By Adrian Nesta (Guest Contributor) • August 5, 2020
With less cars on the road due to COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, conventional wisdom would say that moving violations would have decreased since March. But it seems the opposite is true. The number of crashes that have taken place may come as a shock as well.
By Bryan Barnett-Woods (Contributor) • August 5, 2020
Many state roads in Maryland don’t have any sidewalks. At best, that means they’re a hostile or unsafe place to walk. At worst, you may not be able to walk there at all. Why aren’t there more sidewalks? The state is legally obligated to build and maintain roads but not sidewalks, so they’re often patchy at best.
Road users who are tired of contending with car traffic on their ride could soon get some relief — thanks to an ultra-affordable bike lane made out of recycled car tires.
After “Black Lives Matter” was painted on a two-block stretch of city asphalt on 16th Street, other groups are asking for the same right to have their slogans displayed on city streets. (Martin Austermuhle / DCist)
Congressional Democrats vow to put pressure on Republicans to ensure funding for transit agencies is included in the second round of stimulus funding. (Justin George / Post)
A new micromobility company, Unagi, believes that people will pay more to rent a personal electric scooter monthly rather than sharing dockless scooters and paying by trip, especially in light of COVID-19. (Kea Wilson / Streetsblog)
Maryland transit officials are preparing to manage the construction of the Purple Line in the event its partnership with the private consortium Purple Line Transit Partners is dissolved. MTA and the consortium have until August 22nd to agree on which entity will pay for $755 million in cost overruns. (Katherine Shaver / Post)
A new study shows that nationally Black mortgage applicants are denied at an 80% higher rate than white applicants. In DC, the citywide mortgage denial rate is 11%, but for Black applicants, it’s double that rate. (Nena Perry-Brown / Urban Turf)
Montgomery County health officials issued an order to private schools in the county to suspend in-person classes until October 1, citing a state code that gives local health officials the authority to take measures to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. (Post)
