Posts tagged I 95
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More roads won’t solve traffic on I-95 in Northern Virginia
I-95 in Northern Virginia is already one of the nation’s most congested corridors, and forecasts predict it will only get worse. A new study by the GMU Center for Regional Analysis lays out the difficult decisions area leaders face regarding the corridor’s future land use, economy, and transportation network. At present, the I-95 corridor in Fairfax and Prince… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Sorry!
Metro apologizes; Traffic deaths rise; Who uses the 495 Express Lanes?; Not your father’s Beltway commute; DC area as Millennial magnet; Is community organizing a jobs engine?; And…. Keep reading…
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Maryland will pay for underused I-95 toll lanes
Maryland highway planners predicted that if the state didn’t build 7 miles of toll lanes on I-95 north of Baltimore, the road would back up for hours every day. But when the $1.1 billion expansion opens in 2014, it won’t even collect $10 million a year in tolls. When former Governor Robert Ehrlich’s administration decided in 2003 to add toll lanes to I-95 north… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Unwanted developments
Wage bill threatens more developments; Mixed-use Safeway causes mixed feelings; Farm-to-table, literally; Enough money for Purple & Red?; ConNeb? Comet Corner?; Can merger save Detroit?; Same story, different places; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Give permission
New WH CoS not “allowed” to bike?; Legalize cohabitation in VA; VA reps don’t want tolls; Passengers stuck on train; Add a signal at 16th and Colesville; Hannity discovers old overgeneralizations; Chicago will do BRT; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Rejected
Atlanta rejects tax for transportation; VA approves I-95 HOT lanes; One penalty rises, another too high?; Walmart may hurt Giant most; BRT builds ridership; Portland broadens road metric; And…. Keep reading…
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BRT might be cheap to build, but it’s cheaper to destroy
Planners often promote Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) as cheap to build and more flexible than rail transit. But that flexibility also makes it even cheaper to dismantle. A stroke of the pen can completely destroy a BRT line. Even the highest quality BRT systems run in lanes that could just as easily serve regular drivers. All it takes is one government decision to allow private cars on… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: HOT for cars, cool on bikes
USDOT wants HOT lanes; New Metro cars delayed; Affordable condos aren’t always; DC gets faster; WMATA pushes bus safety; Hotels see construction boom; Detroit swaps light rail for buses. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Zoning and vice
Board talks dirty about zoning; Neighbors uneasy over pot; Governors spar over growth; Green Line stations close for repairs; Why is building a subway so expensive?; ICC’s 2nd segment opens soon; Baltimore selects different bike sharing; Area elections extremely close; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Hike
Council raises income tax; DC bond rating precarious; Happy birthday CaBi!; Meet the transit police; Taxi drivers sue for larger voice; Davis wins in PG; $100 million for commuter parking lots; Waterfront park a big improvement; And…. Keep reading…