Posts tagged Minnesota
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The Purple Line will likely beat ridership forecasts
Tucson’s new streetcar and the light rail between Minneapolis and St. Paul are beating ridership forecasts. It’s a good bet that the Purple Line, which will break ground next year, will do the same. What do they have in common? All run through the heart of major state universities. Keep reading…
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Making room for transit can make better streets for everyone
Many proposed transit projects in our region, from streetcars to bus rapid transit and the Purple Line, involve vehicles running in the street. Giving transit a place on our busy streets can be a hard sell, especially when it means displacing cars. But a recent trip to Minneapolis shows how it can create better places for everyone, including drivers. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Housing hunt
New housing for homeless; Housing heights; Union Market makes its mark; A new town at Gallaudet; Governance in transit; Endorse statehood too?; Freight space. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Car freedom
No car Capitol?; Marylanders worry about VMT tax; Take VRE to the fireworks; Next train in how long?!?; How to make the W&OD safer?; Gas station sculpture planned for Anacostia; Marion Barry in his own words; Lean urbanism could revive cities faster; Light rail connects Twin Cities; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Get on the train
Silver test; DC is 4th best for transit; Build the bridge; Recharged train stations; Anacostia Riverwalk under construction; Are driving apps dangerous?; DC homeless sent to Maryland hotels; Grosso for Nadeau; Light rail cuts driving; Happy hour tonight. Keep reading…
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Thousands of DC kids will become dropouts unless they’re tutored in reading. Here are two ways to help them.
Well over half of DC’s 3rd graders read below grade level, a key indicator of trouble ahead. Two nonprofit programs aim to address that problem through tutoring. Both are getting promising results, but can either expand enough to serve the thousands of kids that need help? Children who can’t read on grade level by 3rd grade are 4 times more likely to drop out of school. 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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Tackling truancy, part 3: The solution is collaboration
This is the third installment of a series on truancy in DC schools. Read part 1 and part 2. Truancy isn’t a new problem, nor one unique to DC. School systems around the country have tried various approaches that leverage state services and civil society to engage the child and their family on many levels. Many have been able to take a bite out of chronic truancy. In the end,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bonded
Dems make Bonds interim councilmember; Judge blocks Ivy City yard; Arlington rejects electric taxis; Bethesda could be better for bikes; From parking to park; DC still the Corcoran’s home; DC one of the choiciest; Tax land, not buildings?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Atone
The mind is the root of bike hate; Memorial gets too much life; Goodbye, Greyhound terminal; PG wants more TOD; Inaugurate freedom for DC; Trees aren’t whole story; Railgate to the Metrodome; Paris wants genuine residents; And…. Keep reading…