Posts from July 2012
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Close 13th Street all day next July 4th
The National Mall is a great place to watch DC’s July 4th fireworks celebration. But it’s also such a tremendous hassle that many Washingtonians prefer to watch from more local neighborhood spots. A street festival on 13th Street, NW would instantly become the prime non-Mall celebration. Keep reading…
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BART pilot will test bikes on rush hour trains
WMATA’s counterpart in the San Francisco Bay Area, BART, currently restricts bikes on their trains during rush hours. But they’ve decided to pilot letting cyclists bring their bikes on trains during the peak period. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Heat wave
Heat to blame; Wave bye to heat wave; I70 turns in sigs; Another tech tax break; Wild city; Bike more places in parks; Less smart growth; And…. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Buckle up
Heat may be damaging roads; Riders get no info to evacuate train; Wells is running; We’re #14!; Office development seeks shift to housing; Planners underestimate induced demand; Who needs an SUV?; And…. Keep reading…
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Having a Plan B saved me 90 minutes on Metro yesterday
Yesterday evening, a derailment snarled the Green Line. A colleague and I both commute from Silver Spring to Greenbelt. His trip took 2.5 hours, mine took 52 minutes. What was the difference? Part of the difference was simply luck, but most of the difference was due to having a Plan B. My colleague and I both work in Downtown Silver Spring and connect to a (different) bus at Greenbelt… Keep reading…
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Fireworks, folklife and festivities in the Flickr pool
Here are our favorite new images from the Greater and Lesser Washington Flickr pool, showcasing the best and worst of the Washington region. Keep reading…
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Loudoun’s Reid playing both sides on Silver Line
I joined Loudoun Times-Mirror reporter Trevor Baratko yesterday to talk with Bruce DePuyt about the Silver Line. Loudoun supervisor Ken Reid, the “swing vote” on the project, and “Loudoun Opt Out” leader Dave LaRock joined by phone. Keep reading…
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DC tech execs ask for better spaces for startups
7 owners of DC technology companies sent a letter to the DC Council and Deputy Mayor Victor Hoskins today proposing aggressive new initiatives to build the DC tech sector. The executives ask DC to prioritize helping startups find space and to create vision like New York’s Innovation Island. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Cabs and CaBi
Cabs go plastic; Taxis against the world; CaBi in Fairfax?; NPS considering Arlington boathouse; Light rail gets PAC; Target streetcar, hit other things too; Get ready to fight in the states; And…. Keep reading…
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A major NTSB safety recommendation remains forgotten
After the fatal Metro crash at Fort Totten, state, local, and federal agencies all agreed that Metro must comply with the recommendations of the National Transportation Safety Board at all cost. Metro is now spending well over a billion dollars to satisfy NTSB point by point. Yet our region’s transportation system is ignoring one NTSB recommendation — even… Keep reading…