Posts tagged Outer Beltway
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Breakfast links: State power for car-centrism
VDOT’s way or the highway; Govs pushing Outer Beltway; Obama cuts Metro; Parking no longer King; Oops, we lost your rec center; Some CMs pass on raise; Tunnel too small; Bike to DCA; And…. Keep reading…
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More people support transit than new or wider highways
Over 90% of area residents want more public transportation options, walkable neighborhoods, and jobs close to housing, a WTOP poll found. WTOP’s article on the subject emphasized highway construction instead. Highways garnered moderate support, but not as much as transit. 65% supported widening highways, but only 51% of people said they favor new regional highways. Keep reading…
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The Outer Beltway: The bad idea that won’t go away
The Intercounty Connector just opened, but its $2.6 billion price, plus debt costs, have left Maryland’s transportation budget in shambles. Worse, according to studies conducted prior to construction, the ICC won’t even relieve traffic on the Beltway and Interstates 95 and 270. Keep reading…
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Smart growth milestones of 2011: Steps forward and back
For smart growth, 2011 has been a year of continued progress. But it has also seen a few steps in the wrong direction. What are the top 5 milestones of 2011? This year, we saw DC host Rail~Volution and saw forward-thinking planning in the region’s largest suburbs. But we also felt the pain from poor office location decisions from the Department of Defense and the Virginia DOT’s… Keep reading…
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Small transport projects can be best and build a better region
To hear some people talk, the only way to “solve” traffic issues in the Washington region is to go big or go home. But smaller local projects could have a much bigger impact on making the region a better place to live, and an easier place to navigate. Individuals like Virginia Secretary of Transportation Sean Connaughton or organizations like the 2030 Group prey on… Keep reading…
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A real evacuation plan wouldn’t look like Tuesday
Imagine we needed to evacuate downtown DC and Arlington quickly, in the middle of the day. What would be the best way to do that? We know what wouldn’t work: telling all employees to go home at the same time. That’s pretty much what happened Tuesday after the earthquake. No bridges or roads were damaged, though some traffic signals had switched to flashing red or had… Keep reading…
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The zombie outer beltway returns
Zombies are notoriously hard to get rid of. They keep coming back. The same is true of a 1950s concept for an outer beltway that has been revived by Virginia Secretary of Transportation Sean Connaughton. In response, the Coalition for Smarter Growth has launched a petition campaign arguing that the outer beltway would waste scarce taxpayer resources, intrude upon Manassas National… Keep reading…
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Ignorant editorial, thoughtful analysis juxtaposed in Post
Let’s say you have some opinions about what Metro should do, but you actually know almost nothing about Metro’s actual policies. You might talk to your friends about it or comment on blogs, but it’s unlikely the Washington Post will put your ideas on its Sunday local opinion page. Unless, that is, you work for the Reason Foundation. The Post published an op-ed… Keep reading…
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Afternoon links: Budget surprises
New revenue funds few priorities; Councilmembers should read amendments; Residents obeying laws more; NJ rep takes money from NJ rails; Return of the luxury train; Women biking = the economy?; So much for conservation; Hampshire-Cowen for TOD, solutions; Council opposes Western Bypass. Keep reading…
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Advocates debate regional transportation priorities
Yesterday, I joined Stewart Schwartz of the Coalition for Smarter Growth and Rich Parsons of the Suburban Maryland Transportation Alliance on TBD NewsTalk with Bruce DePuyt for a “spirited debate” about transportation priorities for the Washington region: Keep reading…