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Bike shop owner's online petition calls for crackdown on laws

Who in the world wants more red light and speed cameras in their neighborhood? Erik Kugler wants more. Kugler's one of the owners of Bicycle Space, a shop on I Street in Northwest D.C.

Tags: Kate Ryan

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Can drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians all get along?

D.C. Council member Phil Mendelson, chair of the D.C. Council's Judiciary Committee, held a hearing on bike and pedestrian safety and posed the question: Do drivers get a free pass when it comes to traffic enforcement?

Tags: Cyclists , Driving , Phil Mendelson , traffic enforcement , Kristopher Baumann , pedestrians

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Local DOTs assess their salt stockpiles

With yet another winter storm bearing down on the D.C. region, local road crews are assessing their salt stockpiles. The consensus is that there is enough to spread around.

Tags: salt , snow , snow closing , DDOT , D.C. Department of Transportation , Maryland State Highway Administration , Virginia Department of Transportation

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Zigzags slow down drivers on Virginia roads

White zigzag lines jumping from one side of the road to another in Sterling are having a positive impact on speeding, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.

Tags: Washington & Old Dominion Trail , W&OD Trail , Virginia Department of Transportation , Lance Dougald , Virginia Center for Transportation Innovation and , Adam Tuss , zigzags , Sterling , Sterling Boulevard , Belmont Ridge Road

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