Posts tagged Ddot
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Breakfast links: Happy birthday Metro
In with the new; Arch Madness; Fear and loathing; Feed the rush; Move that bus!; Tune in for transit; Beefed up bikeshare; Partisan parking. Keep reading…
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The Metropolitan Branch Trail is going to get longer
The Metropolitan Branch Trail is a popular way to get between Brookland and Union Station on bike or foot, but it’d be even more useful if it went farther north toward Maryland. DDOT just unveiled preliminary plans for making that happen. Keep reading…
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Review says H Street Streetcar will be able to open
An outside review of the H Street Streetcar found no fatal flaws in the project that would prevent it from opening. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro moves
New Metro rep; Metroway scores; No union; Transit-rich budget; Rethinking in Arlington; Walk safer in Arlington; Parity for commuters; Failure to house; The bus pays. Keep reading…
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The public has a right to know what’s going on with the streetcar
Earlier this month, DDOT’s director suggested that the streetcar might have too many problems to ever start revenue service. But even after months of delays and several missed opening dates, the public still doesn’t know what the actual problems are. We deserve to know. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Funding surge
Paying teachers; Surge!; More biking; Stepping down; Metro tunnel shooting; Tragic walking; Watching the tracks; Biking means profit; And…. Keep reading…
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Walkblock of the Week #3: L St NW between 6th and 7th
Construction is certainly a part of life, but when it closes sidewalks, it can make walking more difficult and dangerous. DC’s policies require keeping a safe passage for people walking and bicycling, but that doesn’t always happen. Nearly an entire block of sidewalk is closed a block from Mt. Vernon Metro station, on the south side of L Street between 6th and 7th. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Make way for the bus
16th St under scrutiny; Visioning zero; Give ‘em the old razzle dazzle; College planning; Still say no; Driving crime down; Unaffordable Arlington; Woodridge on the rise; Go go gondola; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Where are we now?
Red top, red light; It’s still raining; Where should they go?; Skewed scores; Millenials are voting; Greener grass; Left on Park, right on 2nd; And…. Keep reading…
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Cities worldwide are building beautiful, landmark pedestrian and bicycle bridges. Could Georgetown be next?
A new bicycle and pedestrian bridge may one day connect Georgetown with Roosevelt Island. Some recent bridges like this in other cities have become iconic landmarks. Could DC do the same and compensate for its freqently lackluster bridge designs? Here are a few of the world’s great pedestrian bridges. Keep reading…