Posts tagged Public Health
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Best of 2022: Here are MDOT’S 7 possible alternatives for the North-South Transit Corridor in Baltimore
The Maryland Transit Administration has released 7 North-South Baltimore transit alternatives for review. Here they are at a glance. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: DC taxis fail to meet accessibility standards, marginalizes disabled community
DC Taxis fail to meet accessibility standards. Some Anne Arundel County students walk along highways with no sidewalks. WMATA GM proposes lower fares for low-income riders. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: MoCo Council passes bill to ban most new buildings from using gas
MoCo Council unanimously passes bill to power most new buildings with clean energy by 2027. NPS considers road diet for GW Parkway, widening Mount Vernon Trail. Alexandria looks to revamp its transit funding structure. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: After deadliest year in a decade for pedestrians in Fairfax County, advocates hold a memorial
Road safety advocates remember victims of traffic violence in Fairfax County in deadliest year for pedestrians in a decade. Best guesses for where incoming members of Congress may settle. Bowie’s car-swallowing, 8-foot-wide sinkhole has been repaired. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Dangerous roads considered for overhaul with federal infrastructure dollars
DC identifies major projects that could be funded with federal infrastructure dollars. Victims of traffic violence remembered in protest for safer streets. Metro pilots faregate redesigns to discourage fare evasion. Keep reading…
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A divisive Arlington housing proposal can help save the climate and our wallets
“Missing middle” housing will not only help save our climate, but it will aid in rectifying past housing discrimination and bias in Arlington. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro considers an “express” option for the Silver Line
Metro considers ways to add “express” Silver Line train. Report finds Alexandria’s Seminary Road Diet to be a success. Fairfax County prepares for a precarious future with new climate resilience plan. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: DC reevaluates Vision Zero plan
DDOT updates its Vision Zero plan. Alexandria to adopt a multi-year plan to rename streets that honor Confederate figures. MoCo school bus driver shortage disrupts students, families. Keep reading…
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Sections of Wyoming Avenue and Kalorama Road NW to become one-way streets
Two key Adams Morgan thoroughfares are on track to become one-way streets next year, although some neighbors have concerns. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Almost a quarter of DCHA housing units remain vacant
25% of DC public housing units remain vacant. Region will miss its 2025 deadline to clean up the Chesapeake Bay. Prince George’s County Council holds hearing on plan to improve pedestrian and bicycle access around West Hyattsville Metro station. Keep reading…