Posts tagged Air Travel
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McDonnell trying to take WMATA seats from NoVA
The McDonnell administration is making a push to take some of Virginia’s WMATA Board seats away from Northern Virginia jurisdictions, which currently appoint elected officials to the Board. In a letter to the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC), Virginia Transportation Secretary Sean Connaugton wrote: With the increase in [state] funding [for… Keep reading…
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Finally: an express bus from Leesburg to Tysons
Although Loudoun County has been operating an express bus service for a number of years to Arlington and Washington from major population centers in the County, there has been no service to what is quite possibly the most popular commuter destination from within the County’s borders: Tysons Corner. Luckily, this changes on June 21st when the Loudoun–Tysons Express… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: George and his town
Will it be George?; Georgetown endorses streetcars, mostly; “Complete Streets, incomplete BRAC”; Gray better with Twitter, except on policy; On the rails; Federally; Narrow streets yourself. Keep reading…
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Weekend links and deep thoughts
Airport carts analogous to cars?; Boston vs. DC or resident vs. driver?; Park all evening but not for free; Two tracks, phew; Clunkers policy a clunker; Crash victim speaks; Sarles speaks, acts. Keep reading…
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Hiccups hamper new railcars, could delay Silver Line
Metro needs new railcars soon, but efforts to order new cars have hit a few bumps. MWAA, which is managing the Silver Line project, is objecting to costs, and Maryland’s cuts to capital spending could imperil the needed commissioning facility at Greenbelt. If Metro can’t buy and commission new cars, the Silver Line might not be able to open in 2013. MWAA balks on railcar… Keep reading…
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Afternoon links: Nonsense
National Highways-In-Parks Service?; Wilson Building ATM machine still running; Silver Line car price fight; Finalists selected for Planning Board; More cents and sense for Bethesda parking; Tenleytown: 60 years of anti; So high-speed, it never stops; Post’s new network. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Objects in motion
Convention center hotel back on track; Exurbs become “gated ghettos”; Ped hit at Wisconsin and M; Stroll and circulate freely; Blogging transit agencies; Give us our squares; JetBlue really coming to DCA; On politics. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Happy birthday, but don’t sing
Happy birthday Metro!; High spirits not allowed in the Capitol; Now Dr. Gridlock-Metrocrowd-Busysidewalk?; Fairfax rallying against Connector cuts; DHS needs even more space; 3 Ike towers in Alexandria?; Pike art. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Videos and lanes
Slow down!; Slow them down with road design; NYC video squad likes our lane; Lanes of enchantment; Purple subway?; JetBlue at National, Southwest too?; A light hearing. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Profiles in courage and not
A tale of three “cities”; MWAA’s bait and switch; Committee of 500% more expensive; Federal transit benefit benefits Metro; Really a 2-way path?; Police don’t want you to know; The granite nation. Keep reading…