Comments on: ACT Slams Montgomery County DOT’s Anti-Transit Policies http://blog.friendsofwhiteflint.org/2009/12/28/act-slams-montgomery-county-dots-anti-transit-policies/ Promoting a Sustainable, Walkable and Engaging Community Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:25:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Ben Ross http://blog.friendsofwhiteflint.org/2009/12/28/act-slams-montgomery-county-dots-anti-transit-policies/#comment-62 Ben Ross Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:09:06 +0000 http://blog.friendsofwhiteflint.org/2009/12/28/act-slams-montgomery-county-dots-anti-transit-policies/#comment-62 The very sad traffic accident this morning in front of the Twinbrook Metro unfortunately confirms the point we made about excessively wide lanes. Two people are in the hospital tonight, one with very serious injuries, hit by a fast-moving car while crossing the street in a crosswalk. The lanes on Chapman Avenue are much too wide and encourage speeding. This reinforces the need to adopt the Master Plan recommendation of 10 and 11 foot lanes on side streets in White Flint, rather than going to 12 feet (the width of interstate highway lanes) as recommended by MCDOT. The very sad traffic accident this morning in front of the Twinbrook Metro unfortunately confirms the point we made about excessively wide lanes. Two people are in the hospital tonight, one with very serious injuries, hit by a fast-moving car while crossing the street in a crosswalk. The lanes on Chapman Avenue are much too wide and encourage speeding.

This reinforces the need to adopt the Master Plan recommendation of 10 and 11 foot lanes on side streets in White Flint, rather than going to 12 feet (the width of interstate highway lanes) as recommended by MCDOT.

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