An email I just sent the mayor's office:Regarding this week's tragic accident downtown - two pedestrians killed by a Metro bus - it's time to do something. This week, I've learned of five other accidents where vehicles turning at this intersection struck pedestrians legally crossing the street: a pregnant woman, a 20-year-old woman, a concert cellist, and another young professional. (And, I'm sure you're well aware of other pedestrian accidents, like the officer who died in Georgetown.)How many more pedestrian's need to be injured for the district to do something - anything - about this?It's time to do something, sir. The District needs to be a safe place to live and work. Solutions range from the cheap (red light arrows, enforcement against aggressive driving) to the comprehensive (Metro entrances on multiple street corners, pedestrian tunnels and bridges). However, continued inaction as the accidents continue is not a viable solution. Please do something as soon as possible, before more of us opt to live and work in the suburbs.
(UPDATE: According to the Post, "[a]t the intersection where the two women were killed, there have been eight accidents in the past two years involving Metrobuses and pedestrians, making it one of the city's most dangerous, transportation planners and city officials said yesterday.")