Posts tagged Ballston
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Breakfast links: College Park seeks to make student housing more affordable
College Park City Council to take action on recommended student housing subsidy. Prince William County eyes loans to make homeownership more affordable for county employees. FBI opens criminal investigation into Key Bridge collapse. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Amtrak train derails just south of Union Station
Two Amtrak cars derailed near Union Station Tuesday. Central and Western Marylanders asked to conserve water under drought watch. Some in Congress propose adding more flights to National Airport. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Potomac Yard Metro station still set for May opening
Potomac Yard station will open next month but after rest of Yellow Line. Federal board declares Georgetown resident must remove Transformers sculptures from front of home. Southern Maryland transit project, Waldorf downtown receive attention from governor, lieutenant governor. Keep reading…
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Transit Diary: Brian Goggin, getting around SW DC and Arlington
As part of our new Transit Diaries series, we asked several people how they got around the region. Here’s what they had to say. Keep reading…
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Photo Friday: Savor the sky
Look up! It’s a bird. It’s a plane. Nope. It’s just the region’s big blue sky. Keep reading…
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Top posts of 2021: Which neighborhood in Greater Washington has the highest density? Hint: It’s not in DC.
What does the US Census Bureau’s new census tract density map tell us about the region’s neighborhoods? Keep reading…
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It’s part streetcar, part bus, and it ran in Arlington and Fairfax in the 1930s
The Rosslyn-Ballston corridor is a famous example of early transit-oriented development because of the Orange Line, but the area was home to an innovative transit experiment long before Metro. From 1936 through 1939, a streetcar-bus hybrid provided service from the City of Fairfax to Rosslyn and into DC. Keep reading…
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Which neighborhood in Greater Washington has the highest density? Hint: It’s not in DC.
What does the US Census Bureau’s new census tract density map tell us about the region’s neighborhoods? Keep reading…
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This streetcar-bus hybrid ran in Arlington and Fairfax in the 1930s
The Rosslyn-Ballston corridor is a famous example of early transit-oriented development because of the Orange Line, but the area was home to an innovative transit experiment long before Metro. From 1936 through 1939, a streetcar-bus hybrid provided service from the City of Fairfax to Rosslyn and into DC. Keep reading…
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In just 5 hours, volunteers collected over 300 bike lane violations in Arlington
On October 17, 40 volunteers and I spread out across bike lanes in Crystal City, Rosslyn, and Ballston to see just how many drivers stop in or otherwise block bicycle lanes. We collected more than 300 bike lane violations in just five hours! Keep reading…