Posts tagged Circulator
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Breakfast links: A new proposal recommends legalizing missing middle housing throughout Arlington
A new proposal calls for more missing middle housing to be added throughout Arlington. DC Circulator operators go on strike. MoCo’s Ride On bus routes will be restored to almost pre-pandemic service. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Circulator bus drivers could strike this week
Low pay could push DC Circulator drivers to go on strike. Marc Elrich says he’s not responsible for MoCo’s affordable housing shortage. Trips between New York and DC by seaplane could become a reality. Keep reading…
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WMATA set out a timeline to electrify its buses. A DC Council roundtable asks: why not sooner?
Metro plans to fully convert its fleet to electric buses by 2045. But DC Council officials are urging the agency to speed up its timeline, holding a roundtable this month on the issue. Keep reading…
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A tale of two circulators: The lessons Baltimore’s Charm City Circulator can teach the Towson Loop
Baltimore’s Charm City Circulator has been around for more than a decade, and now Towson is poised to get its own version. What lessons can Towson learn from its older Baltimore counterpart? Keep reading…
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Bowser announces traffic safety funding push and moves to make interim DDOT director permanent
Mayor Muriel Bowser made multiple transportation announcements Wednesday that have the potential to affect traffic safety and transit in the District. Keep reading…
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MAP: DC selects preferred alternative to bring the Circulator back to Ward 7
DC announced on Friday that it has selected its preferred option out of seven proposed route alternatives for a new DC Circulator route that would finally bring the service back to Ward 7. Keep reading…
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Choose your favorite route for Ward 7’s DC Circulator line
The DC Circulator is considering seven route options to bring service to Ward 7, asking the public for feedback in a survey open until Friday. Keep reading…
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Could defunding Baltimore’s police department help transit?
Baltimore’s City Council voted Monday to slash about $22 million from the Baltimore Police Department’s $550 million budget. But where will that money go? One area the city could consider investing in is the city’s transit system. Keep reading…
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Baltimore mayoral candidates weigh in on transportation issues
With a primary election on June 2, it is still unclear who the next Democratic nominee for mayor of Baltimore will be. It is clear, however, that transportation will be a big issue in the race. See what some candidates have to say about a Charm City Circulator expansion, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), and the city’s Complete Streets plan. Keep reading…
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The Charm City Circulator celebrates 10 years, but many in Baltimore are not in a partying mood
Baltimore’s free bus system recently turned 10 years old, but no one in Charm City (the nickname given to the city in the 70s) is exactly celebrating. The four-route bus system, called the Charm City Circulator (CCC), is far less reliable than anything the Maryland Transit Administration has on the road, and has actually lost almost two-thirds of its riders since the system first launched. What went wrong? A lot. Keep reading…