Posts tagged Capital Crescent Trail
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A trail in Bethesda will close for five years due to the Purple Line. It’s totally worth it.
Today, the Georgetown Branch Trail in Montgomery County closes for several years for Purple Line construction. While I'll miss it, losing the trail will be worth what we get in return Keep reading…
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The subway-style bike map returns, with a few tweaks
In February, I wrote about a map that illustrates a number of local trails and bike lanes as though they're subway lines. In the time since, map author Michael Graham has made some updates. Keep reading…
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Here’s a map of 10 great running trails you can easily reach by Metro
The District is one of the most beautiful places in the country to run outside. This map highlights ten of the best places to do that if you want to get there by Metro. Keep reading…
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See a subway map… of bike lanes and trails in our region
All in all, the Washington region is pretty bike-friendly, with lots of trails and bike lanes everywhere. To show how many of them connect, designer Michael Graham created a map that shows some of the area's most popular bike routes in the same style a subway map shows the lines in a rail system. Keep reading…
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Breakfast Links: Virginia tackles transportation
The Virginia General Assembly is reviewing multiple transportation bills during their 45-day session. The Capital Crescent Trail crossing in Bethesda is getting major safety improvements. DC spent more than $40 million for snow removal after 2016's blizzard, but a new audit shows that some of those funds may have been used improperly. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro tightens the belt
Bye, buses; Designing for safety; Ride hailing for some; Privatizing public transit; Towns outside of town; Give your thoughts on NoVA transit; Presidential urbanism. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Arlington all in on pedestrian streets
Say goodbye to skywalks; And the gondola goes to … Exxon; The Capitol says capital; How to save Baltimore’s alley houses; Two tough crashes in Maryland; Mapping discrimination and architecture; Airbnb touts its benefits; A piece of old Washington. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Churches fight to build housing
A little denser in Little Rome; Fort Stevens’ war of affordable housing; Derailed because they didn’t inspect; No ride to victory; Better biking for MoCo; How to bid BRT; CaBi’s grand opening in Fairfax; WiFi around the White House; RVs take on Silicon Valley. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The (rail) ties that bind
Rail ties take the blame; Orange will lobby himself; Surge 6, day 1; Big box stores get smaller; New space for Air and Space?; Fleeting track fire; Homeownership at a 50 year low; Gentrification doesn’t lead to diversification; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: New name, same taxi game
Taxicab commission changes; Fairfax ups FAR; Plans to hold back the floodwaters; Georgetown connects the bike trails; Still stuck on SunTrust; More residential for Woodley Park; Bike theft doesn’t discriminate; Hit and run; Bike commuter benefits; And…. Keep reading…