Posts tagged Outer Beltway
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Washington’s unbuilt highways
This is a map of the Washington that almost was. If mid-century planners, dedicated as they were to driving and the clearance of historic neighborhoods, had their way. It is a map of the highway network proposed for Washington during initial planning of the Eisenhower Interstate System, in 1958. Keep reading…
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Better transit, congestion pricing, and 18 other big ideas from a business group’s transportation blueprint
The super-Washington region, including DC, Baltimore, and Richmond, should improve the MARC and VRE rail systems including running service through DC. It should finish networks of trails and try congestion pricing in DC and adjacent parts of Arlington. It should improve bus service, promote employer incentives to not drive alone, increase equity, do more with technology, and better fund and govern transportation in the region. These are some of the recommendations from a wide-ranging new Blueprint for Regional Mobility, released Monday by the Greater Washington Partnership. Keep reading…
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A new Potomac River bridge is a bad idea, even for drivers, a study shows
This latest study is the clearest proof yet why building a new Potomac River bridge is a bad idea. Instead, we should focus on transportation improvements — and by extension, positive economic development consequences — which move the region in the right direction. Keep reading…
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The best way to improve transportation in our region is…
How can we reduce the number of vehicles on the road and improve transportation in the region? Experts studied ten different strategies to find the most effective ones, and the winner might surprise you. Keep reading…
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The Outer Beltway won’t help the people it’s supposed to
Calls for an Outer Beltway, or a new ring road far outside the Capital Beltway, have begun anew with the area's Transportation Planning Board agreeing to study the issue. It's still a bad idea, because a new road won't actually help any of the drivers supporters say it will. In fact, it could make things even worse. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Budget bliss and big boulevards
Budget autonomy for the District; Wide plans for Rockville Pike; Bye bye Bi-County Parkway; Lyft discrimination; DCRA’s document drag; Metro-free nuclear zone; Proximity is key; Federally walk-blocked; What’s in a name?; And…. Keep reading…
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Here’s a map of the highways that almost ran through DC
In the late ‘60s, there were plans to build the Three Sisters Bridge and elevated highway system in DC. Luckily, they fell through. A recent Washingtonian piece detailing the story made us want to re-publish GGWash editor Dan Malouff‘s post on just how may highway-sized bullets we’ve dodged: Keep reading…
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What to watch for in the 2015 Virginia General Assembly
The Virginia General Assembly’s 2015 session kicks off today in Richmond. Smart growth and environmental advocates are gearing up for a busy, if short, session. While things evolve quickly at the beginning of any legislative session, there are already several issues and bills to look for that may impact smart growth in Northern Virginia. Transit funding Because… Keep reading…
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National Airport will get better, while Dulles will stay decrepit, for now. But there’s hope.
Reagan National Airport will get a new concourse and larger screening areas, airport officials announced today. Meanwhile, Dulles International Airport’s decrepit United Airlines concourse isn’t getting replaced anytime soon. However, there’s hope for Dulles to get out of its doldrums. For a while, the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Cross safely
75 years of pedestrian signals; Mostly pedestrian’s fault?; Fast track for Bi-County?; More roads not the answer; Preservation threatens deal; More transit to museum; And…. Keep reading…