Posts tagged Fta
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Weekend links: Fowl conduct
Olfactory complaints at an old factory; Move over, Navigator; Public pays for Jack Johnson’s hagiography; Speed cameras on the Beltway; Tracing the highways; “Buy America” requirements threaten streetcars; Philly fixing “broken teeth”; Park properly, officials; And…. Keep reading…
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Wheelchair-accessible cabs increase DC mobility
As of Thursday, DC’s residents and visitors with disabilities no longer have to struggle with unreliable Metro elevators or schedule MetroAccess rides 24 hours in advance. Instead, they can take a cab like anybody else. On Thursday morning, MWCOG and the DC Taxi Commission launched rollDC, the District’s new accessible cab pilot program. Through… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Tackling weighty issues
Fatter Americans mean heavier buses; Dealing with paratransit; MD vehicular manslaughter bill advances; Gilliland becomes manager of CaBi; Weaver, Biddle top GLAA rankings; Former PG Exec influencing development?; Gray will let Brodsky go; A developer who believes; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Unfortunate discoveries
When your landlord meets foreclosure; Culture of pilfering?; Near SE Whole Foods worth $8M?; Take a virtual bike tour of DC; Minimums inflate parking spaces; Glaeser v. planners?; What’s in Obama’s 2012 transportation budget; Unemployment down, oil imports up; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Finding flaws
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Breakfast links: Feds pay up
Feds speed up Silver Line funding; Congress orders feds to pay stormwater fees; Transit can never be fully secured; Glenmont getting garage; Silver Spring still debating library ped bridge; Car passenger pulls gun on pedestrians; Are film incentives worth it?; Buy America makes HSR costly; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Count it!
The Census is in; Census results complicate DC vote fight; New federal money for K Street transitway; New UMD president gets the Purple Line; Tax break and much more passes; BRAC parking cap cut from defense bill; WABA begins responsible cycling campaign; Passenger rail coming to Norfolk; Pick a mode in SF. Keep reading…
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Should the FTA regulate urban transit agencies?
Imagine if Metro had to pay a fine for every safety standard violation. What if Metro officials and operators lost licenses to work in transit if they repeatedly violated safety standards? These ideas could become reality if the FTA gains the ability to regulate public transit agencies. And while many Washingtonians regard this as a no-brainer, there are… Keep reading…
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New Jersey says no to FTA money. What would you build?
It was reported yesterday that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a Republican, is expected to kill the ARC Tunnel project. The tunnel would double rail capacity under the Hudson River, and would allow more trains to enter Manhattan each day. Christie, it seems, plans to take the state’s share of the project and devote it to building roads. This means that New Jersey will… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Fewer trains, more cars
Longer trains on Red Line; Women’s History Museum moves forward; Scrambling in Northern Virginia; More bike lanes, not in Chevy Chase; Convention Center hotel in Shaw; Clean the Anacostia; Hooking up on P Street; Taking on Buy America. Keep reading…