Posts tagged Branch Avenue
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Upcoming Metro shutdowns signal a new, better approach to track work
On Thursday, Metro announced that three sections of Green, Red, and Yellow Line tracks will shut down for up to 15 days between August 2017 and May 2018 so that crews can perform trackwork. The shutdowns indicate that Metro may be shifting how it approaches track maintenance, going from using single-tracking and overnight maintenance that can mean drawing things out to simply shutting and getting a job done all at once. Keep reading…
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How much of a workout would you get walking from one Metro stop to the next? This map shows you.
How realistic would it be for you to walk rather than take the Metro? This map of the DC Metro system includes number of miles between stations, how long it’d take to walk that distance, and the number of calories you’d burn if you did: Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Funding strategies
Second snow day; Bike hike; No statehood, but we can sled!; More Maryland light rail?; Uber-happy in Maryland; More Amtrak funding details; Compact is cheap; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Busy street bike lanes
Bike lanes on Branch Avenue; Bike lanes on highways; 7000s soon; IG overstepped on camera report?; Circulator change bad for Georgetown?; Dominion mum on power line; What do Millennials want?; And…. Keep reading…
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Prince George’s seeks the right kind of growth around Green Line stations
Prince George’s wants to encourage development around stations on the southern end of the Green Line. But plans to do so have stalled in an attempt to prohibit “undesirable” businesses there. A recent study from national consulting firm RCLCO shows that since 2000, the northern Green Line corridor between Columbia Heights and Navy Yard captured a larger… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Maryland’s wish list
MD spends on Prince George’s; What should Frederick do?; Housing lost with no replacement; Building bits; No train to the beach; Support New Mexico Avenue bike lanes; Lawsuits slow development; Amtrak gets stuck for 14 hours; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Crash
Plane crashes; road crashes; Build over I-66?; Virginia fights over transportation; Reasons for congestion drops; Metro pulls up flowers; Some feds to Branch Avenue; Purple Line pieces; Hailo a cab soon; Will rents’ rise slow?; And…. Keep reading…
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Where is downtown Prince George’s County?
Prince George’s County has struggled to attract new development, especially around its Metro stations, but it also lacks a defined center. Over 300 residents and constituents gathered for a town hall meeting at the University of Maryland last Saturday to discuss potential locations for the county’s future “downtown.” The forum was the latest in… Keep reading…