Posts tagged Metro
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Breakfast links: More Virginia Metro, less DC development
Potomac Yard station has options; New ideas “surface” to cut Silver Line costs; Projects shrink, opponents still oppose; No Megabus, no videotaping; MPD stops photography, gets sued; Greening or green-washing?; Johnson stays on council… for now; Interesting transit ideas; And…. Keep reading…
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Many Tysons developers aren’t learning
Transforming Tysons Corner into a pedestrian-friendly urban environment is one of the region’s most important goals, but some of the latest proposed development projects completely fail in urban design. A multitude of development projects have already been proposed around the upcoming stations on the Silver Line to Tysons Corner, scheduled to open in 2013. Some developers’… Keep reading…
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What’s the status of our major transit projects?
With yesterday’s news that the Baltimore Red Line is being advanced to Preliminary Engineering, it seems a good time to check up on the various rail and BRT projects in the region and report on their status. Here are the 15 major rail and BRT projects in our region. Norfolk “The Tide” light rail Status: Construction Construction is largely complete. Trains and tracks are… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: More jobs
Gray unveils more economic development details; Electronics maker to St. E’s; Demolition by divine neglect; MetroAccess riders suing over possible TB exposure; In transit-rich neighborhood, but transit not so useful; Get searched to hear music, see sculptures; Keeping Md. drivers & cyclists ignorant; Arrest made in parade shooting; And…. Keep reading…
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“Metro sprawl” misses better opportunities in the core
WMATA planners have been studying possibilities for system expansion, from lines in the center to extensions at the ends of lines. While every Metro enthusiast has fantasized about dozens of Metro lines running out nearly to West Virginia, this “transit sprawl” overlooks better opportunities to strengthen the system’s core. Adding a line… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Police and crime, but not always both
Arrested for reporting on Taxi Commission; What’s “impeding traffic”?; Bus drivers angry; Crash victims remembered, maybe with park; Arlington crowdsources CaBi placement; Dense(r) center near Quantico; Parking by day, shows at night; And…. Keep reading…
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Despite maintenance issues, expansion planning is still vital
Metro’s planners are working to envision the next generation of the Metro system. But with the system’s current maintenance problems, some are wondering whether WMATA should be thinking expansion at all. When the Examiner’s Kytja Weir tweeted the news, @FixWMATA’s response was clear: “I say NO MORE EXPANSION until #wmata can prove they can… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Hold it
No sidewalk chalking at the White House; Union shares bus driver concerns; Woodley Park reunited; Cue the postal jokes; Residents share frustrations about sharing the road; Bike in Maryland? Take a survey!; CityCenter dry and private?; Shoup in paperback. Keep reading…
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Metro planners contemplate system’s second generation
By 2040, Metrorail ridership is expected to top 1 million daily rides and the system’s core will be severely crowded. To cope, Metro has been looking at long-term possibilities for expanding transit, whether on the Metro system itself or in other modes, like streetcars or BRT. A “second generation” of the system might bring new lines to the region and extensions… Keep reading…
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More map contest results, part 5: Rounding out the set
Our map contest has 3 final entries to discuss. And one contestant entered 3 additional maps which were not part of the judging. The first entry is Map P, by Ioan Ifrim. This map’s distinctive feature is use of “candy-striping” for sections of the system where multiple lines run together. Keep reading…