Posts tagged Bridges
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Breakfast links: Mount Vernon Trail widening project seeks Virginia approval and funding
Virginia and National Park Service looking at widening the Mount Vernon Trail. MD Governor Wes Moore pledges in inaugural speech to put state on track to run on 100% clean energy by 2035. DC Councilmember proposes technology solution to identify and abate noise pollution. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: American Legion Bridge future uncertain on its 60th anniversary
The American Legion Bridge faces an uncertain future at age 60. “NOAA’s ARC” measures the Washington region’s greenhouse gases and air pollution. Office building near Innovation Center Metro station could become an apartment building. Keep reading…
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Can federal funding help Virginia bridge its bridge repair gap?
With $110 billion in new road dollars allocated in Congress’ Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, money may not be the biggest hurdle to repairing the country’s — and Virginia’s — deteriorated bridges. Keep reading…
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DC Council roundtable Friday will focus on the collapsed pedestrian bridge over DC Route 295
This Friday, July 9, the DC Council will hold a public roundtable to discuss the District’s plans to replace the pedestrian bridge on DC Route 295 that collapsed in June, as well as how officials can prepare for and respond to such events in the future. Keep reading…
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The Potomac River once had a suspension bridge
Crossing the Potomac River between DC’s Palisades neighborhood and North Arlington, there have been eight bridges since 1797. For much of the 19th Century, the crossing was a literal chain suspension bridge. Keep reading…
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Relive an afternoon on the ballpark ferry
Washington’s growing fleet of water taxis are useful as transportation, but they’re also a fun and unique way to see the city. Keep reading…
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Herbert Hoover christens the Arlington Memorial Bridge in a 1932 newsreel
Arlington Memorial Bridge opened in 1932, amidst the very depths of the Great Depression. It was a major event in Washington, which drew President Herbert Hoover, the first lady, and the vice president. This vintage newsreel illustrates the excitement. Keep reading…
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Six lessons for the DC Streetcar from Morocco’s tram
Each day, 100,000 people ride the Rabat-Sale Tram, the streetcar system in Morocco’s capital city. They do so, because the tram connects mostly working-class neighborhoods with job centers, bridges a divide over two riverbanks, and efficiently moves people from all types of backgrounds. The Rabat-Sale tram offers six lessons that could make the DC streetcar a better option for more people. Keep reading…
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Dumbarton Bridge has beautiful details and an interesting history
It’s easy to ignore a thing of beauty when you pass it every single day. It’s even easier to ignore it when you cruise over on top of it in a bus or car. The “it” in question is the Dumbarton Bridge, and today I want to stop and take in the bridge’s beauty and tell its interesting story. Keep reading…
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More cars on I-95, or something else? Take Virginia’s survey to ID changes.
In the past, the Virginia Department of Transportation has sometimes been a hindrance to safer streets or transit improvements in the region. A focus on moving cars over people has led to projects that emphasized wide roads over alternative solutions, but that may be starting to change with the I-95 project. Keep reading…