Posts tagged Induced Demand
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Breakfast links: Development past and future
A complete Clarksburg; Down to two; Permits for pub crawls; Columbia Heights development leader dies; So long, Baier; Induced demand is real; Replace the gas tax?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Cross safely
75 years of pedestrian signals; Mostly pedestrian’s fault?; Fast track for Bi-County?; More roads not the answer; Preservation threatens deal; More transit to museum; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Stay out, new residents
NYC power politics; Bethesda worries, too; Pols pander on parking; Renewed FBI push; Judge says no to recreation centers; You can park inside; Cheap parking pushes driving; And….; And and…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Smart Growth in Montgomery
Green light expected for Purple Line; Preserving Clarksburg; Chief Metro planner promotes core; DC will study the future of RFK; Online shopping can increase traffic; Adams Morgan goes upmarket; Republicans block transportation; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Pre-Independence
Get around tomorrow; Zoning update moves forward; Alexandria reviews BRT station design; Axe the hybrid tax; Don’t forget the parks; Less congestion forever?; Old bike box gets upgrade; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: After Boston
Cities go on high alert; Mara profited from past donors; Unbuilt VA highway already creating sprawl?; This garage is convertible; DC gov subsidizes parking more; Sidewalk wars come to Hyattsville; Big verdict for unsafe bus stop; Metro fights fatigue; And…. Keep reading…
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Comment of the week: Induced demand is free fast food
In a lively comment debate over Herb Caudill’s article on car dependence, some readers argued that “induced demand,” the principle that new or wider roads rarely relieve congestion, is no reason to eschew major highway projects; rather, this just shows latent consumer demand for more lane miles. Reader Jacob raised a thought-provoking analogy: Let’s… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Getting there
Metro raises SmarTrip minimum; Passenger trains come back to Norfolk; Gray and employment; Flooding problems; Reflecting Pool reopens; Bypasses go out of favor; And…. Keep reading…
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Cutting dependence on cars isn’t anti-car, it’s common sense
Cleveland Park resident Herb Caudill posted about the zoning update on the neighborhood listserv, and triggered a lively debate. On the issue of required parking, one resident wrote about “the growing hostility toward the automobile,” and said, “The need for parking is a reality of modern urban life.” Caudill followed up with this fantastic article,… Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Buckle up
Heat may be damaging roads; Riders get no info to evacuate train; Wells is running; We’re #14!; Office development seeks shift to housing; Planners underestimate induced demand; Who needs an SUV?; And…. Keep reading…