Posts by Erik Weber — Guest Contributor
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Connect bike lanes through closed Pennsylvania Avenue
In early March, DDOT presented an exciting plan for bike lanes across downtown DC. They are a fantastic step forward, painted lanes or not. Yet there’s one piece DDOT didn’t present: a marked bike lane on Pennsylvania Avenue past the White House. Since the two most famous blocks of Pennsylvania Avenue, from 15th to 17th, were closed to traffic, they have provided… Keep reading…
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iPhone App Review: Find A Metro DC
Between maps, trip planning, bus and train predictions, and more, it takes a number of apps to bring the full range of transit information to an iPhone user’s fingertips. Find A Metro DC aims to correct this by bringing everything together in one place. I currently use DC Metro for the system map and next train info, HopStop for trip planning, NextBus mobile site for MetroBus… Keep reading…
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Wells wants to “complete” M Street SE/SW with cycle tracks
At the public meeting on M Street SE/SW, the subject that CouncilMember Tommy Wells wanted to discuss most was change: a changing neighborhood, a changing population, a changing idea of transportation in the city and most of all a changed M Street. While many people were enthusiastic about the proposal, ANC commissioners and leaders of other neighborhood groups were the most… Keep reading…
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Bethesda will lose farmers market
The Bethesda Urban Partnership recently notified local farms, with no warning, that Bethesda had decided to end its Farmer’s Market normally held at Veterans Park Tuesdays and Saturdays, May through October. Keep reading…
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More 8-car trains could save money and preserve capacity
One of WMATA’s proposed cuts to rail service involves discontinuing 8-car trains entirely. That’s the most harmful of the rail service cuts. Instead, they should consider the reverse: running more 8-car trains at peak times. Metro says shortening all 8-car trains to 6 cars will save $2.688 million for the year. That’s based on savings in propulsion power… Keep reading…