Posts tagged Suitland
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Do Something: The week of November 6, 2023
Here’s how you can Do Something this week: 1617 U Street; a land value tax proposal; Rockville, Gaithersburg, Arlington, and Fairfax elections; Metrobus lanes; and Langston Boulevard. Keep reading…
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Here’s how Suitland Metro station could better serve the community
The Federal Government is by far the largest source of employment in the region, and many government offices were constructed near Metro accordingly. Unfortunately, federal agencies often design their campuses and otherwise plan around automobiles. Perhaps the most egregious case of this is the Suitland Metro station. Keep reading…
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Suitland Metro station is inaccessible to people walking. Here’s how it could better serve the community.
The Federal Government is by far the largest source of employment in the region, and many government offices were constructed near Metro accordingly. Unfortunately, federal agencies often design their campuses and otherwise plan around automobiles. Perhaps the most egregious case of this is the Suitland Metro station. Keep reading…
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Upcoming Metro shutdowns signal a new, better approach to track work
On Thursday, Metro announced that three sections of Green, Red, and Yellow Line tracks will shut down for up to 15 days between August 2017 and May 2018 so that crews can perform trackwork. The shutdowns indicate that Metro may be shifting how it approaches track maintenance, going from using single-tracking and overnight maintenance that can mean drawing things out to simply shutting and getting a job done all at once. Keep reading…
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How much of a workout would you get walking from one Metro stop to the next? This map shows you.
How realistic would it be for you to walk rather than take the Metro? This map of the DC Metro system includes number of miles between stations, how long it’d take to walk that distance, and the number of calories you’d burn if you did: Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Tolls, top dogs, and time off
One-way tolls only; More on Mr. Cohen; Paid leave in Montgomery; Fairfax bikeshare; Prince George’s jobs; No new people for AU Park; Rising rent; Spooky sidenotes. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Transit trials
Plans for BRT; Study first; Should busking be allowed?; Less transit regulation?; Faster transit projects; A city without slums; A better bus stop; And…. Keep reading…
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Prince George’s seeks the right kind of growth around Green Line stations
Prince George’s wants to encourage development around stations on the southern end of the Green Line. But plans to do so have stalled in an attempt to prohibit “undesirable” businesses there. A recent study from national consulting firm RCLCO shows that since 2000, the northern Green Line corridor between Columbia Heights and Navy Yard captured a larger… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Maryland’s wish list
MD spends on Prince George’s; What should Frederick do?; Housing lost with no replacement; Building bits; No train to the beach; Support New Mexico Avenue bike lanes; Lawsuits slow development; Amtrak gets stuck for 14 hours; And…. Keep reading…
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Suitland Parkway Trail is a mess. Will leaders seek change?
I’m biking on the Suitland Parkway Trail to work, swerving around broken glass and under low-hanging tree branches. Highway traffic roars past just inches away. Suddenly, the trail ends. Friday is the official Bike to Work Day, so on Monday, I did a test-run of a new route from my home in Trinidad to work in Suitland. What I found is that DC, Prince George’s County, and… Keep reading…