Posts tagged I 66
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Breakfast links: For Rent
The rent is too high; Affordable housing saved; Affordable housing gone; DC’s changing demographics; ANCs losing weight; New plans for Columbia; I-66 going up; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Opposition
Rs say no to Outer Beltway; WaWa drama; DC cabs: red with gray stripe; Landmark Mall forgets peds, bikes; Less foolish primary date; Who’s running; Harder to FOIA Virginia; And…. Keep reading…
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Highway shoulders can become bus lanes, but it takes work
Why not let buses drive on highway shoulders to get around congestion? According to a regional task force, that can be done, and it does often work, but it’s not quite as simple as putting a sign up and saying “let’s do it”. With pressure mounting to stretch dollars and improve mobility, creative ideas like putting buses on shoulders are getting more attention. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Track worked
A good weekend to bike; Saved from the tracks; No one wants the middle seat; Move Constitution Avenue?; The rent really is damn high; DC gov employees will get fatter paychecks; Cuccinelli won’t repeal VA transpo funding; Ride Montgomery for Earth Day; Share with brotherly love. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Know the rails
A good ridership reduction; Roads vs. rails; Can you hear me now? How about 2015?; I can park where I want; Alerts on Maps; Transit greatly helps congestion; Inspectors didn’t inspect; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Know your rights
Public or private?; Legal video; How downtown is like Downton; Sequestration looms; Fairfax trail closed a year; A studio in Fairfax; What’s in a license plate?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Share the success
How CaBi went from dream to hit; CaBi still tops, for now; Where’s the crashiest; WABA looks to close gender gap; Skyland rolling, now with less parking; Damascus dry no more; Education bombshells; How divided is DC on income?; What’s up in 2013 transportation; And…. Keep reading…
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VDOT ignores own data, pushes widening I-66
When VDOT began their “multimodal” study of I-66 inside the Beltway, many assumed that this was just a formality and, regardless of what the models showed, VDOT would recommend widening the road. Turns out, that seems to be exactly what’s happening. When the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) wanted to widen I-66 in a few places, local leaders… Keep reading…
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Widening I-66 achieves little vs. cheaper alternatives
Virginians have debated widening I-66 for many years, but preliminary results of a VDOT study show that I-66 commuters could get the same benefits and save hundreds of millions by just converting existing lanes to HOT lanes instead. Drivers and transit riders alike would also benefit from turning the shoulder of US-50 into a dedicated bus lane. VDOT is close to completing its… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: State power for car-centrism
VDOT’s way or the highway; Govs pushing Outer Beltway; Obama cuts Metro; Parking no longer King; Oops, we lost your rec center; Some CMs pass on raise; Tunnel too small; Bike to DCA; And…. Keep reading…