Posts tagged Amtrak
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Amtrak celebrates 40 years today
Today, Amtrak turns 40. May 1st, 1971 was a bittersweet day for American railroading. That day, under half the number of trains operated in April 30th would run. But the loss of service on countless routes was tempered by the promise of a federally supported system. By the late 1960s, the provision of rail service by private railroads was becoming increasingly difficult to… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: What’s in a number?
Streetcar almost done; Affordable housing takes hit; Pentagon fudged on BRAC numbers; Bike thefts growing problem; Mixed neighborhoods are prefered; From one election to another; Drivers apparently oblivious; CaBi data dump; And…. Keep reading…
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Morning links: Things on the rise
Dulles station debate heats up; Carol Schwartz is fed up; Georgetown waterfront flooded; MoCo council members fighting Costco; DDOT to plan more streetcars; Cap Crescent and Purple Line are friends; Nats, DC fight over late service; Amtrak puts railfans to work; And…. Keep reading…
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FY11 budget threatens national high-speed rail network
With Congress cutting spending left and right, one of the casualties has been President Obama’s high-speed rail initiative. The loss of $2.8 billion in funding is a major blow to the program. The next few months could be a do-or-die moment for supporters of efforts to build a 21st-century transportation infrastructure in the United States. If opponents of improved passenger… Keep reading…
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Afternoon links: Good choices
GSA picks retail over barricade; Making the case for trains in Va. Beach; DDOT will be all together in SE; Library renovations through 2017; Maryland will build even more roads to Konterra; Pop-up canal announced; Not a joke: George Will takes train. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Raising the charge
DC residents want tax hike; Bethesda could charge for Saturday parking; Taxi surcharge needn’t be so narrow; Alexandria wants green space from DoD; Howard County to improve Rt 1; Mapping DC’s public art; Rhee defends test scores; Bikesharing hot in hot places; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Alternatives from east to west
No love for Anacostia streetcar; Reston designs its future; Dulles rail delayed a year; Many modes for cherry blossoms; Future of Ellipse area: still barricaded, less ugly; DOD should cover infrastructure in BRAC; Dealing with youth on Metro; NEC likely to get HSR money; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The security-industrial complex
For and against bag checks; TSA in trouble with Amtrak; Don’t single out DC’s students; “Public space” still private; Wells, Brown oppose late-night cuts; Sulaimon wants Congress involved; Why bike to work?; Wisconsin Ave Giant could start soon; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Not easy being green
NPS rejects BikeDC; Leggett proposing bag fee; H Street NE gets new trees; Biddle challenges signatures, some oddly; Steps to govern DC; Legislative shenanigans; Buses up for cuts; NYC wrestles with tour buses; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: On the streets of Arlington
Cyclist doored, police don’t take report; Arlington rejects design by fire truck; Is Rosslyn evolving?; Klein defends DDOT; Businesses fight late-night cuts; Various guards don’t know you can photograph buildings; Coucil may raid solar rebates; News without wires; And…. Keep reading…