Posts from April 2019
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Breakfast links: This lifesaving train tech, 50 years in the making, is almost ready
This lifesaving train tech is a long time coming. Howard students are annoyed at nearby residents walking dogs on campus. A new microtransit pilot is coming to Montgomery County. Keep reading…
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Philadelphia’s streetcar infrastructure is old but interesting
Philadelphia’s streetcar network is the largest and busiest in the mid-Atlantic. It has several interesting features, some of which can help inform the planning for DC’s growing system. Keep reading…
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Video: Supermarkets can teach us about road design
Streetsblog posted this video from Norway which shows an aggressive driver using his techniques in the supermarket with his cart. Keep reading…
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Did Silver Spring build enough housing to stay affordable? Sort of.
In 2013, I looked at rents in Silver Spring to see if building tons of new homes could help keep our community affordable. Five years and about 1,700 new apartments later, did it work? Sort of. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: A construction freeze in MoCo is moving ahead amidst the housing crunch
Montgomery County will freeze housing construction to adjust school enrollment. This Cleveland Park apartment building is a microsm of local housing tensions. A DC Council candidate is testing public election funding for the first time. Keep reading…
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Which Commonwealth’s Attorney candidate do you think is best?
Commonwealth's Attorneys are the county prosecutors in Virginia. In Arlington and Falls Church, there's a race between the seven-year incumbent, Theo Stamos, and challenger Parisa Dehghani-Tafti, for the Democratic nomination. Keep reading…
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Before the Purple Line, Silver Spring will get this train-chameleon mural
The Purple Line won't open for a few years, but it'll arrive a little sooner in Silver Spring in the form of a new mural that turns the train into…an iguana. Work on the mural started last week on a blank wall the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Bonifant Street, where Purple Line trains will run once the light rail opens in 2023. Keep reading…
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Video: Da Vinci’s early 16th Century techniques carved a path for mapping cities
Prior to the era of flight, accurately mapping cities was a cumbersome process. The intricate twists and turns of cities and the different footprints of their buildings posed major challenges to producing the accuracy and scale we enjoy today with our satellite-based maps. Keep reading…
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Breakfast Links: HQ2 could exacerbate the condo crunch in Arlington and Alexandria
Arlington and Alexandria will need to build more condos if it wants to meet demand. People experiencing homelessness in DC now have a fresh shower and laundry available to them. The old Silver Spring library could be a daycare center in the future. Keep reading…
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Candidates for Fairfax Chairman talk housing & transportation. What do you think?
Jeff McKay, Tim Chapman, Ryan McElveen, and Alicia Plerhoples are all running for Chairman of the Fairfax Board of Supervisors. They've told us what they think about important issues on affordable housing, development, road safety, and transit in Fairfax County. Tell us what you think about their answers. Keep reading…