Posts by Erik Weber — Guest Contributor
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Can pop culture push sustainable mobility?
Popular culture shapes our lives in countless ways, both directly and subconsciously. Since Leave It to Beaver, American popular culture has been deeply rooted in car-centered suburbia. That paradigm may be shifting. There was a time when being carless was tantamount to wearing head gear: totally uncool. Truth be told, that time is still now in many places,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Less money, more students
Ehrlich’s school funding lacking; Public schools still on the rise; Big city school superintendents’ future uncertain; Hit-and-run near Dupont Circle; Purple Line in November; Developers shifting to Smart Growth; Metro riders impossible to please; Supporting food trucks; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Doing more on the Mall
Hirshhorn considers garden excavation; Restore sanity and the Mall; MPD Chief has a sweet deal; Quick Complete Streets; BOEE e-voting not secure yet; NoVA will keep Board seats, for now; College towns top for bike commuting; Teacher diversity in Arlington Public Schools. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Danger all around
Navy Yard is “dangerous”?; Failing US transportation system endangers future growth; Hit and run in Mt. Rainier; DoD makes a BRAC mistake; “Mosquito” officially killed; Feds encouraged to use CaBi; Uline Arena plans pushed back; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Feds and their water
No old fountains means no new fountains; Feds to pay for their wastewater; Sewage spills into Potomac; Many Metro workers don’t report problems; Fighting over White Flint pay plan; A positive spin on real estate; Capital Bikeshare ridership is in; Cardinal could run daily; And…. Keep reading…
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Where could DC make space for pedestrians?
Since the pedestrianization of Broadway, the Times Square Alliance has found that foot traffic in Times Square is up 15%. The BBC has a great video about counting foot traffic in New York’s busiest pedestrian space: What places in our area would be nicer as pedestrian spaces, either part or full time? Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Adding bike laws and infrastructure
New bike laws in Maryland; Georgetown CaBi stations; Floating around; More superhighways; Hard to hail a cab; Getting schooled in Washington; One less Michael Brown. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Growing pains for area transportation
Metro needs some Clearasil; And more from Metro; Capital Bikeshare falls short?; Arlington wants its money; Trying car-free in Tysons; Do the sprawl crawl; Eats on the street; Looking down on the suburbs. Keep reading…
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Morning links: Out of the road
Bus tragedy; Keeping bike racks off Pennsylvania; Opposing comes at a cost; Food trucks roll around for another article; Fishing for tows; Google the Shweeb; And in Oregon…; Cities in focus; Vision on the SW Waterfront. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: In camera
Cleared for videotaping police; DC fairly car-lite; Flashy architecture often has problems; Crystal City a go; Cyclists overpay for road space; NYC unveils new intercoms; And…; Shots, crashes. Keep reading…