Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Washington DC

D.C. Planning Chief Urges New York City to Scrap Parking Minimums

By Noah Kazis | Nov 16, 2011 | 2 Comments

Yesterday, the Department of City Planning asked experts from around the country how to make a more sustainable zoning code. Their response? Scrap parking minimums. The recommendation came during a major conference held yesterday by DCP and Harvard University. Top urban thinkers from around the country gathered to discuss how the zoning code can make […]

What If Washington Never Built Metro?

By Ben Fried | Oct 17, 2011 | No Comments

Rail~Volution 2011 marks the first time since 2002 that this conference for all things transit and smart growth has taken place in the nation’s capital. When it comes to livability, Washington and neighboring Arlington County have some great stories to share with the rest of the country. At the heart of the region’s success is, […]

TTI: Mass Transit Saved Drivers 45.4 Million Hours Last Year

By Tanya Snyder | Sep 27, 2011 | No Comments

Last year, the D.C. region ran away with the dubious honor of Most Congested Metro Area. D.C. area drivers wasted 74 hours and 37 gallons of fuel sitting in traffic last year, which would have cost about $100 over the course of the year. But the gasoline cost is just the tip of the iceberg. According […]

From London to D.C., Bike-Sharing Is Safer Than Riding Your Own Bike

By Noah Kazis | Jun 16, 2011 | 41 Comments

People riding shared public bicycles appear to be involved in fewer traffic crashes and receive fewer injuries than people riding their personal bicycles. In cities from Paris and London to Washington, D.C. and Mexico City, something about riding a shared bicycle appears to make cycling safer. Paris’s Vélib’ is perhaps the most iconic bike-sharing system […]

Eyes on the Street: Media Envy in DC

By Brad Aaron | Mar 9, 2011 | 4 Comments

In Washington for the National Bike Summit, Clarence Eckerson snapped a shot of this ad for the capital’s NBC affiliate and its reporter Joe Krebs (described in his bio as “an avid swimmer and cyclist”). In January, Dave Alpert at Greater Greater Washington noted the astounding difference between livable streets coverage in his city, where […]

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