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Micromobility ridership surges in DC with 3.4 million trips through June
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Events: Beat the heat
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Breakfast links: Construction underway on second Crystal City Metro entrance
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Photo Friday: Pull up a seat and enjoy it
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Micromobility ridership surges in DC with 3.4 million trips through June
Micromobility is having more than a moment in DC. Private operators and Capital Bikeshare are both reporting parallel patterns of dramatically surging ridership. We dig into the latest numbers. Keep reading…
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Events: Beat the heat
Stay cool (inside) at our Planners of Color happy hour. Get a first-time homebuyer certificate with the LEDC homebuyer seminar (in Spanish and English). Discuss the racist foundations of land and housing policies in DC. Go for a bike ride and cool off with swimming and free ice cream. Read more in this week’s events post: Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Construction underway on second Crystal City Metro entrance
Construction begins on second entrance to Crystal City Metro station. Hazmat truckers choosing Baltimore tunnels over 35-mile detour in absence of Key Bridge. Loudoun County makes way for new affordable housing. Keep reading…
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Photo Friday: Pull up a seat and enjoy it
Savor these sit-down summertime favorites from the Greater and Lesser Washington Flickr pool! Keep reading…
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National links: Paris as a model to transform transportation
Paris as a model for reducing car dependency. Texas Bitcoin mine may be causing health issues for local residents. Japan considers a 310-mile underground freight system. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Arlington’s Missing Middle trial is underway
Trial over Arlington’s Missing Middle reforms is underway. Maryland’s first Purple Line vehicle arrived this week. DC’s first office-to-residential conversion, the Elle, officially opens. Keep reading…
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Car-friendly neighborhoods aren’t kid-friendly neighborhoods
The Washington region needs to prioritize the safety of children and not the convenience of cars when it comes to improving our roads. Keep reading… -
Breakfast links: Judge delays Amtrak’s Union Station commercial space acquisition
Judge orders transfer of Union Station commercial spaces to Amtrak to be delayed. Maryland plans 23 new EV charging sites by fall 2025. NCPC unveils design concept that would add 20 acres to the National Mall. Keep reading…
Breakfast links: Construction underway on second Crystal City Metro entrance
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Construction begins on second entrance to Crystal City Metro station
Ground just broke on a $146.1 million project to add a second entrance to the Crystal City Metro station. Expected to be completed in 2027, the project is part of an overarching plan to add transportation options like a new Amtrak station; a pedestrian bridge going into National Airport, and bike lanes. (Daniel Egitto / ARLNow)
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Hazmat truckers choosing Baltimore tunnels over 35-mile detour in absence of Key Bridge
Baltimore Banner reporters observed 40 tanker trucks entering the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel over the course of several hours, several of which displayed placards indicating the presence of hazardous materials that prohibit truckers from using the tunnels. Some truck drivers admit to removing their placards prior to entering the tunnels. A crash could be catastrophic, but law enforcement is doing little to enforce a 35-mile detour. (This article is behind a paywall.) (Baltimore Banner)
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Loudoun County makes way for new affordable housing
The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors voted to rezone a three-acre plot of land in Sterling to allow the construction of up to 80 affordable housing units. To demonstrate a commitment to affordable housing, the board approved the project after six months of review rather than the typical 12 to 18 months. (ABC 7)
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Affordable “How"sing
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Gayer Gayer Washington
- Why trans and queer visibility on public transport matters
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How DC’s school boundaries shape housing and travel patterns
- How schools in DC were part of a legacy of segregation
- How school boundaries and feeder patterns shape DC’s housing and education inequalities
- Many DC students face dangerous commutes to school, impacting school choice and education equity
- What experts say needs to be done to disrupt historic patterns of segregation in DC’s schools
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