Studies, data, and maps—oh my! This week we have a bunch of articles about everything from how drivers in more expensive vehicles treat pedestrians, to how WMATA gets its data about fare evasion. We even have a map of a hypothetical DC with only single-family homes. There's a lot to read, so let's get started.
By David Alpert (Executive Director), Susan Balding (Contributor) • February 27, 2020
Although Washingtonians love to bike and walk to work, employer benefits are currently set up to give the biggest reward to people who drive. That might soon change.
By David Alpert (Executive Director) • February 24, 2020
Metro officials say fare evasion is a big problem, and have pushed back hard against a recent DC move to decriminalize fare evasion. But a new study from the DC Policy Center says there’s little or no evidence about how much fare evasion there is. That’s leading many to ask what basis the agency really has for claiming it’s such a problem.
By Alex Baca (Housing Program Organizer), Tracy Hadden Loh (Contributor), Jenny Schuetz (Guest Contributor) • February 26, 2020
American urbanists are starting to realize there’s a problem with single-family-exclusive zoning. But is it a problem in DC? For a thought experiment, let’s turn it around: what if all residential land in the District allowed nothing but single-family homes?
By Alex Holt (Maryland Correspondent) • February 26, 2020
The Maryland Transit Administration’s commuter, light, and heavy rail systems had the highest major breakdown rates in the country, more than any other system in each category, according to data released in December 2019 by the Federal Transit Administration.
By David Alpert (Executive Director) • February 25, 2020
Drivers of more expensive cars are less likely to stop for people on foot trying to cross the street, a new study found. They also yielded less to men and African Americans, though that difference didn’t reach statistical significance.
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