Posts tagged Mwcog
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Breakfast links: Battle plans
Transportation battle at Manassas; MoCo gets bus bill; More Silver oversight; That smell; Teens imagine recreation bridge; Big BRT or big lanes?; Green roofs get more green; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Big days for bikes
Millions and millions; Two wheel Friday; How we move; Stop ugly houses; FoBo finally done; Height limiting; Why part of 14th isn’t changing; No legal takers for storefront; Bet you can get there; And…. Keep reading…
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Pedestrian safety slogan exhorts but does not educate
No one questions the need for public education about pedestrian safety, but Washington-area agencies are missing a real opportunity to educate the public in this year’s annual “Street Smart” safety campaign. Both drivers and pedestrians are ignorant of some important rules of sharing the road and only dimly aware of others. With the slogan “Obey… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Busing it
Seven Corners gets transit center; Redevelopment rumblings for Glenmont; Counting the homeless; Residents stuck in limbo; Gas taxes are the best; When sprawl isn’t sprawl; Thriving without parking; To save or not to save?; Rents may fall. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: On time, over budget
Trains run on time; With more cars; Alexandria approves waterfront plan; DC leads in LEED; Garvey wins nomination; Convince drivers to pay more; Takoma gets TOD. Keep reading…
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It’s TIGER time again
Each of the past three years the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) has allocated hundreds of millions of dollars in grants to local governments, as part of a program called TIGER. Each year the Metropolitan Washington Transportation Planning Board (TPB) puts together an application on behalf of the DC region. This year, TPB is submitting an application for $24 million… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The new big thing
More signs for Chinatown?; DC getting a new tunnel; GM backpedals on anti-cyclist ad; New leader discovers MoCo problems; COG opposes airports takeover; DC eschews Superfund’s toxic stigma; Treehouse of horrors; Historic preservation a “black box”?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Overtime, over budget, overdrive
Metro workers pulling long hours; Silver Line funding still in question; AAA still fighting for speeders; Program matches parents for carpools; What’s “just right” for porch height; MLK Memorial will open to all; Arlington marks scandal and intrigue; Satire map plots stereotypes; Could an overlay stop more churches on RI Ave?; And…. Keep reading…
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New coalition aims to improve regional planning
A new coalition of elected officials, planning professionals, and engaged citizens is hoping to improve coordination of regional planning in the DC area, with the goal of fostering more complete and accessible communities. Last month, the Region Forward Coalition (RFC) held its inaugural meeting. The coalition is sponsored by the Council of Governments (COG) and is charged… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Keep us safe
Police brutally tase pedicab driver; More crime on the MBT; Should trains carry chemicals through urban centers?; More tweeting @metroopensdoors; Homeless to build homeless housing; Might TIGER support TOD?; No enforcement leads to parking anarchy; And…. Keep reading…