Posts tagged Bus Priority
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The Circulator was my idea
5 years after launching the Circulator bus service, few would disagree that DDOT has created a compelling service and brand. But success creates its own problems. Now everyone wants the Circulator in their neighborhood, and many want a stop within a short walk of their home. Catering to every such request could dilute the service and the brand. Already, the different routes serve… Keep reading…
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Leggett doesn’t agree with his own DOT?
Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett doesn’t agree with his own administration’s policies, or at least that’s what he said in his responses to a questionnaire by the Action Committee for Transit. ACT asked, Do you approve or disapprove of County traffic engineers’ current policy of giving equal priority on the road to autos that carry a few… Keep reading…
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Weekend reading: Hauling freight
While American passenger rail often leaves much to be desired, our freight rail network is second to none. This privately owned and operated network often finds itself at odds with desires for increased passenger service and high speed operations. Hauling the Freight: Freight rail companies have been reluctant to embrace the recent enthusiasm for high speed rail. … Keep reading…
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How fast is your bus? WMATA maps bus speeds
As Bob Thomson reported on Sunday, WMATA has created maps showing the average speeds of buses across the region. These maps help illuminate where we could most help riders and also save money through strategic placement of bus lanes, queue jumpers, signal priority and more. I’d been able to see early drafts of this map from WMATA officials. They have now finished the analysis… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Council politics to development politics
Weaver’s ad; Kwame drowning in debt; Metro morsels; More highways; Tysons vs. whom?; Cooler buildings; In development, or not. Keep reading…
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Finally: an express bus from Leesburg to Tysons
Although Loudoun County has been operating an express bus service for a number of years to Arlington and Washington from major population centers in the County, there has been no service to what is quite possibly the most popular commuter destination from within the County’s borders: Tysons Corner. Luckily, this changes on June 21st when the Loudoun–Tysons Express… Keep reading…
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What can we learn from the 7th/Georgia bus errors?
In 2007, WMATA and DC introduced several measures to improve service in the 7th Street/Georgia Ave. corridor: Metro Extra Route 79, signal priority at 28 intersections, and bus lanes on 7th street and 9th Streets downtown. Some of them have helped, while others have failed. Why? Signal priority was introduced on the corridor for Route 79 only, but has only yielded a 1.5% time savings… Keep reading…
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Bus priority getting priority in DC
Spurred by a federal TIGER grant, planners at WMATA and DDOT are moving closer to making bus priority measures a reality in the District of Columbia. WMATA has identified operational savings estimated at $5.6 million annually for six corridors in the District for measures funded by the grant including transit signal priority (TSP), bus bulb-outs and stop improvements. … Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Ways of talking
Teen struck by bullet; Obnoxious GGW commenters make the Post; How to pay for streetcars; Fewer homes on the market: good?; Yglesias on cities; Meters everywhere but no money; And…. Keep reading…
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Don’t start dancing yet, Georgetown: Barnes Dance not always the answer
DDOT is installing a Barnes Dance at 7th and H Streets, NW, an intersection with particularly high pedestrian volume. Georgetown Metropolitan suggested one at Wisconsin and M. Should DC spread these far and wide? Not so fast. A Barnes Dance, also known as a pedestrian scramble, can improve pedestrian safety. But, as with most changes, there are tradeoffs. With all the turns at… Keep reading…