Posts by Dan Malouff — Editorial Board
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L Street cycle track about half done
While most Washingtonians prepared for Hurricane Sandy, DDOT crews were hard at work over the weekend installing the L Street cycle track. The cycle track will run from New Hampshire Avenue in the west to 12th Street in the east. Workers began marking it on Thursday near New Hampshire Avenue, and have been moving east block by block. As of Sunday they reached just past 17th Street. Keep reading…
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Union Station Main Hall redesign is close, but not quite right
The Main Hall at Washington Union Station is undergoing a redesign that will eliminate the Center Cafe, punch holes in the floor for escalators to the lower level food court, and change the room’s furniture layout. Keep reading…
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Relive a pretty afternoon on the ballpark ferry
Washington’s growing fleet of water taxis are useful as transportation, but they’re also a fun and unique way to see the city. I used an American River Taxi to travel to a Nationals game a few weeks ago, and photographed the trip for posterity. ART ferries sailing to the ballpark pick up passengers at Washington Harbor, in Georgetown. Boats pull directly up to the boardwalk,… Keep reading…
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A 4th option for M Street SE/SW
M Street SE/SW is not a very good street. It’s has more car lanes than it needs, and it isn’t hospitable to bikes and pedestrians. Unfortunately, the options in a study by DDOT and CH2M Hill unnecessarily force a choice between bikes and transit. Cyclists need a decent crosstown route, or maybe two. Transit vehicles should stay on M Street, to serve the densest part… Keep reading…
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Full steam ahead for suburban skyscrapers
Within the confines of the District of Columbia, the question of whether to allow tall buildings is a subject of much debate. But in the burgeoning urban centers of Northern Virginia and suburban Maryland, there is no question: more tall buildings are coming. For many decades Rosslyn has been home to the tallest skyscrapers in the Washington region. The taller of its Twin Towers… Keep reading…
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Which bikeshare system has the most members? Ours!
The Federal Highway Administration has released a report with a lot of interesting information on the country’s bike sharing networks, including previously-unavailable statistics on the numbers of annual members. City System Stations Bikes Annualmembers Casualmembers Washington/Arlington Capital Bikeshare 140 1,200 19,200 105,644 Boston Hubway 60 600 3,600 30,000 Minneapolis Nice… Keep reading…
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Arlington takes the lead on green-painted bike lanes
Arlington installed a green-painted bike lane yesterday at Military Road and Nelly Custis Drive. If weather cooperates, it will put in 4 more around the county over the next few days. Keep reading…
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Map of bike “highways” in the DC region
One challenge with bicycle maps his how complex they are, especially when it comes to the best trails. I made this more simple map, showing only the trails that are the regional biking equivalents to highways: Keep reading…
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A 15-minute bus map could look like this
Back in 2010, WMATA produced a 15-minute bus map that showed bus routes with frequent service throughout the day. That map was just for planning purposes, but it’s such a useful idea that I took the next step, and turned it into a more user-friendly diagram. Keep reading…
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Annexation war pits Gaithersburg against Rockville
Rockville and Gaithersburg are nearly identical in many ways, and usually get along. But they aren’t happy with each other right now, as they fight over who will annex a property located in the narrow swath of unincorporated land between them. This fight shows how long-term planning works and why it is important. The crux of their disagreement is that Gaithersburg wants… Keep reading…