Posts tagged Commuting
-
Georgia Avenue isn’t a thoroughfare, it’s a destination
We treat Georgia Avenue NW like a commuter thoroughfare to shuttle cars in and out of downtown DC, but data shows most people traveling on Georgia are treating it as a destination. What if we designed it that way? Keep reading…
-
What census data tells us about growth in Tysons
It hasn’t been as quickly as some had planned, but Tysons has been growing. Here’s what Census data over the last decade tells us about how the makeup of Tysons has changed since its Comprehensive Plan first took off. Keep reading…
-
National links: Underwater barriers keep Venice dry during flooding emergencies
Barriers in Venice stave off dangerous tides. A look at the intersection between equity and urban commutes. Bergen, a city in Norway, is planning an emissions-free neighborhood, and more in this week’s National links. Keep reading…
-
Commuting without Metro is a struggle for late-night workers
Darryl Haden, 34, and Mathieu Ghirardo, 21, start their workday when many of us are prepping for our exit. As fryers at Amsterdam Falafelshop, they come in around 4 pm, and may not get off work until 4 am the following morning. For both Ghirardo, who lives in Arlington, Virginia, and Haden, who lives in Oxon Hill, Maryland, this schedule creates complicated transportation challenges as they try to get home. Keep reading…
-
National links: How open-plan offices will adapt during the coronavirus pandemic
Open-plan offices will have to readjust to survive during the pandemic. Cities adapt quickly to allow for social distancing. Nashville’s mayor proposes a property tax hike to weather the financial blow that came from the coronavirus. Keep reading…
-
This app pays you for commuting. Here’s what happened when I used it.
The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, along with the University of Maryland, released a smartphone app called incenTrip, which officially started servicing the region in August 2019. Commuters can earn points simply by traveling to work, whether it’s by bus, bike, walking, carpooling, or even driving a car, and they can redeem those points for money. And, for the last few months, I’ve been getting paid to commute to work. Keep reading…
-
What MARC should learn from my most frustrating commute
This past summer was a particularly frustrating time to be a MARC commuter. Delays during July and August were the worst I had endured since choosing it as my primary transportation mode to work. To see just how much of my time was spent delayed, I logged my commute from Odenton to Union Station for the month of September 2018. Keep reading…
-
Why does Amazon’s HQ2 have so much parking?
Amazon wants employees at its new Northern Virginia headquarters to commute car-free to work. So does Arlington County, site of the new campus, which shares both the rich transit options and the oppressive traffic congestion of the greater Washington DC region. Keep reading…
-
Washington area commuters are driving less and using transit more
In recent years, there has been no shortage of bad news about local riders fleeing transit. The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG), however, has published a report indicating that commuters are increasingly choosing transit or telework over driving. Keep reading…
-
It’s deja-vroom: That flawed Texas A&M traffic study is back yet again
In 2011 and 2015, the Texas Transportation Institute at Texas A&M released an “Urban Mobility Report” which grabbed a lot of headlines, like “Washington area tied with Chicago for traffic congestion, study finds.” The study led me and many others to write articles debunking its bad methodology. Keep reading…