Posts tagged Corridor Cities Transitway
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Maryland, Virginia, fund these projects!
Maryland and Virginia will both enact major new transportation funding bills this year. Neither bill says exactly which projects will be funded, but here are the top 10 projects in Maryland and Virginia that most deserve to get some of the funds. 1. 8-car Metro trains: Metrorail is near capacity, especially in Virginia. More Metro railcars and the infrastructure they need (like… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: How to pay
Taxes needed for Purple Line, CCT; Gas tax alive and well; South Cap now has 2 racetracks; What gets people riding; More performance for parking; Startups can start up; What’s in a name?; Less-empty downtown upsets some Clevelanders; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Course correction
Heights not yet achieved; Almost one illegal U-turn a minute; Healthier ways to got to health jobs; Gray lukewarm on lower fines; Historic garages?; Berliner backs taxes to pay for transportation; And…. 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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“Transit-oriented” development plans are meaningless without transit
In Clarksburg’s Master Plan, the Montgomery County town is a transit-oriented community. But in reality, Clarksburg is a transit-lacking community, because the county government has not supported transit. Construction has begun in Cabin Branch, Clarksburg’s first development west of I-270. Cabin Branch is 535 acres approved for 1,886 houses, 500 senior… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Replace what’s failing
Time to rebuild Crystal; Another day, another friction ring; Yes, not BRT is cheaper than BRT; More bad arguments against CaBi; Get past the post; From stodgy to stunning; Consider adoption; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: On the cheap
Yes, non-BRT is cheaper than decent BRT; Concrete not good enough; Hine shrinks; Food trucks a problem in Rosslyn?; Clang, clang, clang; School to townhouses; Rowhouses to retail; Not enough money for water; MoCo gets a little safer; Who are the worst drivers?. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Bike on
Many biked to work; Mixing cars created problem?; Divorce case increases marriage; Tech jobs growing; What billions buys; Pay camera tickets; Pop under in Dupont; Studies say; Parking’s blight; And…. Keep reading…
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Morning links: Not going down
Long escalators aren’t worse; Where 5ers stand; Now Capitol Bikeshare, too; Disabled parking abuse rampant; What if… no height limit and crazy architects?; Beauregard a go; More room to eat your jumbo slice; Siding sidelines project; Plan transportation for Fairfax; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Legislative action
Not all love Gray’s budget; Evans introduces bill he didn’t understand; Confusion kills PG bag fee; Privatization reaches Maryland; Property tax to fund BRT?; Bethesda built for cars; WHO likes bikes and pedestrians; And…. Keep reading…