Posts tagged Norfolk
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Ride The Tide of light rail, Virginia Beach
Just 6 months after opening, Virginia’s first light rail transit system, located in Norfolk, is already exceeding ridership expectations. Now it’s time for the Commonwealth’s largest city, Virginia Beach, to hop aboard and extend the light rail all the way to the Atlantic oceanfront. Dubbed “The Tide,” South Hampton Roads’ light… Keep reading…
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Weekend links: The culture war comes here
Gay rights take step forward; Women’s rights take step backward; Put gentrifiers, not football players, at Res. 13; Simmer down now, DC Council; Council beefs up transportation expertise; Charter schools on the trigger; NO TAGS? $20,000 in tickets; The Tide rolls in; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Money trouble
More theft at DC tax office; DC cuts, then restores, seniors program; Metro suing insurance provider; Taxi commission is a mess; Tysons could be your new home; Norfolk embraces light rail; Sun shines on transit police; And…. Keep reading…
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What’s the status of our major transit projects?
With yesterday’s news that the Baltimore Red Line is being advanced to Preliminary Engineering, it seems a good time to check up on the various rail and BRT projects in the region and report on their status. Here are the 15 major rail and BRT projects in our region. Norfolk “The Tide” light rail Status: Construction Construction is largely complete. Trains and tracks are… Keep reading…
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Afternoon links: Transportation no-nos
Don’t lock bikes to trees; Just don’t walk there; No aerial tram for Ocean City; Hit and run killer convicted; Marcie Cohen nominated to zoning board; Norfolk light rail about to open; Bike backlash over; Bike sharing sprouting everywhere. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: How’s my performance?
Arlington follows some performance parking; Maryland public schools tops in US; Pepco will now monitor own network; Metro puts theft warnings posters in stations; L’Enfant not so dangerous, Chinatown tops list; Talking transportation in Fairfax; Frederick gets money for trail extension; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Count it!
The Census is in; Census results complicate DC vote fight; New federal money for K Street transitway; New UMD president gets the Purple Line; Tax break and much more passes; BRAC parking cap cut from defense bill; WABA begins responsible cycling campaign; Passenger rail coming to Norfolk; Pick a mode in SF. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Who to hire?
Gray picks public safety chiefs, Lanier to stay; WMATA needs drivers; Capital region commuters drive less, ride more; Housing harder to afford; Transit backlog thanks to ICC; MWAA will likely drop closest Dulles station proposal; Adams Morgan hotel gets support; Va. Beach light rail hits a snag; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Better or worse?
Flip it; Is Metro safer?; Tysons blown?; TOD or transit-occupying sprawl?; Rail to Richmond and Norfolk, almost; Crash tax?; We’re not a big city?; Petworth getting a market. Keep reading…