MEDIA CONTACT: ERIK LINDEN 202-671-2004
DDOT AND WABA TO BEGIN 'DC NEIGHBORHOOD PACE CAR'
TRAFFIC CALMING PROGRAM
The DC Department of Transportation (DDOT) and the
Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA) on Wednesday will launch a
new traffic calming program - the DC Neighborhood Pace Car.
The Pace Car program encourages residents to take responsibility for the
impact of their own driving, while sending a message about traffic
calming to other drivers.
About the program: Drivers each sign a "Pace Car" pledge and affix a "DC
Neighborhood Pace Car" sticker to their rear car window.
The sticker serves as a symbol that the driver is a resident taking part
in a community-based traffic calming effort. The driver also commits to driving
within the posted speed limit on city streets. DDOT and WABA devised the
project following best practices research into successful pace car programs
in cities such as Atlanta, GA and Palo Alto, Calif.
WHO: Jim Sebastian, Bicycle and Pedestrian Program
Coordinator, DDOT
Mary Cheh, Councilmember, Ward 3
Andrew Solberg, Commander, MPD, Second District
Eric Gilliland, Executive Director, WABA
WHAT: Media Briefing to Launch DC Neighborhood Pace Car
WHEN: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 at 11 a.m.
WHERE: Fort Reno Park, NW (Across from Alice Deal Jr. High School
- Davenport Street at Nebraska Avenue)
For more information and to view the sticker please visit
http://www.waba.org/pacecar
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