Posts tagged Public Safety
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Your guide to Metro’s Better Bus Network redesign
WMATA is conducting a complete redesign of its bus network to meet the region’s needs. They need your input. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Long-anticipated Potomac Yard Metro station will open on May 19
Potomac Yard Metro station will open on May 19. Washington region rents in Class A apartment buildings seem to be moderating in early 2023. U.S. House passes resolution to halt DC police reform bill. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: WMATA releases first major bus redesign proposal in 50 years
WMATA has a new vision for Metrobuses: they come more often and more of them run all night. Increased Metro fares go into effect on July 1. Efforts to bring workers back to downtown DC clash with workers’ preferences. Keep reading…
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Plan to extend the MBT to Maryland has safety flaws
The Metropolitan Branch Trail is finally being extended to Maryland, but one resident long involved with plans to extend it argues that the current designs should do more to ensure user safety. Keep reading…
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Sarah Langenkamp’s legacy lives on in Congressional bill to increase federal bike/ped funding
If passed, the bill would end the requirement for municipalities to match federal bike/pedestrian spending dollars and allow the federal government to put more funding directly into those projects. Keep reading…
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Hill Family Biking: New group to organize rides, call for safe streets
A community’s efforts to fill a critical one-block gap in a safe biking network met with limited but intense opposition. Now, a group is forming to encourage families in Capitol Hill to bike together and support safe, inclusive infrastructure. Keep reading…
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Why it’s so hard to build bus shelters in Virginia
Why Virginia bus stop improvements are locked in battles between individual jurisdictions and the Virginia Department of Transportation and other state agencies. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: WMATA announces changes intended to reduce Metrobus delays
WMATA seeks to reduce Metrobus delays. Arlington has created new affordable housing, but residents cite major maintenance issues. 79 ANC commissioners ask Mayor Bowser to direct traffic camera revenue to road safety projects. Keep reading…
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Open Rock Creek Park to people. Close it to cars.
The case for closing more of Rock Creek Park to cars. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Georgetown Transformers statue battle continues
Owner of Georgetown’s Transformers statues will continue to fight. Long Bridge reconstruction to boost rail capacity could be delayed by inflation. WMATA seeks help from local police departments to boost security on transit. Keep reading…