Posts tagged Overhead Wires
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National Park Service defines “important vistas”
The National Park Service has released its new Master Plan for the National Mall. I have only briefly skimmed it so far, but one interesting page deals with the visual vistas NPS deems important. Check out this map: The map’s blue lines are “vistas [that] are identified as contributing features of the L’Enfant Plan of the City of Washington, D.C.,”… Keep reading…
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District officials fire back on NCPC “bureaucratic blackmail”
National Capital Planning Commission Vice-Chair Rob Miller, who works for Vincent Gray, NCPC member and DC Planning Director Harriet Tregoning, and DDOT Director Gabe Klein sent strong letters to NCPC Chairman Preston Bryant objecting to his sudden attempt to block an FTA grant for DC streetcars. The letters make a number of important points. The FTA grant itself would pay… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Transit power
Another MARC screwup; Overhead wires approved by Council; Let me out!; Unsuck DC Metro riders; Very early fare hike news; Gray for Smart Growth, not bike lanes?; LaHood the superstar. Keep reading…
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NCPC Chair Bryant asks FTA to deny streetcar grant to DC
Is expanding the power of a federal panel more important than transit and economic development in the District of Columbia? If you’re Preston Bryant, the chair of the National Capital Planning Commission and an economic and infrastructure consultant in Richmond, yes it is. Bryant sent a letter to FTA Administrator Peter Rogoff asking the agency “to withhold federal… Keep reading…
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Cooling off in the Flickr pool
Thanks to everyone who joined the Greater and Lesser Washington Flickr pool and submitted photos! Here are a few of our favorites this week. Keep reading…
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NCPC wants more power over streetcar wires
NCPC is asking the DC Council to agree to give it a greater authority over the District’s streetcar system than its federal mandate may currently provide. If it doesn’t get that power, NCPC may try to discourage the FTA from giving DC the grant to extend the streetcar to Benning Road Metro or possibly file a lawsuit. According to attorney Andrea Ferster at the recent… Keep reading…
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Streetcars preserve, not spoil, historic cities
On Tuesday, the DC Council held a hearing on the bill to allow overhead wires for a streetcar line on H Street and Benning Road. Ken Archer gave some particularly powerful testimony at the hearing about overhead wires, what makes DC special, why he lives here, and what “preserving” a historic city really means. My name is Ken Archer. I live in Georgetown with… Keep reading…
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Charlotte agrees with DC on streetcar technology
Charlotte, NC has been conducting a thorough analysis of streetcar power technologies for their planned streetcar system. Their final report is out, and essentially agrees with the conclusions from the recent APTA technology seminar: overhead wires are best for now, but alternate technologies show promise for the future. Keep reading…
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On the calendar: Big plans to testify, see panels, take tours
One little plan you should make; Support wires; Support buildings at East Falls Church; Online engagement and sustainable mobility; And a panel on cycling; Tour U Street and Tysons; Support restaurants and bars. Keep reading…
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Not allowed in the L’Enfant City?
Jaime Fearer noticed an item for sale in Maryland that might violate a 122-year-old ban if used in the L’Enfant City and Georgetown: Keep reading…