Posts tagged Hov
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Breakfast links: Riders to see shorter wait times on the Red Line during peak hours
Riders to see shorter wait times on the Red Line starting today. How amending the Height Act could revive downtown DC. Heightened HOV criteria go into effect for drivers in Arlington today. Keep reading…
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Maryland nixed its transit options and is moving ahead with road-widening and tolls on I-495 and I-270
Maryland has proposed a Traffic Relief Plan to reduce congestion and travel times on some major state highways and improve residents' quality of life. The hitch? The only options on the table would make all of those things worse. Keep reading…
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Nine takeaways from the newly released I-66 tolling data
Last week VDOT has provided even more data on their new I-66 tolls, including usage and travel times. Here are nine key takeaways. Keep reading…
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After the outcry over the $40 tolls on I-66, this solo driver crunched the numbers
The initial sticker shock of the peak-of-the-peak fares is tough to get past, but when we are looking at this program, let’s not overlook the positives as well. Keep reading…
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This awesome map demystifies Washington’s long-distance bus network
Of the pieces that make up the Washington region's extensive transit network, the region’s commuter bus networks might be the least known. Over fifty long-haul commuter bus routes spider out into the region, stretching as far as Purcellville and Woodbridge in Virginia, and Hagerstown and Kent Island in Maryland. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Raising the rent
More rent than income; Space > preservation; SafeTrack solution?; Make way for drones; Blame for the blaze; I-66 expansion, go; Baltimore ships that; Maryland’s fork in the road; Walmart’s new use. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Traffic takes to the trails
Traffic on (Safe)track; SafeTrack solutions, round two; Data warehouse design; The rent is too damn high; Executive branch and bikes; Toward a safer Metro; Carless counts; Congestion pricing for NYC. Keep reading…
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Orange, Silver, and Blue riders: Pain is coming in just a month. DOTs: Get moving on bus and HOV lanes now.
Metro’s revised SafeTrack plan is out, and riders along the Orange, Blue, and Silver lines will be suffering much earlier than in the original plan. That may be necessary maintenance, but it’ll mean local officials have to move fast to find alternative ways to get people east and west. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro issues old and new
Tragedy averted; Automation issues; WMATARU’s fatal flaw; Make Van Ness great again; Delivery’s race factor; More pavement, more problems; HOV in BRT; Hold up at White Oak; Coming soon in NoMa. Keep reading…
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I-66 widening will happen soon whether it makes sense or not
Virginia Governor McAuliffe announced today that I-66 will become one lane wider eastbound inside the Beltway, from the Dulles Toll Road to Ballston. That changes previous plans to hold off on widening, to give transit and tolls a chance to ease congestion on their own. Keep reading…