Posts tagged Reston
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Breakfast links: Go for the (bike + transit) goal
Bike it like Beckham; Wasted time, wasted money; Farewell along the C&O Canal; Reston gets bikeshare; Safety for all on the 7000 series; Bike playground; And…. Keep reading…
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Car-free travel idea: Backpacking via Metro
Sure, the Metro can take you to many places, but did you know that you can take it to go backpacking? Parks in both Maryland and Virginia have campgrounds that are less than a one-hour hike away from Metro stations. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Pause on paid parking
Parking still free in Reston; SafeTrack slips on quality; Protected bikeway to Foggy Bottom; More units than occupants, lower rents?; DC house prices boom and bust; Lessons from 40 years of Metro funding woes; Fewer job seekers in the region; Lookout to dorm to luxury apartments; A less vague “Share the Road”. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The worst bus stop in America?
This bus stop is awful; A new home for Metro?; Now you can connect; Passengers prevail over cargo; Mega-wide Pike; Road revisions; More TOD for Reston; And…. 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: Beating the heat
It’s getting hot in here; Had it with hot cars; Metro’s bad budget news; Can you hear me now?; Abandoned home angst; Hardly a plan in Arlington; Fuzzy math on robberies; More bus bays for King Street; This week in approvals; Big sales in the suburbs. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: On track, sort of
SafeTrack not so smooth; Surge 2 report; Changes brew for ANCs; Rents rise, and too damn high; Shops shift to homes in Reston; Bigger apartments,
lessKeep reading…fewer units for Georgetown; MetroAccess fraud; DC’s 1909 subway plans; And…. Keep reading…
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A zoning change in Fairfax will allow more density
In Fairfax, the zoning code now allows buildings that are near Metro stations or that are part of certain commercial corridors to be denser than than before. The Board of Supervisor’s decision to approve the change last week is emblematic of an effort to make sure that new housing and office space are paired with transportation options. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Surge 2, smooth sailing
First work day for second surge; Section 8 overhaul; Homes for grandfamilies; Paid parking for Reston; Bike lane cheers and community; Olympic Metro woes. Keep reading…
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Washington ranks #2 in walkable urbanism; Maryland and Virginia outshine other cities’ suburbs
The Washington region is second in the nation in having housing and jobs in walkable places, a new report says. A real stand-out for our region, compared to other similar cities, are the walkable places even outside the center city like Silver Spring and Reston. Keep reading…