Posts tagged France
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Breakfast links: Federal damage
The racist feds; The feds won’t build; Transit still suffers; Flintbrook?; Stop the Idaho Stop?; See the kid behind you; Reckless bus drivers; The chameleonic condo; Stops will get screens; And…. Keep reading…
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Fruit stands abound within Paris Métro
Throughout the Paris Métro are ubiquitous vendors of fresh fruits and vegetables. Vending machines on station platforms sell candy and bottled beverages. The option to quickly grab a snack is readily available to Parisians and riders of New York’s subway, but not our own. Should it be? Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Go multimodal
Route 7 for all; Decking 66; Town of Chevy Chase: it’s on; Meanwhile, a modest proposal; Clearing the CCT; Pothole patrol; A condo in a downward spiral; French railway reparations?; Post picks Bowser; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Northern exposure
Snow approaches; Uncertainty for CaBi vendor; The Holocaust and Purple Line; Can San Francisco be affordable?; A busier DCA; Bowser says no to 16th St. bus lane; Car-free in Greenbelt?; Less federal office space in DC; And…; And more…. Keep reading…
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Yes, there are new mixed-traffic streetcars in Europe
In an attempt to discredit the concept of streetcars, some opponents erroneously claim that other first-world countries don’t build mixed-traffic rail. So let’s set the record straight: Yes they do. Plenty. Keep reading…
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No, DC is not going to be like Paris
Supporters of DC’s height limit say restricting building heights has worked to keep Paris beautiful. But embracing the Parisian built form would have unintended consequences on DC’s neighborhoods. The mid-rise Paris that we know today was built not by a democracy, but by a mad emperor and his bulldozer-wielding prefect. As Office of Planning director Harriet… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Approved
Bike lanes win over ANC; Council passes wage bill; And many more bills; WMATA tweets in more places; People use express lanes, tolls rise; Speed cameras worked for France; First IZ condo unit sells (finally); Housing market, recovered?; Housing prices of yesteryear; Get bike tips from the crowd; And…. Keep reading…
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Weekend video: Can you outrun the train?
We’ve all probably run to catch a train at one time or another. But have you ever gotten off a train, and then ran to meet it at its next stop? One man in Paris attempted to do just that. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Backtrack
Setback for TOD in New Carollton; Parkmobile sorry for politicizing fee hike; Spend it all; Parking in the wrong places; Bikes should continue to LEED; OP has OPinions; Trolley museum wants you; Free transit hits Europe; Sandy aftermath in NY. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: New plans for old places
St. E’s plans unveiled; Plans for Walter Reed; See 4 taxi color choices soon; Don’t always stop for cyclists?; Speak up; Shuttle around track work; Yankee stadium parking is a bust; And…. Keep reading…