Posts tagged Circulator
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New live map shows Circulator real-time information
If you ride the Circulator, a new map tool for the web and smartphones by Jim Blakeslee from Geocentric can help you track buses and get arrival predictions. Keep reading…
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How can Obama really do more for DC?
Yesterday, President Obama and Mayor-Elect Gray met for lunch. According to Gray, Obama said he “wants to do more for the city.” How can he do more? Obviously there are a number of federal programs that give out funding, whether discretionary or formula, and Obama could push for DC in many areas of the federal budget. But the President is very concerned about the deficit,… Keep reading…
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Got any big ideas for the DDOT budget?
DC faces huge budget gaps, and every agency is being asked to make cuts, most of which take a little from everything. For DDOT, do you have any ideas for bigger cuts that should be considered, or revenue increases to look into? The DC Council held a marathon hearing yesterday to listen to feedback on closing DC’s massive budget gap. Most of the witnesses just asked for specific… Keep reading…
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Proposed Circulator will connect Ward 7 to the rest of DC
Earlier this month the District Department of Transportation released its plan to expand the Circulator. A group of residents has proposed a similar but slightly different route. Two of the proposed routes would connect Wards 7 and 8 with Barracks Row. These routes could help solve the problem of poor connectivity east of the river. The proposed Eastern Market-Minnesota… Keep reading…
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Push for better parking zoning, development, streetcars, retail and buses in DC and Arlington next week
Next week is a big one for advocates for sustainable transportation to make sure DC and Arlington seize big opportunities to move forward. There is a huge streetcar hearing, a key parking zoning hearing, the first step to rewriting the federal Comprehensive Plan, and exciting forums on East Falls Church, far Northeast livability, the Circulator, upper 14th Street, the Columbia… Keep reading…
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DDOT identifies future Circulator routes
After receiving public input from over 500 online rider surveys, four Citizens Advisory Panels, and several town halls, DDOT has released a map of recommended new Circulator bus routes. Officials hope to make these a reality over the next 2 to 3 years if they can get funding from the DC Council, though in the current budget climate the chances may be remote. Which routes should… Keep reading…
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Afternoon links and events: We’re watching
All eyes on Gray re: Klein, Tregoning; Audit revealed escalator brake problems; More Silver Line photos; Impending disaster requires patience; Plan the next Circulator; Learning bike infrastructure from the Dutch; Generation Y looking past cars; Improvements coming to NEC. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Streetcars and Circulators and Metro, oh my!
Hybrid streetcar model could get DC debut; Circulator gets more riders, cool widget; Catoe back, as an advisor; Another runaway escalator?; Virginia Avenue park still in danger; VRE station has a Spot(sylvania); Wisconsin halts HSR construction; What could “Chairman Mica” mean?. Keep reading…
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Should DC take over local bus routes?
Except for five Circulator routes, all local buses in DC are run by Metro. What if DC took them over and ran its own, citywide bus system for the routes that don’t cross into Maryland and Virginia? At a recent meeting of the TPB Technical Committee, DDOT Associate Director Scott Kubly said DDOT is working on three ways to reduce the constant growth in Metro operating costs,… Keep reading…
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Jefferson Memorial next to get security wall
An NCPC staff report on a security perimeter at the Jefferson Memorial contains a fascinating before and after photo set of the area: Keep reading…