Posts about United States
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Around the network: Making room for people rather than cars
We talk a lot on this blog about the way that government policy can help to create livable streets. But we don’t often discuss the role that individual property owners can play when they’re inspired to create a more pedestrian-friendly space. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Hitting back with words and song
Woodley Park smackdown; A balanced view of the “war on drivers”; Singing about zoning; Catoe is tops; NextBus in one month; Trains are the future for airports; MPD nixes broadcast. Keep reading…
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New York, San Francisco “instant plazas” could inspire East Silver Spring
Two American cities recently gave streets back to the people, turning space once restricted to cars into plazas. Last weekend, New York turned Broadway around Times Square into pedestrian space, and last year transformed a chaotic intersection in the Meatpacking District into a successful public square. Just two weeks ago, San Francisco put out IKEA chairs and cardboard bollards… Keep reading…
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Dinner links: Some other great cities do great things
Public space much better without cars; How London is greater; Who’s your Virginia governor candidate?; Fenty ignores law again, is sorry; Not so hot on Metro food; Chilling traffic on Wisconsin; New York Avenue TMP presentation short on answers. Keep reading…
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Dinner links: High-speed to stupid town
George Will hates Portland, facts; How about just old-speed rail?; Cops upset they can’t park illegally; DC Beltway neither skinny or obese; Mixed-use beats a dead mall; Third Church redevelopment economically uncertain; Jaywalker strikes speeding SUV. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The way you get to work
Thousands bike to work; Bike here; Reshaping Portland; Next they’ll give them away for free; Off the MARC; Red Line convert; Leesburg ready for bikes and pedestrians; Debating walkability. Keep reading…
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Anacostia bill passes committee markups
This morning, the two committees responsible for the Anacostia River Cleanup and Protection Act (the “bag bill”) unanimously approved sending the bill to the full Council. Since twelve Councilmembers co-sponsored the bill, it only needs seven votes, and eight voted for it today between the two committees, it’s almost certain likely to pass. The Council’s… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Old news and new news
More bikes on and around trains; Screen not on the Green; Mies box or transit stop?; Few MoCo employees using car-sharing, yet; Press article uses active verb for crash!; Bus stop answers. Keep reading…
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Dinner links: Trains or the lack thereof
Haymarket endorses VRE line but not to Haymarket; Retail Smartrip locations; Funding bias for highways “squandering” stimulus funds; Car dependence stifles Columbus, Ohio economy; No British word for high-speed rail?. Keep reading…