Posts tagged Fta
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UMD tries another Purple Line route
As reported yesterday by the UMD Diamondback and Rethink College Park, the University of Maryland has proposed yet another alignment for the Purple Line on campus. Under the title “Purple Line may be built partially underground”, the Diamondback reports on a meeting between the campus administration and the University Senate. The author reports that a deal is… Keep reading…
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Weekend links and deep thoughts
Airport carts analogous to cars?; Boston vs. DC or resident vs. driver?; Park all evening but not for free; Two tracks, phew; Clunkers policy a clunker; Crash victim speaks; Sarles speaks, acts. Keep reading…
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Rogoff: Federal oversight mustn’t push riders onto highways
FTA Administrator Peter Rogoff told Congress that while he believes strongly in greater federal oversight of transit safety, it’s important for that oversight not to diminish the usefulness of transit. Keep reading…
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Congressional hearing on WMATA now
The House of Representatives hearing on WMATA is starting. Keep reading…
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I’m testifying before Congress about WMATA
Tomorrow morning, I’ll be testifying before the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform about WMATA. The hearing will focus on three questions: WMATA’s efforts to improve safety and service, particularly in the wake of a spate of accidents that have occurred within the Metro system over the past year, including the June 22, 2009, crash… Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Light rail’s supporters
FTA supports domestic streetcars; Preservationist supports overhead wires; UMD students support Purple Line; VRE getting express, not longer trains; Circulate more this fall; 8 feet long, not wide; Bike Greenbelt. Keep reading…
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Federal bureaucracy delays WMATA “dedicated funding”
The long awaited annual federal payment got a boost when legislation passed authorizing the annual so-called “dedicated funding” and the first appropriation actually cleared Congress in December. Maryland, the District of Columbia and Virginia all appropriated $50 million each for FY2010, so the federal government put their check in the mail, right? … Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Future of the suburbs is transit
Suburban walkable places the future?; Pound foolish; Transit “poison pill” still not dead; Washington Circle of Death; Small steps for safety; Leaning house of Shaw; Nextboooooos?. Keep reading…
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FTA finds WMATA, TOC safety failings; Senators frustrated
The Federal Transit Administration found serious communication failures at WMATA surrounding safety, and an inadequate safety oversight system in the Tri-State Oversight Committee (TOC). At a briefing yesterday, area Congressional representatives seemed extremely frustrated at their inability to fix this problem. According to a report released yesterday, the current… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Parking and/or central Maryland
Check the foundation first please; Champlain Street lane open; Floating houses, underground parking; Don’t take a taxi to work; “Dundalk pays, Potomac plays”; Street-facing, and retail, but not street-facing retail; Dorsey-Oriented Tunnel. Keep reading…