Posts tagged Loudoun
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Breakfast links: More bikes in more places
More are biking; Fairfax gets friendlier to bikes, peds; Stuck in park on parking; Pick a tagline; Yes! changes; Why Intelsat picked Tysons; Corporate incentives don’t work; And…. Keep reading…
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It’s time we stopped living with roads that are killing us
The day before Thanksgiving, Loudoun County elementary school principal Kathleen Hwang died. She was trying to cross a road in her Sterling neighborhood. Keep reading…
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Loudoun principal meets deadly crash and double standard
Last Wednesday afternoon, Loudoun County school principal Kathleen Hwang was killed while walking near her Sterling home. Media and police reporting on this tragic death exemplifies the double standard used to assess blame when automobiles and pedestrians collide. Ms. Hwang was hit by a westbound Dodge Durango, which an 18-year-old male was driving. She was crossing White… Keep reading…
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Then and now: Dulles sprawl
NASA’s Earth Observatory site shows how sprawl in the Dulles Airport area has grown through a comparison of 2 satellite images, one from 1984 and one from 2011. $(window).load(function() { $(’#container’).beforeAfter({ animateIntro : true, introDelay : 1000, introDuration : 1500, introPosition : .5, showFullLinks : true, beforeLinkText: ‘Show… Keep reading…
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Loudoun’s Reid playing both sides on Silver Line
I joined Loudoun Times-Mirror reporter Trevor Baratko yesterday to talk with Bruce DePuyt about the Silver Line. Loudoun supervisor Ken Reid, the “swing vote” on the project, and “Loudoun Opt Out” leader Dave LaRock joined by phone. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Obligations
WV wants to keep MARC service; Why the Silver Line survived; Gray fills boards; CaBi rolls along; Can’t afford it anymore; SF allows rear boardings; California’s loss is Northeast’s gain; Planning heads for mayor!. Keep reading…
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BREAKING: Loudoun approves Silver Line
Loudoun’s Board of Supervisors just voted to move ahead with the Metro Silver Line extension. Loudoun will contribute $270 million to build of the line including 2 stations in the county in addition to Dulles Airport, and chip in on the operating costs. The vote was 5-4, with supervisor Ken Reid the swing vote, reports WAMU’s Martin Di Caro. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Down to the wire
Loudoun decide on Silver Line; Gray criticizes slow Pepco; Pepco too close to local officials?; Mapping DC’s power outages; Ohio Congressman targets streetcar funding; Apartments sell themselves through bikability; DC taxis threaten strike; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: What a compromise
Verdict: Transpo bill pretty terrible; Bill adds oversight for Metro; What’s going on in Loudoun?; Mendo for less density; What a house costs; Relief for water; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: LivingCheaply
DC gives LivingSocial big bucks; DC budget autonomy on hold again; Wells is against private streetcars; McDonnell wants Loudoun to join Silver Line; Walk a mile in a neighbor’s shoes; Beat back anti-bikeshare arguments; A lot you didn’t know about Moses; Walk Score gets better; And…. Keep reading…