Posts tagged Congestion Pricing
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TPB’s “aspiration” means HOT lanes, more pollution
Today, the Transportation Planning Board will hear a plan scenario for a major expansion of highway lanes outside the Beltway, coupled with road pricing, BRT, and some concentration of development in “activity centers.” The plan scenario tries to bring evaluates the possibility of bringing road pricing, a controversial yet valuable idea, to the Washington region. Variably-priced… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Slow down, speed up
WMATA’s house; Suicide on Metro not involving train; Other ideas for station retail; Gas station proposal out of gas; ACTing through letters; Church parkers speak loudly; Shoup on DC parking pilots; Destruction in Europe. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Silly and serious
Are we “yuppies”? Are streetcars “toys”?; Papers without patience; Google made them build an unsafe road?; No videotaping police misconduct?; Riding it all; Georgetown streetcars tonight; Bike bits; Can the best congestion model sell congestion pricing?. Keep reading…
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Regional congestion relief for the cost of a latte
If you drive to work, you probably battle ever-worsening traffic, making you stressed, tired, and sometimes late. What if for the cost of your morning coffee pick-me-up, you could stop being dragged down by your commute? A congestion charge would improve mobility in downtown DC, but rather than funding local roads, the money should pay for regional improvements that aid commuters… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Neighborhoods speaking up
Libraries + architecture + DC gov = controversy; Scattershot humps no longer; H Street shuttle saved; Metro didn’t “bar” inspectors, but just said yes very slowly?; Transit-oriented concrete plant; Warner suggests BRAC congestion pricing; Cargo without the car. 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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Traffic on and around WAMU
On Wednesday, Diane Rehm talked traffic with Traffic author Tom Vanderbilt, Deputy US Secretary of Transportation John Porcari, and Brookings fellow Robert Puentes. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Higher prices, better value?
DC’s pricey beer; Could congestion pricing win support?; Andrews says no to Gaithersbungle; Parking on the radio; More bumps for Montgomery; What’s up with streets; NYC ponders off-peak discounts. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Ultra news
Ultra power for streetcars?; Gabe speaks; Historic easements preserved; I’m a minority; MPD agrees with Capital City complaint; Developers want out of ag reserve requirements; Would huge underground garages reduce traffic?. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Cracks in the surface
Adaptive reuse for potholes; Irate riders and serious policy ideas; VRE sets a record; The unappealing plan vs. the impractical one; Neighbors jab at Boxer Girl; Win a Nobel, get free parking (not free transit); “Complying” with the ADA. Keep reading…