Posts from January 2020
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Check out these cool designs of the 16th Street NW bus lanes
The much-anticipated construction of the 16th Street NW bus lanes, which will run between H Street NW and Arkansas Avenue NW, is expected to start sometime this year. Until then, however, DDOT recently released some preliminary designs, showing where the bus striping would go. Keep reading…
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National links: Where transit projects are sprouting up in 2020
Transit projects abound across North America. Historic preservation councils are stopping solar panels from going up. A former airport transforms into a complete community, and more in this week’s National links. Keep reading…
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A pedestrian-only block in Alexandria may become a reality this spring
Last fall, the City of Alexandria approved efforts to finalize planning for a pilot program to make the 100 block of King Street pedestrian-only on weekends from April to October. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The DC Council rebukes Jack Evans (again)
The DC Council, unsurprisingly, does not support Jack Evans. Construction on Capital Crescent Trail begins in 2020. New apartments are coming next to the 930 Club. Keep reading…
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Here are the answers to whichWMATA week 156
On Tuesday, we featured the 156th challenge to see how well you know the Metro system. Here are the answers. How’d you do? Keep reading…
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Virginia shows some TLC for TOD: Transit-Oriented Development
In Virginia, the Green New Deal movement has cut its legislative teeth this session trying to enact a fossil fuel moratorium, repeal Right to Work, and establish a state Council on Environmental Justice. Activists’ first bill to pass out of one of the General Assembly’s two chambers, however, focused on zoning. Keep reading…
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Our endorsement for DC Council in Ward 2: Patrick Kennedy
Greater Greater Washington endoses Patrick Kennedy for DC Council in Ward 2. Vote in the June 2 primary and the June 16 special election. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Questions linger in Montgomery County after a recent traffic briefing
No real solutions after a traffic safety briefing. Fairfax County has no authority on Pentagon owned road. A DC pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run. Keep reading…
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The good, the bad and the unexplained: what you need to know about the WMATA budget
Soon, WMATA will formally be asking riders and other members of the public to weigh in on its next budget. There’s a lot riders should understand, and weigh in on, in addition to proposed cuts or changes to bus service which have rightly attracted a lot of attention — some of which transit advocates have been requesting for years, and other items which are worrisome. Keep reading…
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Innovation Center Metro won’t get a corporate name (for now), but a lot is already happening there.
The last new Metro station in Fairfax County before Dulles Airport will be Innovation Center, a somewhat bland name which Metro briefly tried to sell to an unnamed “Fortune 500 Company.” It had to pull back in the face of opposition from Fairfax County officials, but in the meantime, the area is bustling with change. I took a look around. Keep reading…