Posts tagged Metro Parking
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Ask Arlington leaders to support more basement apartments and lower parking minimums
We need the voice of urbanists throughout the Arlington region to let the County Board know that we value forward-looking policies to expand affordable housing and transit-oriented communities. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Beating the heat
It’s getting hot in here; Had it with hot cars; Metro’s bad budget news; Can you hear me now?; Abandoned home angst; Hardly a plan in Arlington; Fuzzy math on robberies; More bus bays for King Street; This week in approvals; Big sales in the suburbs. Keep reading…
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Coast Guard employees are using the Anacostia Metro station in a weird way
Metro recently released data showing where Metrorail riders go from each station, and as one of our commenters noted, the most-frequented destination for people traveling from Anacostia is… Anacostia. That’s because Coast Guard employees and contractors use the Anacostia Metro as a pedestrian tunnel. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: DC’s Olympic bid
DC cements Olympic intent; High-speed rail opportunity; Gunfire near DC schools; New Eisenhower Memorial design; Good marks for cycling; MoCo vs. Uber; London’s bike highways; Small town living; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Silver is coming
The simulation begins; Parking lot owners prepare for commuters; Edgy redesign for Franklin Park; The seven worst guards in DC; National Harbor casino on the way; Why not large condos?; Cities turn contracting upside down; RIP Ed Tennyson; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bridge and tunnel crowd
Darkness at end of the tunnel; Build your own bridge; Rework track work; Metro for cars?; Turn it on; Lots of benefits; Don’t tread on my transit; Not a bike mecca any more?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Leftovers
Silver Line parking; The future of RFK; Costco’s gas loophole; New noise ordinances; A better bridge?; Build your own virtual street; And…. Keep reading…
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Poor bike/ped links push Metro commuters to park-and-rides
Metro planners are looking at how people use the system’s park-and-ride lots. While they help people at the region’s edges access transit, many commuters in closer-in areas drive very short distances to Metro stations because good pedestrian and bike connections don’t exist. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Back to school
DC students want to be heard; Howard in trouble?; Virginia drivers spend more to own car; Odd logic used to block UberX; Will Gray sign living wage bill?; Illegal apartment becoming legal; Transportation Alternatives announced; Can we improve IZ?; Safe streets?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Silver Line playbook
Cheaper than we thought; Fairfax re-connects; Silverman asked Frumin to drop out; Did Mara break the rules?; WMATA board boards Metro; What’s Hoover’s replacement?; Older suburbs see teardowns; Carbon emissions in Fairfax; Franklin Park-ing lot?. Keep reading…