Posts tagged Road Connectivity
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Could a Fairfax school turn into an urban street grid?
In 2019, the private school Paul VI will move to Loudoun County from its Fairfax City campus. Plans for what to do with the land are starting to take shape, and there’s a big opportunity to make the space walkable and transit-friendly. Keep reading…
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Reston wants urban street grids around future Metro stations
Fairfax County wants to make it easier to walk, bike, and drive in Reston, especially to current and planned Silver Line stations. A new street grid and three ways to cross the Dulles Toll Road are part of the plan to make that happen. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: A certain mindset
What the Olympics bring; Don’t put fear first; Stay cool on Metro; Why the resistance to larger boundaries?; Silver Spring gets connected; Not preserved in Chevy Chase; Now change the name?; Goats help landscape vacant lots; And…. Keep reading…
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DC has too few dedicated east-west bike pathways
While DC’s bicycling network has grown, there still aren’t a lot of crosstown connections. In fact, there are no protected east-west bicycle routes in the whole third of the District north of Florida Avenue. Cyclists need more of these, as well as north-south routes to form a grid of dedicated paths. Much of DC’s bicycle infrastructure, like trails,… Keep reading…
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How can Virginia balance traffic flow with a sense of place on Route 1?
A study of Virginia’s Route 1 finds that people want “to create destinations, … not a throughway.” They also want better pedestrian and bicycle safety, and really want transit, but they also want to see traffic flow faster. What’s the best way to balance these? Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The 27% Solution
Dead heat; Gray wouldn’t resign; Will new residents matter?; Park, not parking; Rethinking Rosslyn; One capital tower; Clear snow in MoCo?; A different kind of biker crash; And…. Keep reading…
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Topic of the week: Trapped inside a marathon?
Two days and one big snowstorm ago, DC hosted the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon. It was one of many events that have shut down city streets. But are DC residents bearing more of a burden than necessary for these events? NBC’s Tom Sherwood passed along a letter to Councilmember Tommy Wells from a resident who has had enough of these events: I would appreciate if you or one… Keep reading…
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Designs for a Southeast Boulevard look like the freeway it’s replacing
Last night, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) presented several concepts for replacing the end of the Southeast Freeway with a boulevard. While it’s supposed to reconnect Hill East to the Anacostia River, all of the designs presented prioritize through traffic instead. The Southeast Freeway has been a barrier between the neighborhood and the river,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Take a walk
Pedestrians get more time; Something rotten on Florida Ave.?; The decline of car dependence?; Teens forgo licenses; Is soccer stadium a good deal?; Volunteer away affordability; Unlawful traffic camera suspended; NoVA office corridor shifting; SmarTrip gets cheaper; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Stop and go
Park easier downtown; Review starts on super stop; How to fix Georgetown; Rents not rising; Dupont can be prettier more safely; WMATA was watching; Medical Center access moves forward; More intelligent campus design; Maryland movement; And…. Keep reading…