Posts tagged Ddot
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Breakfast links: It’s clear now
Bike lanes get clear; Kidnapped for taxi fare?; Bikeshare comes to more Metro stations; DC Water passes on Anacostia facility; Public housing faces huge shortfall; BRT for Arlington; Bad road gets worse; And…. Keep reading…
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North-South streetcar starts to take shape
A north-south DC streetcar will almost certainly use Georgia Avenue north of Petworth, but could take one of several different paths downtown and to Buzzard Point. DDOT has narrowed down options for this streetcar, and designed potential configurations with and without dedicated lanes. This week, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) is holding its second round… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: It snowed
Can DC survive the snow emergency?; Snow will limit transportation options; Potholes be gone; WSSC being sued for dumping; Guerrilla signage gives away NYC transit secrets; Develop or preserve Anacostia?; Are multi-city Olympics the future?; Will Seattle’s building boom yield rent stabilization?. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: A hop, skip, and a jump
A new Hopscotch Bridge; New approach to New Communities; A much bigger Reston; New allies for bikes and peds; Entrepreneurial enterprises; Development downers; Sneckdowns inspire upgrades; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Yesterday and today
50th anniversary; Blown budgets; Expanding school bus cameras; Safeway rat infestation; Speed cameras are working; Priced out of DC; Region is hot for “hipster flipping”; Sampling of the Purple Line; China’s future; And…. Keep reading…
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Now’s your chance to push for dedicated streetcar lanes
Should potential future streetcars on Georgia Avenue have dedicated lanes? DDOT is hosting a series of public meetings this month to help plan that route. The meetings will be a good opportunity to voice support for dedicating street space to transit. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Streetcar, streetcar, streetcar
Big interest in streetcar; Streetcar is a cash cow; Do streetcars count?; Not just red light cameras anymore; Misleading poll question?; The transit Super Bowl; Why transit remains Balkanized; And…; Thanks, Guardian!. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Stadium skepticism
Soccer deal isn’t popular; Geography influences opinion on fares; Plows miss bike lanes; On another waterfront; Lower rents by taxing land; California appealing high-speed rail decision; Protesters target Google buses; What lies beneath London?; Novel solutions for unbearable pollution; And…. Keep reading…
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Logan Circle could have a solution to visitor parking woes
In neighborhoods with streets restricted to resident-only parking, how can visitors and household workers park when they need to? The Logan Circle Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC 2F) recently endorsed giving residents a “coupon book” of passes to give visitors. This is the best solution for areas of DC where parking is tight. Logan Circle joined the growing… Keep reading…
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Are sidewalks and bike lanes getting cleared of snow?
4-8 inches of snow fell on the region yesterday, as you are surely aware. That means that all road users, drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists have to navigate snowy streets. Property owners sometimes are diligent about clearing their vehicular paths but not sidewalks. How about this time? Some businesses and institutions won’t have had a chance to clear snow by this morning… Keep reading…