Posts by Dan Malouff — Editorial Board
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VRE’s map keeps getting more diagrammatic
Last year, when Virginia’s VRE commuter rail system opened a new extension to Spotyslvania, the agency completely redesigned its map. The new version follows a trend for VRE: Every iteration gets more and more like a subway diagram, and less like a true geographic map. Keep reading…
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College Park recreated Paris’s “bus stop of the future” on the cheap
Four years ago, Paris made headlines for its bus stop of the future, a bigger and better bus stop with amenities like bikesharing and a book-sharing library attached. Now College Park has a bus stop with some of the same amenities, but using inexpensive, off-the-shelf pieces. Keep reading…
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Tour the White House with Google Street View
Want to tour the White House, but can’t score an entry pass? Google’s Street View tool includes the building’s interior. Keep reading…
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College Park has its first protected bikeway. But it’s only 250 feet long.
Say hello to the Rhode Island Avenue protected bikeway, the first in Prince George’s County. It’s only 250 feet long and it only covers 1/3 of a block, but it’s a start! Keep reading…
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Check out hidden transportation gems in our region
Just about everyone knows about the Washington Metro and Beltway, but those well-known structures only scratch the surface of interesting infrastructure in our region. Here is a list of some fascinating, but oft-forgotten, pieces of Washingtonia. Each link provides additional information, including pictures: Keep reading…
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Boston’s “park & pedals” are park and rides for bikes
How do you get more commuters to bicycle into the city? Boston is trying “park & pedals,” dedicated parking lots where suburban commuters can drive to the edge of the city, then bicycle the last couple of miles. Keep reading…
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Using tape, paper, and potted plants, Arlington built a temporary bikeway
On June 11, Arlington closed a block of bustling Wilson Boulevard for what organizers called the Active Streets Festival. There were bike-oriented games and activities, plus a collection of temporary bikeways “built” with tape, paper, and potted plants. Keep reading…
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❤ Georgia Avenue’s new red-surface bus lanes
DC’s first bright red bus lanes now adorn four blocks of Georgia Avenue, near Howard University. DDOT crews added the red surface earlier this month. Keep reading…
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Pike + Rose is an experiment in modern ornament
The Pike + Rose development on Rockville Pike is a surprisingly experimental collection of buildings. It’s contemporary in style, but also filled with architectural ornament. The result upends the common architectural conceit that ornament cannot be “of our time.” Keep reading…
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Before going to Georgetown, the streetcar will go east to Benning Road
DC is studying ways to extend the streetcar west to Georgetown, but that’s the second extension it will get. First is a project to lengthen it to Benning Road Metro, but questions remain about where tracks will go, overhead wires, and more. Keep reading…