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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why are those poor kids waiting for a bus on Georgia Ave??[/quote]

Question #1: Why is there a bus stop on Georgia Avenue?
Question #2: What will it take for the Maryland State Highway Administration and the Montgomery County Department of Transportation to finally agree to make Georgia Avenue safe for the many, many people who walk and ride buses on Georgia Avenue? Everybody already knows that Georgia Avenue is dangerous. There's lots of data. If you look at a map of just crashes involving pedestrians in Montgomery County, you can pick out Georgia Avenue. Actually you can pick out all of the state-controlled roads, just from the number of crashes involving pedestrians. [/quote]

The speed limit there is 45 mph (and we all know how fast cars actually go) right next to a narrow sidewalk that is right up against the traffic lane. Wide lanes encourage people to drive fast and that is exactly what they do. Unfortunately, the Maryland State Highway Administration admits to prioritizing the movement of motor vehicles over all else, and will only consider pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure if they happen to have money and time left over after a project.

The county needs to push hard for the SHA (who does the SHA answer to?) to fix it's roads and create safe walking and cycling infrastructure. They need to slow down traffic in built up areas, and separate pedestrians and bicyclists with a median so they are not right on the road. The right of way needs to be designed for everybody, not just cars. [/quote]

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