Posts tagged American Legion Bridge
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Breakfast links: DCHA misses deadline on some HUD requirements
As HUD’s deadline for DCHA to fix its issues passes, results are mixed. Study finds transit needed to alleviate future congestion on area bridges. Wes Moore visits Wheaton to promote development and safety. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Contractor backs out of project to widen highways
Transurban pulls out of proposed Maryland toll lane expansion. With inventory low, housing prices remain high in DC. Metro stations in Loudoun County struggle to attract riders. Keep reading…
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Could Fairfax and Montgomery counties finally get a transit connection? Officials are studying the possibilities.
On a map, Bethesda and Tysons look like neighbors. On a good day, if you have a car and traffic is light, you can get from one to the other in 20 minutes. But if you can’t, or won’t, drive? Well, good luck… you’ll have to ride Metrorail all the way to DC’s Metro Center, then all the way back out to Tysons. The trip will take you more than an hour. Keep reading…
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Maryland and Virginia will widen the American Legion Bridge. Will this make transportation better or worse?
The states of Maryland and Virginia announced an agreement Tuesday to build and widen the American Legion Bridge, which carries the Beltway between Fairfax and Montgomery counties. Should urbanists be pleased about fixing a major traffic problem without building an Outer Beltway, or frustrated that states which don’t have money for transit suddenly seem to have billions of dollars for this mega-project? Keep reading…