Posts from June 2013
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Can DC decouple growth and “parking pressures”?
Councilmember Tommy Wells re-introduced legislation this week to let a developer of a new building promise that tenants can’t get stickers to park on neighborhood streets, if they choose to offer such a guarantee to neighbors. Would this alleviate the parking angst that erupts over nearly every development project, like ongoing controversies in Columbia Heights and Mount… Keep reading…
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Video: Early days of Metro
While some of us can’t imagine living without Metro, at one point in time not all that long ago it was brand new. This 1976 promotional video, via PlanItMetro, shows the system’s earliest days: Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Alarming
Frager’s catches fire; Peds get more tickets; Taxi talk; Prince William cool on Outer Beltway; Hill East moves ahead; DC does well with parks; Paywall comes to the Post; Map bus speeds; And…. Keep reading…
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Changes
I hope to see many of you at our reader happy hour tonight at Laughing Man. I’m also pleased to share some news: Greater Greater Wife and I are expecting a Greater Greater Baby this August. I’m going to be taking a significant break from Greater Greater Washington and Greater Greater Education when the baby arrives, for at least a month and likely more. Moreover, this… Keep reading…
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A Metrobus Sunday map: Where the service isn’t
I recently discovered that the transit authority for Houston’s Harris County, Texas has different transit maps showing service on weekdays, Saturdays, and Sundays. WMATA has never created such maps. WMATA redid the bus maps last year. The maps clearly mark frequent lines. But service on Sundays is far different. Keep reading…
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Visualize Metro ridership
A recent Data Visualization Hack Day not only drew coders from around the region, but also some WMATA planning staff. They used a Javascript library to build a calendar of Metrorail ridership, showing each day’s ridership since 2004 as a square of a different color. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Can’t build
No redevelopment talk; No road to your property anymore; Who’s (matter of) right?; Build easier near PG Metros; In the DC Council; Tour de Changing DC; Crime: Having pot while black; Better predict trip generation; And…. Keep reading…
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Watch 28 years of Virginia sprawl
Google’s global 1984-2012 satellite timelapse shows remarkable growth in Northern Virginia. Take a look. Keep reading…
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DCPS shows commitment to LGBT students and families
On Saturday, DC Public Schools will be one of many organizations walking in the Capital Pride parade, and they’ve invited all schools to join them. While it’s a terrific show of DCPS’ commitment to inclusive schools, this isn’t all they’re doing for LGBT students and families. At the parade, you’ll find a family-friendly crowd who I’m… Keep reading…
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Where has Metro done most weekend trackwork?
Ever get the feeling that WMATA is working on your line every weekend? You might be right. I took a look at WMATA’s weekend work over the 12 month period between May 1, 2012 and April 30, 2013. What sections of the system get saddled with work the most? Keep reading…