Posts tagged Detroit
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Breakfast links: Vote early
Vote now; Parking makes way for sidewalks; Region prepares for mini-Olympics; Doctrine of self-preservation; How to get everyone biking; Building from a position of strength; UN investigates access to water; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: All the colors
Finance buildings for green cards; Purple Line draws suit; Yellow cabs vs. black sedans; Riders needn’t be blue over Silver; (Not) seeing red; Dulles losing out?; Riemer defends Met Branch; Harris legalized marijuana?; Detroit loses its grid; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: A certain mindset
What the Olympics bring; Don’t put fear first; Stay cool on Metro; Why the resistance to larger boundaries?; Silver Spring gets connected; Not preserved in Chevy Chase; Now change the name?; Goats help landscape vacant lots; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Car freedom
No car Capitol?; Marylanders worry about VMT tax; Take VRE to the fireworks; Next train in how long?!?; How to make the W&OD safer?; Gas station sculpture planned for Anacostia; Marion Barry in his own words; Lean urbanism could revive cities faster; Light rail connects Twin Cities; And…. Keep reading…
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The American cities with the most growth in car-free households
The Washington metropolitan area is tied with New York for the 3rd-largest increase in car-free households over 5 years. Angie Schmitt summarizes a new analysis: The highest rate of vehicle ownership in America occurred in 2007, when the average household owned 2.07 vehicles, according to research by Michael Sivak for the University of Michigan Transportation Research… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Its too cold!
M Street cycletrack delayed; Fire Department upgraded; CSX trouble in Navy Yard; No federal grant for Greenleaf; DC area ranks high for college; Thankful for more service; Car sharing comes to RPP; Detroit considers highway removal; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: What sustainability looks like
Seven Maryland locales certified sustainable; Planners revise Clarksburg blueprint; Homeownership preserves affordability; Water taxis could be feasible; A forest grows in Detroit; Pittsburgh candidate opposes stadium; The 70-mile bike commute; Does communication technology impact cities?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Running on Empty
Shutdown impact grows; Gray proposes environmental legislation; 3 vie for last PG casino license; Rough day on Metro; Heating plant plans heat up; Fare hike coming?; ICC traffic increasing; Cab drivers file suit; Kilpatrick gets 28 years; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Development under the lens
Red Line could close for 6 weeks; How United stadium stacks up; Skyland awaits a decision on Walmart; Too many developers on CTB?; Do parking taxes help development?; Are yard requirements increasing housing costs?; More traffic cameras in Maryland; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Transit plans
Will anyone ride the Silver Line?; Anacostia streetcar comes into focus; Tear it down for the Purple Line?; Bi-County will make things worse; Blink and you’ll miss Logan Circle changes; More drivers go on trail; Sprawl or universities killed Detroit?; Stadiums are too pricey; Hang out with us tonight!. Keep reading…