Posts by Erik Weber — Guest Contributor
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Breakfast links: What’s effective?
Tommy talks Metro & bags; MD smart growth policies ineffective; Councilmember Biddle; Another fight in Metro station; Metro to use 3-day weekend closures more; Developments in the works for 2011; NY Ave redevelopment not held up by historic preservation; Ohio puts interstate extension in multimodal plan; And…. Keep reading…
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Paper bus passes extended through January
Though they had initially announced January 2, 2011 as the end date, WMATA has extended the life of paper bus passes through January 29. After that date, area buses will no longer accept weekly paper bus passes. The paper pass reprieve comes as a result of “unforeseen technical issues,” according to WMATA’s Ron Holzer. ART announced the extension in a press… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bad choices, good choices
Dulles Metro station won’t be in front of terminal; DC bag fee works, VA & MD ponder own fees; RAC opposes bag searches; Kass promoted on transportation committee; Welcome, GOP majority; How CaBi may expand; Historic preservation not always a hindrance; Help create transit manual; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Picking leaders
Downs, Porter to WMATA Board; GM search down to 3; Terry Bellamy becomes interim head of DDOT; Biddle gaining steam; Metro operators urinating on tracks; Gray urges fight for DC congressional vote; Georgetown ANC endorses more CaBi stations; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: On MLK
No mixed-use next to St. E’s?; Other streets named MLK; Road not designed to be at all walkable; DC owed $300M in traffic tickets; Shaping the city in 2011; Signs of a new mayor; Biking faster than driving; Under the city; And…; WTOP’s best and worst: Whatever AAA says. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Stepping up
Tysons working to be more bikable; Escalator work accelerating; Cold keeps shelters full; DC Schools’ COO departs; Others find same DC population shift; Travel options on New Years Eve; Norton will fight through 2012; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Feds pay up
Feds speed up Silver Line funding; Congress orders feds to pay stormwater fees; Transit can never be fully secured; Glenmont getting garage; Silver Spring still debating library ped bridge; Car passenger pulls gun on pedestrians; Are film incentives worth it?; Buy America makes HSR costly; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Have plans, need money
Region brimming with streetcar projects; Virginia needs rail money; Fenty wants to surplus Franklin School; Shaw Library draws accolades; Affordable housing saves more than money; Frederick bridges in great shape; Big box retail moving into cities; From ballpark to snow park; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Prince George’s moving forward, mostly
PG Metro board member yanked; Leslie Johnson won’t control development; Teen killed in hit and run; Gray education picks are strong reformers; Zimmerman looks ahead; Overhead wire bill approved; Dulles Metro station far for security reasons?; Tell station managers about escalators; And…. Keep reading…
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Urban football stadiums in the US: The good
On Monday, several GGW contributors debated whether DC could or should accommodate a new stadium to bring the Redskins back to the District. We asked some of our colleagues in other cities if they would share thoughts on the experiences of their towns. Yesterday, we heard about the problems faced in Indianapolis and St. Louis. Today we look at a few cases that show there’s… Keep reading…