Posts tagged Ncpc
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Marcel Acosta interviews you
Tomorrow at noon, we’re hosting a live chat with Marcel Acosta, Executive Director of the National Capital Planning Commission and newly-appointed alternate member of the WMATA Board. But before we interview Mr. Acosta, Mr. Acosta would like to interview you. He’s put together these questions to get your input on the issues facing WMATA and NCPC. Post your thoughts… Keep reading…
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Live chat with Marcel Acosta, Tuesday at noon
Our next chat guest is NCPC Executive Director Marcel Acosta, who was recently appointed by the federal government to the WMATA Board. From his WMATA bio:Acosta is the Executive Director of the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC), the federal government’s central planning agency for the National Capital Region. Prior to joining NCPC in 2001, Mr. Acosta served… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Communication needs work
Secret? Vehicular? Both?; Fenty, Rhee approval down; Redo L’Enfant Plaza; Andrews fighting Gaithersbungle; 3-foot in Maryland; Hands-free is also distracting; How Fannie and Freddie inhibit mixed-use. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Looking to history
Historic Walter Reed; Independence from B Street; Do you know?; Year of Sustainability; 5 mph less, 40% fewer deaths; And…; Thanks, Stephen!. Keep reading…
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Morning links: No free pass
Hate to burst your bubble; Cranky old starchitect; Change gives trail crossing the green light; Bill says “Fauquier” to unsupportive counties; Tolls high, road cost higher; Who you callin’ “you”?. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Anything for security
MARC will sniff your bags; Park Service reluctantly accepts trees in their bollard preserve; More on the Mall; Quick, build strip malls before we decide not to; Resident discounts for ICC tolls?; Boyds for transit; Way ahead of us in Germany. Keep reading…
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Powering the streetcars, part 3: The hybrid solution
Previously, we looked at the various streetcar power systems in use worldwide and the visual impact of overhead wires. To summarize, overhead wires are cheaper and more proven, and government attorneys believe DC can overturn the ban on wires in the L’Enfant City on its own. However, NCPC and Congress may try to block such an action unless there can be a reasonable compromise. Keep reading…
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Powering the streetcars, part 2: From web to thread
When many people think of “overhead wires” for streetcars, they picture the dense net of heavy cables common to many older systems. Modern streetcars, however, use very thin, single wires that are almost completely invisible. Keep reading…
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Powering the streetcars, part 1: The dilemma
In 1962, Washington, D.C. closed the last of its streetcar lines. Today, the District is working to resurrect its streetcar system. A starter line is already under construction in Anacostia, and H Street and Benning Road, NE have rails in the ground in anticipation of a future line. One of the most significant obstacles to planning a new streetcar system is the question of how to power… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Ouch
Charter driver hits Metrobus; Hello? Police?; The new new corridor; “Transportation” equals “roads” to AASHTO; Preston Bryant to chair NCPC; Making the east coast look bad; Hunting for better bicycling; A whale of a cake. Keep reading…