Posts tagged Mwcog
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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…
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GAO says clarify WMATA board role, don’t restructure
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its long-awaited report on WMATA governance this morning. The report concludes that the board lacks clarity about where its role begins and ends, but rejects some of the drastic structural changes that have been proposed, instead arguing the board can and should fix problems itself. An ambiguous definition of the board’s… Keep reading…
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CaBi coming to Rockville and Shady Grove
People living and working in the Rockville and Shady Grove areas will be able to use 200 Capital Bikeshare bikes on 20 stations next year, thanks to a federal grant which will be formally approved tomorrow. The bike-sharing program is one of 8 regional projects winning funding under the Job Access Reverse Commute (JARC) program from the FTA. JARC funds must go toward improving… Keep reading…
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Wheelchair-accessible cabs increase DC mobility
As of Thursday, DC’s residents and visitors with disabilities no longer have to struggle with unreliable Metro elevators or schedule MetroAccess rides 24 hours in advance. Instead, they can take a cab like anybody else. On Thursday morning, MWCOG and the DC Taxi Commission launched rollDC, the District’s new accessible cab pilot program. Through… Keep reading…
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TIGER III to come this summer
The Metropolitan Washington Transportation Planning Board reported Wednesday that there will be a third round of the federal government’s TIGER transportation grant program. The popular and extremely competitive grants can be used for almost any transportation idea, provided applicants make the case that their projects deserve funding. The recently-passed… Keep reading…
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Naylor Road Metro can be safer for pedestrians
Pedestrian access to the Naylor Road Metro station is dangerous and the safety mechanisms currently in place are inadequate, including a walk signal facing into the woods. While Naylor Road is a priority site for TOD in Prince George’s County, there are several short-term solutions the county can implement to improve pedestrian safety now. The Prince George’s… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Follow the rules
MetroAccess drivers ignore rules, pay rider fares; Respect the train of command; School news; Bentonville’s Chili Bowl; Bike & ped crashes up over decade; Mobile market to take on food deserts; Keolis can bid on MARC after releasing Nazi information; Pedestrian guide to the USA; And…. Keep reading…
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Pedestrian safety ads feature damage to cars, not people
With dozens of people struck by cars every month in the District, pedestrian and bicycle safety is a serious concern. The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG) has introduced a new street safety campaign for 2011 with the intent of addressing inter-modal accidents. However, the new ads from the Street Smart public safety program that are now appearing… Keep reading…
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Afternoon links: Seen through a lens
New cameras coming; Visting a better transit system; CaBi: Try it, you’ll like it; Loh more open on Purple Line; Can you do better for Ike?; Hine gets smaller, loses Shakespeare and Tiger; Move the region forward through meetings; McCain doesn’t want you to bike to the airport. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Make ‘em pay
Should Montgomery pay for the Purple Line?; Hugo succeeds in hurting his neighbors; Sarles won’t end bag searches; Utility companies under fire; MoCo commission calls for major reforms; Arlington debuts new bike map; DC area sites get preservation grants; Pizza everywhere, almost; And…. Keep reading…