Posts tagged Mwcog
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Breakfast links: Whose plan is it anyway?
Keep ‘em coming; Shifting lanes; Playground politics; Retro refit; Fit or fiction; Dipping a toe in the water; Not so fast; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Even longer waits
Purple Line delayed; More smoke; Streetcar burns; CSX fireworks; HOT doesn’t stop slugging; Housing navigators help homeless; How much vacant land is there?; Fragmented governments; Taller with less parking in New York?; A bike tunnel of snow. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: After the smoke clears
Questions remain for Metro; Pot goes up the hill; Spare a dime?; Hogan taps Rahn; Transit center almost done; Fix New York’s housing; Arts to the country?; And…. Keep reading…
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New info about who rides a bike in DC will let us make the city even greater for cyclists
There’s new data on who rides a bike or walks to work in DC, and it will likely guide future decisions on how to accommodate and encourage bicycle use. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Final debate
Done with debates; Illegal campaign signs slam Catania; Purple Line as campaign issue; Capital Bikeshare progress; Where’s the mass transit?; Housing boom in Tysons; Highway Trust Fund fix coming?; And…. Keep reading…
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Area governments take a small step on carbon emissions, but stall on real action
Greenhouse gas emissions are building in the atmosphere, contributing to climate change that is threatening our world. Our region needs to reduce carbon emissions from all sectors, but the regional Transportation Planning Board still won’t commit to a specific target. Keep reading…
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By 2040, DC’s population could be close to 900,000
The latest future population projections forecast that by 2040 the District of Columbia will have a population of 883,600. That would far eclipse the historic high of 802,178, from the 1950 census. Despite that growth, DC would still rank as only the 4th most populous jurisdiction in the region, behind Fairfax, Montgomery, and Prince George’s. But the next 26 years… Keep reading…
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DC-area transportation is not on track to meet climate change goals
The region’s governments area currently reviewing new transportation projects to add to their long-range plan. But the list of projects in the queue, if built, will increase carbon emissions rather than lower them. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Love (and snow) is in the air
One two (three?) punch; Virginia is for more lovers; Grounded; Snowed-in street grids; Half empty or half full?; COG goes to Congress; Bethesdans against nightlife; And…. Keep reading…
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Fix it first, then upgrade, says new regional transportation plan
The National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board approved the draft Regional Transportation Priorities Plan two weeks ago. It advocates a “fix it first” approach that directs resources towards keeping the transportation assets we have in good shape, rather than building massive new facilities that may be costly to maintain. The plan is a significant victory for… Keep reading…