Posts about Arlington
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Breakfast links: Obligations
WV wants to keep MARC service; Why the Silver Line survived; Gray fills boards; CaBi rolls along; Can’t afford it anymore; SF allows rear boardings; California’s loss is Northeast’s gain; Planning heads for mayor!. Keep reading…
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Holiday links: For the fourth
How to get around; Non-profit drives drinkers home; Safety rules a waste?; WCP gets bought; Charles County adopts traffic cameras; Rents in NoMa, Capitol Riverfront rise the most; Only some city brands stick; NPS will soon change vending contract; Don’t assault anyone; And…. Keep reading…
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Morning links: More aftermath
A week to power?; Ads for CaBi; No streetcar for affordable housing?; How to succeed in public housing; Fewer foreclosure sales; VA police staying secret; Dominion dabs. Keep reading…
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How did the derecho affect you?
How has your neighborhood fared in the aftermath of the derecho? Friday’s violent storm left trees down and hundreds of thousands of residents without power across the region, especially in areas without underground power lines. Residents without power swarmed to electrified business districts in search of cooling, unspoiled food and outlets to charge a phone. On… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: LivingCheaply
DC gives LivingSocial big bucks; DC budget autonomy on hold again; Wells is against private streetcars; McDonnell wants Loudoun to join Silver Line; Walk a mile in a neighbor’s shoes; Beat back anti-bikeshare arguments; A lot you didn’t know about Moses; Walk Score gets better; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: It will grow
Columbia Pike will change; What’s up in northern Maryland; Streetcar will move ahead?; Gray for campaign finance reform; Lots waiting for charters; Watch David talk Metro; Will Boxer cave?; Waters rising in Delmarva. Keep reading…
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Citizens make big impact with low-cost bus stop seating
For weary bus riders, especially seniors and people with disabilities, comfortable seating at bus shelters is a necessity. Even while many governments expand bus service, they often regard seating as an unaffordable or unneeded luxury. In one corner of northern Virginia, a group of residents have crafted a grassroots solution, giving their neighbors a place to sit while they wait… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bigger and better Metro
No extension on extension decision; Safety on the rise; More sprawl faster; No parking for post; Hine closer to consensus; Rant wrong on libertarianism, right on DPW failure; Crystal City will be more crystal-like; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Replace what’s failing
Time to rebuild Crystal; Another day, another friction ring; Yes, not BRT is cheaper than BRT; More bad arguments against CaBi; Get past the post; From stodgy to stunning; Consider adoption; And…. Keep reading…
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Development aside, Columbia Pike needs streetcars
The main argument for streetcars over articulated buses on Arlington’s Columbia Pike has been rail’s ability to focus redevelopment. While that is true, Arlington is also close to maxing out bus ridership in the Columbia Pike corridor. The only way to draw significantly more riders to transit will be to go beyond buses. Even if a streetcar runs in traffic, it can… Keep reading…