Posts tagged Purple Line
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Breakfast links: Vox populi
Make no little plans for Summer Streets; Buses are confusing, what else is new?; Is NextBus data proprietary?; In search of an official modernist champion, you mean; Rails and trails; And…. Keep reading…
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If only we had the Purple Line right now
I’ve never written a post on my iPhone before, but I’ve got a little time this morning. I’m on the Metrobus #79 due to yesterday’s tragedy on the Red Line and it’s aftermath. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Today in buildings
If you don’t like your historic building, let it fall down?; You say “of its time,” I say “faux modernism”; Making the FBI building work; Good plan, bad design for Walgreens?; Hotel isn’t more important than everything else; Purple Line beats opponents, highways at TPB; And…. Keep reading…
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Madaleno opposes Jones Bridge BRT in public, supports it in private
Last week, I wrote about how Maryland State Senator Richard Madaleno’s (D-District 18, Montgomery) position against transit funding and in favor of HOT lanes was “ Keep reading…
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Madaleno’s anti-transit stance penny wise, pound foolish
Maryland State Senator Richard Madaleno (D-District 18, Montgomery) has been opposing new transit projects for fiscal reasons while supporting irresponsible freeway expansions. Madaleno’s stances are counterproductive to planning a sustainable future for Montgomery County, our region, and the State of Maryland, according to the Action Committee for Transit. … Keep reading…
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The other Purple Line fight: Wayne Avenue
While the future of the Georgetown Branch right-of-way through the Town of Chevy Chase has gotten the majority of the attention throughout the planning stages of the Purple Line, there has also been a quieter discussion on Wayne Avenue in eastern Silver Spring. Back in January, the Montgomery County Council endorsed the light rail, medium investment option (PDF) for the Purple… Keep reading…
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Afternoon Links: University vs. Residents
GUTS, or just GALL? The Georgetown ANC is demanding that Georgetown University stop running most of its GUTS shuttles on Georgetown streets, except on traffic-choked Canal Road and M Street. In particular, buses on Reservoir Road, a four-lane arterial, have drawn the ire of the Commission, with some residents complaining that the buses are “wreaking havoc on… Keep reading…
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Dinner links: On track and on the trail
Controversial Vienna Councilmember loses by 2 votes; Single tracking wouldn’t work for the Purple Line; Dulles Rail money on the express track; Lost Washington: The Cabin John Trolley; Matthew Henson Trail about to open; Kiss & Park for Metro employees?. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The results are in
Barnes, Burda win in Chevy Chase; And over in Alexandria; Bike paths only good if they block trains?; Two ped triangles in the Triangle; HSR could unify mega-regions; Where’s my $30?; Pay by phone in MoCo?; Angelenos debate Getty parking hike. Keep reading…
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Dinner links: New on the scene
Riding the Metro for the first time; This video could help; Chevy Chase candidates differ on fighting Purple Line; Take a left onto Bike Interstate 101; Specter used to be a bike messenger; Navarro wins primary; Jobs the anti-preservationist; Detroit depot as federal offices?. Keep reading…