Posts tagged Bike Trails
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Railbanking could fix the Anacostia streetcar dilemma
DC has gone back and forth on the planned Anacostia streetcar, first planning to run it in an unused CSX right-of-way, then switching to a street alignment, then moving the alignment. If DC instead took advantage of “railbanking,” they could still run the streetcar on the CSX line, build a streetcar more cheaply than the current street alignment, and give Anacostia a… Keep reading…
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Bike news
The DC Bicycle Advisory Council met on Wednesday, and DDOT revealed lots of interesting news, which WashCycle kindly wrote up in great detail. Some of the highlights: Keep reading…
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Bikes at National Harbor: Better too little, too late than never?
Last month, National Harbor was unprepared for cyclists and pedestrians accessing the waterfront resort via the new Wilson Bridge active transportation crossing. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Vox populi
Make no little plans for Summer Streets; Buses are confusing, what else is new?; Is NextBus data proprietary?; In search of an official modernist champion, you mean; Rails and trails; And…. Keep reading…
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Trail signs should work like street signs
Not long ago, my sister from Los Angeles was visiting me in Arlington, and wanted walking directions to a coffee shop. She didn’t mind taking a longer walk, so I recommended one about 2.5 miles away that she would enjoy. The shortest and most pleasant way to walk there included sections of bike trails. I found that giving her directions to be really difficult. Everything had to… Keep reading…
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National Harbor to cyclists, pedestrians: Drop dead
Saturday was the official opening of the Wilson Bridge active transportation crossing. It’s hard to find a better facility in the region. Beginning at the Mount Vernon Trail on South Washington Street in Alexandria, the path is wide and spacious to accommodate all users, the kiosks along the route are informative and the view north is spectacular. On the Maryland side, the bridge… Keep reading…
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On the calendar: Meet Virginia
Walk Arlington; Bike the bridge; Plan VRE; Compare school redevelopment plans. Keep reading…
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Even more links: New perspective in the Old Line
Wilson Bridge trail makes connections; How about smart growth, not pro growth or no growth; Village green or secret courtyard?; Affordable Bethesda; To get Metro, Fairfax has to tax; U.S. calls timeout on ‘roadless’ forest projects. Keep reading…
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On the calendar: Shoup!
Donald Shoup, the “parking guru,” is coming to Alexandria and making a public presentation tomorrow. If you make it down to Alexandria for just one event this year, this is the one. In The High Cost of Free Parking, Shoup laid out the economic fallacies in underpricing parking, and popularized the concept of market-based performance parking which dedicates revenue… Keep reading…
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Dinner links: On track and on the trail
Controversial Vienna Councilmember loses by 2 votes; Single tracking wouldn’t work for the Purple Line; Dulles Rail money on the express track; Lost Washington: The Cabin John Trolley; Matthew Henson Trail about to open; Kiss & Park for Metro employees?. Keep reading…