Posts tagged Amtrak
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Breakfast links: Make it better
Transform Franklin; Baltimore Penn gets its own plan; Metro sequestered; Senate to the rescue; Too many apartments?; Food trucks chafe at rules; Need more than nightlife; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: War on the war on cars
Parking minimums are obsolete; Pay up, Maryland drivers; Townsend watch; Fairfax sneers at PG; Waterfront defended; Murals popular, except on the Hill; MoCo still very dangerous to walk; Air travel doesn’t break even, either; Candidates pull in money. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Back to work
NOquester; Verizon Center gets its signs; Public (Parking) Storage?; MARC your schedules; Can you trust VDOT?; Bids everywhere; Bag fee: a history; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Not here
Board says no to Wheaton gas station; HOT lane ramp pollution stirs opposition; NPS finds Jack’s replacement; This year’s bike lanes; Urbanism is not a fad; Movies by the ballpark; Pay for empty; The actual war on cars; Shorter Amtrak routes are best; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: On the waterfront
Who wants the FBI?; Gondola to Georgetown?; Camera camera works; The Warren Quarter; Narrow thinking on “safety”; Jury excuses killing cyclist; Eyes on the street, not?; And…; And and…. Keep reading…
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Amtrak stations mapped by ridership
It’s common knowledge that the Northeast Corridor is Amtrak’s best line, but the northeast is not the only place in the US where a lot of people ride intercity trains. This map by Michael Hicks shows that California, the area around Chicago, and the Pacific Northwest also stand out. Keep reading…
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Morning links: Pay for it
Could we see congestion pricing?; Roads don’t pay for themselves; Inauguration data; VA GOP wants to change electoral college rules; A more open campus; Pay without touching; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Pray
Tax break for empty church land?; Washington’s boom, poorly explained; Tysons gets buses; More condos are bad, say condo owners; Suburban officials criticize DC; Tide turning on driver responsibility?; Metrohenge Dupont is today; Amtrak eyes new bridge and tunnel; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Don’t pay more
No Metro fare hike; Trump doesn’t want to pay; Nathan would block referendum; Bike to walkable suburban districts?; Short blocks cut small city traffic; Inauguration closes bridges, stations; O’Malley wants more and cooler schools; One way to higher VA gas tax?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: From Z to A
Avis buys Zipcar; Or will Avis kill Zipcar?; Metro announces inauguration service; Pricey passes not a hit, not surprisingly; Generous camera illegal?; Amtrak wants lighter trains; Transportation tops MD agenda; What DC Council travel costs taxpayers; New oversight; And…. Keep reading…