Posts tagged Fairfax Connector
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Breakfast links: Cross safely
75 years of pedestrian signals; Mostly pedestrian’s fault?; Fast track for Bi-County?; More roads not the answer; Preservation threatens deal; More transit to museum; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Millennial shift
Generational churn; Condos get kids; Educational migration patterns; Political preference; A new micro-unit; Farms in DC?; New bus service for Silver Line; Residents lose Capitol view; War on (tiny) cars?; And…. Keep reading…
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Lack of coordination blunts Dulles bus improvements
When the Silver Line’s first phase opens sometime this year, there will be three new or altered bus routes connecting its temporary terminus at Wiehle Avenue to Dulles Airport. While they all serve a similar purpose, they’ll have different branding and uncoordinated schedules. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Federal holiday transit blues
Veterans Day commuting delays; Close calls on L Street cycletrack; Purple Line deal sweeteners; Buses connect to Silver Line; DC’s theater boom; Atlanta Braves leave Atlanta; And…. Keep reading…
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Ask GGW: How long will trips take on the Silver Line?
In a few months, Metro’s new Silver Line will open, and will mean major changes to commuters in Fairfax County. Reader Nick G. wants to know how long trips on the Silver Line will take. Right now, commuters to and from Reston and Herndon often rely on a set of commuter buses that run express down the Dulles Toll Road to West Falls Church station. After the Silver Line opens, most… Keep reading…
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Vienna-Tysons bus route meets neighborhood opposition
In anticipation of the Silver Line, Fairfax Connector is reorganizing its bus routes in and around Tysons Corner to get people to each of the 4 new stations. But of all the proposed changes, the most controversial has been a new bus route to Vienna. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Silver Line playbook
Cheaper than we thought; Fairfax re-connects; Silverman asked Frumin to drop out; Did Mara break the rules?; WMATA board boards Metro; What’s Hoover’s replacement?; Older suburbs see teardowns; Carbon emissions in Fairfax; Franklin Park-ing lot?. Keep reading…
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WMATA might offer open data for all regional transit
WMATA planners helped STLTransit create an animation of transit across the entire Washington region. That’s possible because WMATA has a single data file with all regional agencies’ schedules. They hope to make that file public; that would fuel even more tools that aid the entire region. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: See progress
Turn off the dark; Anacostia loses grocery store; No one wants to run trolleys; A few speed limits rise; Get stuff for more height; Frumin running at large; Where will the FBI go?; We can learn from Barcelona; And…. Keep reading…
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DC transit in Lego
Constantine Hannaher has made a hobby of using Legos to build models of DC-area buses and trains. Keep reading…