Posts tagged Bus Priority
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Montgomery councilmembers: Get moving on bus priority
Four members of the Montgomery County Council asked county officials to stop dragging their feet on bus priority, and implement or at least evaluate some fixes as soon as possible. In a recent letter, they praise the Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT)‘s work on Ride On, but criticize its unwillingness to pursue bus priority in the short term. They… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Fundamental rights
ACLU will sue over bag searches; Federal cost cutting hurts regional transit; Delaware gets more train service; what about Maryland; New Anacostia library an architectural success; Who’s running in Arlington; NYC rethinking rethinking 34th Street; And…; A roar on Arora. Keep reading…
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5 top issues for Richard Sarles
The Washington Post has an op-ed from me in their Local Opinions section this morning. It lists some important issues which need Richard Sarles’ attention, now that he’s become WMATA’s longer-term CEO instead of interim General Manager. Keep reading…
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Bus improvements coming soon
Electronic displays at bus stops, more dedicated bus lanes, bus priority at traffic signals, a new express bus route, and more improvements are all on the way, according to representatives from DDOT and WMATA. At a forum last week hosted by the Coalition for Smarter Growth, DDOT Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Sustainability Karina Ricks revealed a host of exciting… Keep reading…
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Cyclists & pedestrians versus bus riders?
When dealing with a finite amount of road and sidewalk space, how does a public agency accommodate pedestrians who want a wider sidewalk, cyclists who want a bike lane or a wider shoulder, transit riders who want a dedicated lane for faster, more frequent bus (and eventually streetcar) service, and drivers who want to move efficiently through the area? WMATA Bus Planning Director… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Not entirely effective
‘Effective’ DC teachers not effectively distributed; Metro escalator model problematic; Embassy wants parking to buy more cars; LA TV has windshield perspective too; Street crossers like lemmings?; ICC part 1 opening soon; NYC gets camera-enforced bus lanes; Suburban poor struggle in recession; And…. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Full of potential
The art of bikeshare redistribution; Streetcars and intensification; What’s up with conservatives and transit? Another view; Secret garden; Liquor license newspeak; Evicted from a bike locker?; Healing the freeway gash; Stop removal courage. Keep reading…
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Gray promises transit and bicycle funding at first town hall
At the first of eight town hall meetings, held Tuesday evening in Ward 5’s Truxton Circle neighborhood, presumptive Mayor-elect Vincent Gray began to flesh out his plans for taking on the District’s challenges and reemphasized his support for transit, bicycling, and affordable housing. The enthusiastically supportive crowd harshly criticized the Fenty Administration’s… Keep reading…
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Weekend video: New York as the greatest, greenest big city
New York is doing so many terrific things with bike lanes, bus priority, public spaces and more, and EMBARQ wanted to show all the leaders of the world’s cities about it. Keep reading…
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Metro plans 99 express bus on new route to Dupont
Earlier this month, I described DDOT and WMATA’s study of the District’s third-busiest Metrobus line and the recommendations that riders, survey respondents and forum participants gave for service improvement. This week, in a final series of public meetings, the study team presented the recommendations it will make to DDOT and WMATA’s Board of Directors. Keep reading…