Posts tagged Complete Streets
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Wells wants to “complete” M Street SE/SW with cycle tracks
At the public meeting on M Street SE/SW, the subject that CouncilMember Tommy Wells wanted to discuss most was change: a changing neighborhood, a changing population, a changing idea of transportation in the city and most of all a changed M Street. While many people were enthusiastic about the proposal, ANC commissioners and leaders of other neighborhood groups were the most… Keep reading…
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12 ways our region could reform bicycling laws
The percentage of people riding bikes for transportation has been rising for the better part of two decades and there is every reason to believe that trend will continue. While engineers and traffic planners work to update the infrastructure and physical elements to encourage cycling, there is more that legislators can do to help too. Some laws unnecessarily restrict safe cycling… Keep reading…
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Afternoon links: Everything that’s not the Metro budget
Big space, little space; No more mobile lounges; News flash: There’s lots of traffic; From hostile shortcut to “entrance to a park”; “Beauty and the Bike”; Sorry, we spent your savings; Senator’s daughter carjacked. Keep reading…
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K Street Transitway options balance buses, bikes, cars, and loading
The two build options for the K Street Transitway trade off space for cars, buses and bicycles. Keep reading…
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Morning links: Don’t walk here, bike over there
Reckless walking; Giving a lane to bikes makes all traffic better; Berliner calls for “sustainable transportation corridor”; Secret affordable housing; Walking through 16th and Park? We don’t care; Not even pretending anymore; On the slow track; Not necessarily the best car; Bike to brothel. Keep reading…
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Bike news
The DC Bicycle Advisory Council met on Wednesday, and DDOT revealed lots of interesting news, which WashCycle kindly wrote up in great detail. Some of the highlights: Keep reading…
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Obama’s highways chief: Wishy-washy on emissions?
Victor Mendez, nominated by the White House to lead the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), spent more than an hour this morning with the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee—but the most illuminating moment in the hearing came as the clock was running down. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Hitting back with words and song
Woodley Park smackdown; A balanced view of the “war on drivers”; Singing about zoning; Catoe is tops; NextBus in one month; Trains are the future for airports; MPD nixes broadcast. Keep reading…
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Flashback: Obama once led push for “Complete Streets”
Streetsblog, which was in many ways the inspiration for Greater Greater Washington, recently hired Elana Schor to cover federal transportation policy. The debate in Congress over the federal transportation reauthorization is starting to heat up, and the decisions there will greatly affect our region and the entire nation. We’ll be carrying many of her articles here on Greater… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Two wheels good, beautiful stations and rising costs bad
The Segway car; Detroit razing old station; Complete the street; Metroaccess prices spiral; They can’t rent a self-storage locker or something?; PG united against United. Keep reading…