Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Washington DC

DC’s New Parents Aren’t Fleeing to the Burbs

By Tanya Snyder | Oct 21, 2013 | 16 Comments

Reading this sentence in a mainstream publication just validated everything I feel about the kind of parent I want to be: “It doesn’t mean millennials put parenthood second, but their definition of what makes a good parent is Mom and Dad being happy, and exposing their child to all the things that they have enjoyed.” […]

Gridlock Everywhere: Congressional Impasse Shuts Down DC’s Trails

By Tanya Snyder | Oct 1, 2013 | 19 Comments

Washington, DC’s bicycle commuters woke up this morning to find that one popular rail-trail was closed due to the government shutdown, which took effect at midnight. The Capital Crescent Trail is the most heavily-used rail-trail in the United States, with more than a million users a year. Not just a weekend pleasure-ride spot, the CCT […]

Park(ing) Day 2013: DC Edition

By Tanya Snyder | Sep 20, 2013 | No Comments

There’s only one reason to be inside on a beautiful day like today, and that is to upload pictures of this beautiful day. More to the point, it’s Park(ing) Day, a celebration of better uses for on-street parking spaces. All over this city, and in cities around the country, temporary parklets have sprung up in […]

ULI Survey: DC Real Estate Pros Think Bike-Friendly Buildings Are the Future

By Tanya Snyder | Sep 9, 2013 | No Comments

This summer, the Urban Land Institute’s Washington, DC, chapter held a forum on bicycle-friendly design. As a follow-up, they focused their first member survey on biking and walking. The questions are general, and it wasn’t a survey of the entire real estate industry. While most of ULI’s membership is made up of people involved in […]

In DC, the Danger of Enraged Driving Is on the Rise

By Tanya Snyder | Sep 4, 2013 | 1 Comment

Road rage is boiling over. Twelve percent of people surveyed in the Washington, DC, metro area said they often feel “uncontrollable anger toward another driver.” The number of people reporting such feelings has doubled since 2005, according to the Washington Post, which conducted the survey. Rage can be an impairment like intoxication or distraction, according to Leon […]

Eleanor Holmes Norton Takes Top Dem Slot on Highways and Transit Panel

By Tanya Snyder | Jul 26, 2013 | 5 Comments

Rep. Ed Markey of Massachusetts was elected to the Senate last month, setting off a chain of events that has led to the appointment of a new ranking member of the Highways and Transit Subcommittee in the House. That new ranking member is DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton. The path from Markey’s victory to Norton’s […]

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