Posts tagged I 66
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Breakfast links: Build it and pay for it
Potomac Yard funding solved?; Have developers pay for transit; Housing for Silver Spring; Road debates in MoCo; Republican-only town hall on I-66; Small empty spaces add up; Where buses make their money; Rails to trails, more literally. Keep reading…
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The worst mainstream local articles of 2009
Yesterday, I highlighted reporters from the mainstream media who did a particularly good job of educating the public on urban issues in 2009. Most of the time, the mainstream press either provides good coverage of local issues, or fills the rest of the space with fairly bland stuff that repeats press releases or each other’s articles. But every so often there is a real… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Debating density
Four stories? Professional offices?; A walkable Herndon?; Good questions; I-66 metering now two-way; More water for bank deserts?; Locking the canal again; Free car with condo. Keep reading…
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Want to run a freeway through your voters’ neighborhood? The Post will endorse you
On Sunday, the Washington Post endorsed candidates for the Virginia House of Delegates. In District 48, which covers the northernmost sections of Arlington, Rosslyn and Clarendon, and Crystal City and its surrounding neighborhoods, Republican Aaron Ringel is challenging incumbent Democrat Bob Brink. The Post decided to endorse Ringel based on one issue alone:… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: You break it, you buy it
Metro sues for Orange Line damage; Not the right route; No more E-Z perks; Vacuum chic not cycle chic?; Riders would pay for bikes on Amtrak; Speed cameras working, mostly; Commuters find a way around I-66; Thanks, states. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Virginia transportation sticking points
Escape from Van Dorn; Widener Deeds vs. more widener McDonnell; Bad polling news for Fenty; Non-suck column; A more pleasant library; No parking at MLK; Parking better in Arlington; Ask Congress for $4 billion. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Making tracks and trails
Met Branch asphalt; Streetcar tracks in Anacostia; Are you going car-free?; When will Cato criticize garages?; HOT tempers in Virginia; Ride Metro to the Redskins, no thanks to the FTA; Americans loving cars a little less. Keep reading…
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Dinner links: Chronicles of hypocrisy
Another suicide?; Wah, the monorail wasn’t working; Libertarians against property rights; Hyland v. Keam on transportation; High-speed map of rail; Yet another transportation subsidy: general aviation airports; Keep those bus passengers away from our walkable town. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: HOT lanes, cold retail market
Suicide by Metro; I-66 hot again in the press, on the campaign trail; Tempers hot on 95 and 395; Correct(ing) the park(ing) story; No traffic lights in London; Empty storefronts are increasing. Why?; 1940s Sears didn’t destroy Tenleytown; The perfect city according to Byrne; The “rural until we want sprawl there” tier. Keep reading…
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On the calendar: Walk, bike, park, and paddle
DC’s traditionally quiet summer is over. There are lots of events coming up this weekend and across the next few weeks. September is always a particularly big month in transportation, as Park(ing) Day and Car-Free Day both show up just days apart, sandwiching Walking(&Biking) Keep reading…