Posts by Dan Malouff — Editorial Board
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Montgomery rethinks Bethesda Purple Line station
The Bethesda Purple Line station is currently planned to squeeze into an existing tunnel below the Apex Building on Wisconsin Avenue. But planners are now considering an alternate plan to tear down the building and redevelop the entire site. Keep reading…
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Riders abandoning Metro on weekends
According to WMATA’s latest performance review, overall Metrorail ridership is dropping, and weekend ridership is plummeting. Overall there were 4.2% fewer Metrorail riders in FY13 compared to FY12, and weekend ridership in June 2013 was fully 12% lower than weekends in June 2012. Although Metro’s report claims the drop is due to Hurricane Sandy and the… Keep reading…
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Shops begin to open at Brookland Metro development
Monroe Street Market, the large multiblock development adjacent to Brookland Metro station, is making rapid progress. The first buildings are occupied, and shops are beginning to open. Keep reading…
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Four suggestions for a new Franklin Square
DC and the National Park Service are partnering to redesign Franklin Square, the largest of the parks lining K Street in downtown DC. As they draw up plans, here are 4 ideas that will help transform Franklin from one of DC’s most underused parks into one of America’s best public spaces. Keep reading…
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Tell Arlington how to build a better bike map
Arlington’s bike planners are designing a new bike map that will highlight the most comfortable routes, instead of focusing strictly on infrastructure. They want your help, to figure out the most important things to show on the map. Keep reading…
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Colored bike lanes come in many colors
Green-painted bike lanes have become common in DC and around the US. They make bike lanes more visible, helping to remind car drivers to watch for cyclists. But at least 3 other colors are used for the same purpose elsewhere around the world. Here are some examples. Do you know of any others? Keep reading…
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Eisenhower Memorial will be a nice park. Is that enough?
If you like the FDR and MLK Memorials then you’ll probably like the Eisenhower Memorial. The latest designs follow the now-familiar model for new federal memorials, with an informal stone centerpiece amid a pleasant park. Keep reading…
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In 4 years, ride Amtrak to Roanoke
Having recently added new rail service to Norfolk and Lynchburg, Amtrak is now beginning planning to extend service to Roanoke. Keep reading…
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25 years later, what can we learn from New Urbanism?
It’s been 25 years since development started at Gaithersburg’s Kentlands, America’s first year-round new urbanist community. With a quarter century of experience under our belt, not to mention a major shift in American development patterns, what have we learned? When new urbanism hit the big time in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, central cities… Keep reading…
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Top 10 busiest Amtrak routes
Rail use in America continues to climb ever higher. In July, Amtrak posted its busiest ridership month ever. But what are the busiest individual routes? Let’s take a look. Here are the 10 highest ridership Amtrak routes, as of July, 2013: Number 1: Northeast RegionalJuly 2013ridership: 687,331 Number 2: Acela ExpressJuly 2013 ridership: 276,477 Number… Keep reading…