Posts tagged Government
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Morning links: The axe starts to fall
MWAA, the Fairfax disconnector; Transit cuts will mean gridlock every day; Arlingtonians will have to shovel too; Klein not in sync with Rein’s sprawl dreams; OP vs. neighbors, reversed; A bicycle IS a transportation device; In other news. Keep reading…
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“Emergency no parking” permits now online
DDOT is replacing the system of getting “emergency no parking” signs at police stations with a formal, online permit system. The permit system lets people apply for permits, such as those to reserve curbside space for moving trucks or mobile storage units. Those performing construction can also get permits for construction areas or manhole access. Formerly,… Keep reading…
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Line of sight not enough to prevent June 22 crash
A National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) sight-distance test shows that the train operator in the June 22 crash probably wouldn’t have realistically seen the stopped train soon enough to prevent a collision when the signaling system failed. The operator appears to have applied the brakes less than three seconds after first “full sighting” when it… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Could be more walkable or bikeable
Tysons hit and run; Learning from Walk Scores; Bike infrastructure cut again; King Street’s fences; Transit worth it; Intrigue in PG planning; And…. Keep reading…
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Senators threaten WMATA takeover; NTSB holding hearing on June crash
Yesterday, the top Senators with oversight over transportation sent a frustrated letter to WMATA Board Chair Peter Benjamin about a “troubling pattern” of safety incidents and threatening “all possible options … including direct federal intervention” if safety does not improve “immediately and comprehensively.” In the months… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Piling up, piling on
Less money mo’ problems; Why do elected Republicans hate bikes?; Nobody wants the job?; Tysons to limit parking; Tempest in a snowpile; Dimes more; Go on the Mall. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: On a mission
$18M for snow, $1B for railcars; Shovel in Deanwood; Real estate mission delayed; Hoboken fixing parking by improving other modes; LaHood is reading!; No more Lincoln Memorial (or trolley car). Keep reading…
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WMATA Board meeting this morning
The WMATA Board will meet this morning. The Finance committee will be discussing a Rosslyn station entrance, at-will employment, the 10¢ fare increase, the capital program, and then the FY2011 budget. The Customer Service, Operations and Safety Committee will then discuss the artwork and on-time performance; it doesn’t appear they’ll discuss snow or… Keep reading…
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TIGER means bus priority will start soon
The TIGER grants announced today mean that, instead of bus priority scraping along as a good idea without any serious attention, we’ll get bus lanes, signal priority, NextBus displays, and more in short order. I admit I was mildly disappointed to hear the results, because I was particularly excited about the K Street Transitway and the regional bike sharing program. Also,… Keep reading…
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Emails with links a recipe for WMATA site overload
Over the past week, Metro has seen a number of major service disruptions, mainly due to the heavy snowfall. But WMATA’s method of communicating over email, which sends messages with only a link to a page on WMATA.com instead of the text of the announcement, turned out to be useless when too many people tried to view the release. Thursday evening, the Office of Personnel Management… Keep reading…