Posts tagged Ddot
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Mary Cheh’s annual joke budget memo mocks the streetcar, endless transportation studies, and more
Each year, as the DC Council considers the District’s budget, Councilmember Mary Cheh and her staff issue fake recommendations that satirize recent news. This year’s poke even sharper fun than usual at a number of issues around transportation, Eleanor Holmes Norton’s parking, the Vince Gray prosecution, and many others. On the streetcar, for instance,… Keep reading…
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It’s our live chat with DC transportation head Leif Dormsjo
Today we talked with Leif Dormsjo, director of the District Department of Transportation (DDOT). Here is a transcript of our conversation. David Alpert: Welcome to our live chat with DDOT Director Leif Dormsjo! I’m here at DDOT HQ with Greater Greater Washington volunteers Eric Fidler, Tracey Johnstone, Payton Chung, and Abigail Zenner. David Alpert: Our guest… Keep reading…
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Brunch links: Multi-modal
Share the road; Curb U-turns; Bus wash won’t be a wash; Hurry up for safety; Not so fast; Office space; Mixed-use school; Arts & science; We’ll ask Leif Dormsjo your questions. Keep reading…
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We’re talking to DDOT head Leif Dormsjo on Monday. What do you want to ask him?
Leif Dormsjo, Director of the District Department of Transportation, will join Greater Greater Washington for a live chat on Monday, May 18, from noon to 1 pm. What do you want to hear about? Keep reading…
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A history of streetcar planning on H Street and Benning Road
The DC Streetcar’s H Street and Benning Road segment has been its most controversial. Here’s a look at how we arrived at today. The H Street and Benning Road corridor has been part of proposals for a crosstown streetcar line from Georgetown since WMATA’s 2002 Transit Development Study. Some of the first proposals came from agencies that weren’t… Keep reading…
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A history of streetcar planning in Anacostia
As part of our look at the evolution of streetcar planning across the region, here’s the history behind what was supposed to be DC’s first modern streetcar line. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Housing too hot
Flipped; Homeownership declines for poor; Woof goes WMATA; Ticket to ride; Think of the children; Budget bites; If you build it, they will come; Non-gentrifying bridge; And…. Keep reading…
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The Van Ness Metro station’s west entrance isn’t closing just yet
The west entrance to the Van Ness Metro station was supposed to start a three-year closure for escalator repairs today. But after pushback from nearby residents and DDOT, the project is on hold. “I am putting WMATA on notice that all public space permits are suspended until further notice,” DDOT’s Matthew Marcou said. He spoke in response to an audience member’s… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: May day
Budget math; Fare skipping; Baltimore’s deep-rooted problems; Successful service; CaBi workhorse; No parking history; How we commute; Good transit, strong economy; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro changes
Safety strides; New addition; Red light, green light; Evict-ory for tenants; Balancing act; Education budget in limbo; Reset; Funding mass transit; And…. Keep reading…