Posts tagged Ddot
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“Every street’s going to prioritize pedestrians,” says moveDC’s lovely fine print
Livable streets advocates all over the country are buzzing about DC’s far-sighted new transportation plan, called moveDC. Yesterday, Streetsblog sat down to interview some of the people responsible for writing and implementing the plan. Keep reading…
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The H Street streetcar will take even longer to open than many thought. It’s past time for DDOT to be more honest
There’s more bad news for DC streetcars: The latest estimates show the H Street line may not open until early 2015. This isn’t an additional delay, but rather seems to be simply a more genuine timeline of how long the remaining work will take. That’s a step forward. Unfortunately, DDOT is still not being fully forthright about what’s going on. Keep reading…
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Events roundup: Streetcars, H Street, bridges, and dead ends
Celebrate the arrival of June by learning something new. Get involved in the DC streetcar planning process, learn about the intricacies of urban housing markets, explore the history of H Street, and more at events around the region. Streetcar planning: DDOT is holding its final round of open house meetings for its study of a future north-south DC streetcar. You can see DDOT’s… Keep reading…
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What happened with the streetcar?
Last Tuesday, DC Council chairman Phil Mendelson announced, less than 24 hours before the only vote on DC’s budget, that he was proposing slashing funding for the streetcar. The money would pay for, among other things, a package of tax cuts. What does this mean for the streetcar? It’s been difficult to answer that question, because Mayor Gray’s budget office… Keep reading…
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MoveDC plan proposes more cycletracks, transit, and tolls. Will it become a reality?
The latest draft of DDOT’s citywide transportation plan, moveDC, calls for a massive expansion of transit and cycling facilities throughout the District, plus new tolls on car commuters. If it actually becomes the template for DC’s transportation, the plan will be one of America’s most progressive. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Room on the sidewalk
Sidewalk cafes pay more?; Gardens sprout downtown; What’s new in new Metro cars; Some motion on 16th Street?; Federal St. E’s faces more hurdles; Money means restaurants; Slow down in Paris; Unlivable highways foil livable communities; And…. Keep reading…
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DC lost out on $22 million by dawdling on bus priority
Back in February of 2010, it looked like projects to cut down on bus delays were imminent. Our region had received federal stimulus grants to make bus service better and reduce delays. But four years later, they still haven’t gotten done. We’ve been frustrated at how low a priority DDOT seems to place on bus service and projects to streamline it. DC Councilmember Mary… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Le Déluge
Bike To Work In The Rain Day; Did you bike?; How many bike, and who?; How to make a Dutch turn; Narrower is better?; Valet racking; Paint it red; Time for some shut-eye; Trolling for shrimp; Pays to be late; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Malign neglect
Public housing demolition by neglect; Homeless in DC; Intersection of less-certain doom; The price of control; Sticker shock; Brookland bidding war; Hide your cans; Until it goes “click”; And…. Keep reading…
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Cheh funds 11th Street Bridge Park, trees and recreation for Ivy City, and an Upper Northwest pool
Transportation chair Mary Cheh has released her serious budget proposals today, and has added funding to design and build a park on the piers of the old 11th Street Bridge, give the neglected Ivy City neighborhood new trees and a recreation center, and more. Keep reading…