Posts tagged Bus Priority
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DC lost out on $22 million by dawdling on bus priority
Back in February of 2010, it looked like projects to cut down on bus delays were imminent. Our region had received federal stimulus grants to make bus service better and reduce delays. But four years later, they still haven’t gotten done. We’ve been frustrated at how low a priority DDOT seems to place on bus service and projects to streamline it. DC Councilmember Mary… Keep reading…
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DC pulls back on the one bus lane it was actively planning
The snail’s pace of progress on speeding up DC’s busy bus routes has taken another step, but a step backward: A dedicated bus lane east and west across downtown has moved from being on the list of projects to build in the near future back to the purgatory of projects in planning. Elected leaders and transportation officials have been talking for several years about… Keep reading…
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On 16th Street, the cost of not adding bus lanes is $8 million a year
The Metrobuses on 16th Street NW carry half of all traffic during peak hours, using only 3% of the vehicles. But buses share street space with cars. If they had their own lane, WMATA could save close to $8 million a year. It goes without saying that it costs money to run buses. But it’s less obvious that the speed of a bus is directly related to the cost of providing the service. Keep reading…
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A bus lane for 16th Street? Which mayoral candidates agree?
We interviewed candidates for DC mayor and competitive council races for the April 1 primary, and recorded the conversations on video. We will be posting the videos for each subject area and each race over a few weeks. See all of the interviews here. Bus priority, bus lanes, Bus Rapid Transit — people have long talked about doing more to make our busy bus routes better. Keep reading…
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CSG explains Metro Momentum in new video
The Coalition for Smarter Growth has just released a video supporting Metro Momentum, WMATA’s plan to increase Metrorail and Metrobus capacity, and a web tool to contact your local elected officials in support of funding Momentum. Keep reading…
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Heavy rail, streetcars or BRT? Transit isn’t “one size fits all”
The District is building a streetcar system while also studying the potential for express bus lanes in key areas. Montgomery County is looking at building a bus rapid transit (BRT) network. Arlington and Fairfax are planning a streetcar on Columbia Pike, while a BRT line is under construction in the Crystal City-Potomac Yard area. Keep reading…
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Circulator will go to Mall, bus priority gets funding
The DC Circulator bus will add service to the National Mall by 2015, and Mayor Gray has added funding to the budget to improve bus service elsewhere in the city, Mayor Gray and Councilmember Mary Cheh just announced in a press release. The Circulator service would not be the same as the old loop around Constitution and Independence Avenues, which DC discontinued in 2011. That line… Keep reading…
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Gray aims high with sustainability plan; can agencies deliver?
Last week, the Gray administration unveiled its sustainability plan, which sets some very ambitious, yet very important objectives for 2032, like attracting 250,000 new residents and making 75% of trips happen by walking, biking, and transit, along with fewer greenhouse gas emissions, more access to healthy food, cleaner water, and much more. This plan is perhaps the boldest… Keep reading…
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WMATA plan: Not $26 billion, not mostly about tunnels
New Metro tunnels in downtown DC sound really cool (and expensive), but they’re not what’s most important about the “Momentum” strategic plan WMATA planners showed their board on Thursday. Rather, the crux of the plan is the smaller, yet very important, projects Metro needs for 2025. The capital improvements in “Metro 2025” come to… Keep reading…
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Weekend video: Bus ecstasy in Denmark
We mentioned this at the bottom of a Breakfast Links this week, but it’s worth highlighting more directly. This ad, for Denmark’s Midtraffik bus service, takes transit advertising to a new level: Keep reading…