Posts tagged Parking Design
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Inclusionary zombies? Check out these urban planning Halloween costumes
This Halloween, urbanist Twitter in DC and across the country poked fun at confusing parking signs, celebrated the upcoming opening of the Silver Line extension, and embodied (literally) the desire for more bus and bike lanes. Keep reading…
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P Street SW could get a protected bikeway, but some residents don’t want to lose parking
DC wants to build a protected bikeway along P Street SW to close an important connectivity gap in the Anacostia River Trail network. However, the local Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) unanimously opposes the plan because it would involve removing parking, and says the project poses a threat to affordability in the area. Keep reading…
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Adjusting the price of parking based on demand has many benefits, a Chinatown study shows
As on-street parking becomes more coveted, cities are looking for ways to better manage those spaces. In January 2019, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) published a final report from its year-long Penn Quarter/Chinatown Parking Pricing Pilot program. Keep reading…
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National links: Filling potholes with pizza cash
Dominoes Pizza started a program to fill potholes in small towns — what does that say about state of US infrastructure funding? The Houston Chronicle's editorial board urges the city to ditch parking minimums. As the Supreme Court noted about defining pornography, defining what constitutes sprawl is surprisingly hard. Keep reading…
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Alexandria has too much parking, and it’s having a detrimental effect on the city
Alexandria has far more parking than is actually being used, a recent task force study found. Now the city is considering what they should do with all of that wasted space. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: On to IZ
Affordable housing in the zone; Fewer parking spots near Silver; Take note, WMATA; Bikeshare for Falls Church; Housing hot in Arlington; Red light for Red Line; Smaller spots and remote lots; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Jack and the giants
Congress vs. WMATA; Watch the region grow; Stadium parking; No Metro, slower travel; In the crosshairs of the crosswalk; Chevy Chase, aka Snobsville?; Go green to fight crime; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Where’s the money?
Two counties, one goal; How to save a bus; Educational building blocks; Looking for options, seeing red; Doubling down on dirt bikes; That’s fine; Statehood support; Bike lanes in a strange land. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Service oriented
Give, take; More data needed; Public busing, private schools?; More MARC trains; Stamp of approval; Stairway to maintenance; Ticket to ride; And…. Keep reading…
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With the streetcar, H Street will need clear signs
For streetcars to move through traffic, rail tracks have to be free of parked cars. To keep them that way, the rules of the road must be crystal clear for drivers. Keep reading…