Posts tagged Columbia Pike
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Breakfast links: Light rail designs
Envisioning the Pike streetcar; Trail won’t go in Purple Line tunnel; Not so fast; RAC wants less disruption on minor holidays; DC is mid-peloton; DoD loosens security standards; Board wants dedicated transportation funds; Mixed-use for teachers; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Warnings of trouble
Shuster gets transportation chair; WMATA warned on cell service timeline; Transportation, housing add up; U-turn on Penn, pay $100; On the Riverfront; Arlington may go private; SW buys a screen; Fewer will be WorkingSocial; What if feds had fewer offices?; And…. Keep reading…
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There are many strategies for mixing bikes & streetcars
Earlier this month, Dan introduced us to one of the street design tools that planners use to ensure safe mixing of bikes and streetcars, the bike sneak. That’s one of a whole toolbox full of strategies. Seattle’s South Lake Union streetcar line runs along Westlake Avenue, which cuts diagonally across the grid. Because the street is a diagonal, almost every intersection… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Contested transportation
GMU pushes sprawl some more; ANC agrees to no parking; Arlington candidates cold on streetcar; Graham vs. WMATA ethics; Got 11 cars?; TOD underway, awaits transit; Expanded transfers expands bus service; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: On the move
DC taxis get smart; Quicker buses?; Testing new smart cars; Bike lanes not enough?; Arlington shows off streetcar plans; Europe’s segregated cities; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Rolling in
Arlington chooses streetcars; Too white to be mayor?; Housing Authority looks for breach; Georgetown University comes downtown; Groupon kills business?; New York City opens remedial bike classes; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Feel the heat
Hot cars; More bad news for Gray; Your name here; Cemetery or stables?; Conflict management; Not yet on board; And…. Keep reading…
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Tell Arlington to build the Columbia Pike streetcar
This coming Monday, the Arlington County Board will vote to either approve or reject the Columbia Pike streetcar. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Congress and bikes
Issa OK with commuter tax; Can’t kill cooperation; Conflict resolution; A place to cross; Bike to Wolf Trap; Sprawl worsens drought; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Obligations
WV wants to keep MARC service; Why the Silver Line survived; Gray fills boards; CaBi rolls along; Can’t afford it anymore; SF allows rear boardings; California’s loss is Northeast’s gain; Planning heads for mayor!. Keep reading…