Safety
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Ice and cold weather safety tips
Each year, many residents are injured during the winter months as a result of pedestrian accidents and from exposure in cold water incidents.
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Holiday safety tips
The office of Gov Martin O'Malley recently released these holiday fire and carbon monoxide safety tips:
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Bike association resolves to make roads safe for all
The Washington Area Bicyclist Association is asking its members to make their New Year's Resolutions so everyone can be safer on D.C. roads.
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Some open space to be restored after Gaithersburg reforestation fiasco
City will remove one-third of 600 plants at Diamond Drive after residents' complaints.
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Conflicting reports on Bryant Street NE
Crime mapping site Every block is reporting a homicide that occurred on Dec. 8 in the 1800 block of Bryant St. NE.
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Anti-crime protest scheduled in Anacostia
Residents of Historic Anacostia, having recently experienced an atypical number of robberies and burglaries in their usually quiet community, are protesting the crime and poor response from government officials.
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Increased safety or nuisance?
Have any of your readers mentioned that the buses are now screaming “PEDESTRIANS, BUS IS TURNING” and then again in Spanish? It’s so loud it wakes me at night and can be heard for blocks and blocks around.
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Chevy Chase Village raises concern over crime
West Lenox break-in and theft of electronics and car rattles community.
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Tips For A Safe Halloween
The Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) warns “Children are four times more likely to be hit by a car on Halloween than any other night of the year.”
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Where's the line?
The news of an alleged terror threat against Metro stations (indictment here) will likely rekindle the debate about how much security is needed in the system.
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Paving the way in Glenmont
Paving, lighting coming to neighborhood paths.
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The simple side of safety
Maybe the answers aren't all that complicated after all.
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