Posts tagged Roanoke
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Electric rail investment is coming to the Mid-Atlantic. Is Virginia prepared?
Amtrak, North Carolina Railroad, and the Biden Administration are investing in new electric options for the Northeast Corridor and beyond. How ready is Virginia to take advantage of these advances? Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Amtrak expands service from DC to Roanoke, Norfolk
Amtrak to add more services between DC and Roanoke, Norfolk. Electric bus terminal to open in Silver Spring this September. One of Fairfax County’s largest affordable housing complexes to open soon. Keep reading…
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Here is how school buses looked in 1934
If you were an elementary school student the 1930s, this Dodge school bus might have been your ride. Keep reading…
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Virginia is planning an east-west rail route connecting the Blue Ridge Mountains to the beach
A passenger rail advocacy group wants to bring back long-defunct east-west rail lines to connect the Blue Ridge Mountains and Virginia Beach. In its recent report, Virginians for High Speed Rail (VHSR) envisions a “Commonwealth Corridor” that would connect Christiansburg and the New River Valley with Hampton Roads. Keep reading…
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This is what school buses looked like in 1934
If you were an elementary school student the 1930s, this Dodge school bus might have been your ride. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Going up, coming down
What to put at Reeves?; Weekend track work waning; Free parking!; Take down a parking lot; Maryland foreclosures bounce back; Streamlining SmarTrip; Next stop, Roanoke; And…; Plus…. Keep reading…
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In 4 years, ride Amtrak to Roanoke
Having recently added new rail service to Norfolk and Lynchburg, Amtrak is now beginning planning to extend service to Roanoke. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Growing out and up
More local land-use control?; Silver sprawl?; Almost complete streets; Raising height limit could benefit architecture; State transportation bills pay off; DC helps the homeless more quickly; Rezoning is so much better in NY; Can everyone eat healthy?; And…. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Be thankful
DC becoming bike-friendlier; A lot to be thankful for in DC neighborhoods; Breakthroughs in 2010; Bike hit-and-run in Mt. Vernon Triangle; Gray’s slow transition irks some; Full body scanners on the Metro?; BWI rail platforms reopen; Is there a subtext to parking debates?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: One more black eye for Metro, and one less?
Ten-car Green Line train, oops; Bus driver not on phone while driving after all?; Some finding driving easier; Transit is far more land efficient; Laser bike lane has working prototype; Roanoke riders in car-sized bikes; City spends $6 million, gets empty garage and vacant lot. Keep reading…