foot frantically pumping on the breaks back and forth as...
View ArticleSpecial Edition: How well does DC protect its sports fans?
With DC Chief Cathy Lanier announcing her retirement recently to take over as NFL’s head of security, it seemed like the right time to take a fresh look at DC’s crime statistics. We here at District...
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