Recent Posts
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Afternoon links: Ideas on the move
Jaywalking no more; Pay to speed; The future of I-95; Barcelona’s experience with LED street lights; G-affordable housing; Transit advocacy a decade ago; Transit strikes in London, Paris; Public health experts missing the point. Keep reading…
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An environmentalist says Gray is greener
The author is Conservation Chair of the DC Sierra Club and a member of the Board of Directors of the national Sierra Club. From an environmental standpoint, the decision between Adrian Fenty and Vincent Gray is not difficult. Fenty has repeatedly disappointed with his budget, personnel, and regulatory decisions, while Gray has been the greenest Chairman ever. Four years… Keep reading…
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Why is the Circulator now one way on K Street?
Communications problems aside, a number of residents aren’t sure they’re so happy about DDOT rerouting the Georgetown-Union station route to run west on lower K Street while keeping the eastbound route on M Street. First and foremost, why run on K Street at all? Aaron Overman, Deputy Director for Progressive Transportation Services, confirmed that DDOT… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: On the road again
Get ready for Traffic Tuesday; Fairfax connector to finally connect; Circulator stops to get barcodes; DC drivers worst in US; Adams Morgan restaurants protest market; Arlington may take over Columbia Pike; No more arcades; ART to increase connectivity. Keep reading…
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DDOT will extend successful 15th Street cycle track
On Friday, DDOT released an assessment of the existing cycle track on 15th Street NW and designs for an extension from E to W Streets. Currently, a protected, one-way southbound bike lane runs along 15th Street from Massachusetts Avenue to U Street. The street has sharrows in the right-hand general traffic lane for northbound cyclists. Over four weeks in late September and… Keep reading…
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At least one Metro customer service issue getting fixed
Customer service is one of the most frequent source of complaints about Metro, from poor communication during snowstorms to a few unhelpful station agents or train or bus drivers to a confusing feedback form. Is this much-maligned aspect of Metro’s service ready to turn a corner? Keep reading…
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Struck in DC this week: 4 pedestrians, 1 cyclist
Each week, we map cyclist and pedestrian crashes in the District. Keep reading…
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Brown and Orange talk parking tickets
An Alexandria resident and former DC resident called into Friday’s WAMU Politics Hour to ask Kwame Brown and Vincent Orange, the candidates for DC Council Chairman, about parking: Keep reading…