Posts tagged Bike Commuting
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Breakfast links: Stand still or move forward?
Keep it short; Pay-by-phone arrives in Alexandria; Huge gains in DC biking; Vote on a living wage?; A better bike map?; A new Shaw; Deeds stabbed, son shot; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Federal holiday transit blues
Veterans Day commuting delays; Close calls on L Street cycletrack; Purple Line deal sweeteners; Buses connect to Silver Line; DC’s theater boom; Atlanta Braves leave Atlanta; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: What sustainability looks like
Seven Maryland locales certified sustainable; Planners revise Clarksburg blueprint; Homeownership preserves affordability; Water taxis could be feasible; A forest grows in Detroit; Pittsburgh candidate opposes stadium; The 70-mile bike commute; Does communication technology impact cities?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Virginia highways
Dulles toll going up; Highway growth continues; Casino bidding war; St. Elizabeths pavilion opens; Should transit worker strikes be illegal?; Pedestrian and cyclist traffic deaths rise; Chicago passes Portland in biker count; London bans subterranean expansions; And…. Keep reading…
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New commuter benefits could help bicyclists
Mayor Gray has proposed requiring large businesses to provide their employees with a commuter benefit and that benefit could include the cost of bicycling to work. While it’s a good move, it doesn’t cover bikesharing, and DC has yet to extend this benefit to its own employees. At the beginning of this month, Mayor Gray submitted a package of 11 bills as part of the Sustainable… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Getting around
PARK(ing) Day 2013; Go car-free; Crosswalk conundrum; Travel-time signs change minds?; Bike commuting continues to rise; Metro revises exitfare policies; To rent or to own?; White Oak envisioned as new Silicon Valley; DC unchanged since 2011?; And…. Keep reading…
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Links to W&OD Trail get asphalt, but no signs
The Washington and Old Dominion Trail in Northern Virginia is a major bike commuter route, but it’s not always easy to reach from surrounding neighborhoods. Two newly-upgraded paths in Vienna will improve access and safety for local residents, but wayfinding remains an issue. Two weeks ago, the Town of Vienna paved a path connecting the W&OD Trail to Tapawingo Road… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Show me the money
Low property assessments cost DC; DC attracts venture capital; Empty buses serve the city?; Bike commuting continues to rise; Silver Line test train derails; Uber causes more tension; Reston shopping center undergoes renovation; Apply for Rail~Volution conference scholarships; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: By bike or by boat
Ferry to work; Bikeshare and baseball; Costco gas station under fire again; Can Reeves boost Anacostia?; Turn off black boxes in cars?; Dead ball for soccer stadium?; Cyclists like protected bike lanes; How much for the White House?; Electric buses powered through pavement; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: New heights
Imagine DC with (slightly) taller buildings; Virginia funds projects; Virginia counties squabble over businesses; PG OKs affordable housing bill; It’s another autonomy bill; Takoma Park blocks pesticides; Rural areas more dangerous than cities?; More Americans drive to work. Keep reading…