Posts tagged Rural
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Roanoke trail shuttle presents model for similar rural sites considering transit
Virginia’s Department of Rail and Public Transportation gave Roanoke County a grant in 2022 to relieve parking congestion at its popular rural trailheads. The pilot was successful and the service starts again on March 3. Could something similar happen at other sites across Virginia? Keep reading…
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How less car-centric planning can benefit rural areas too
Transportation policies that are less car-centric offer benefits for rural areas too, a new report argues. Keep reading…
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National links: Some places view sea level rise as an opportunity to innovate
Virginia sees climate change as an opportunity to become the “Silicon Valley of sea level rise.” Google Maps' futuristic walking directions are about to make getting around a lot easier. “Vertical villages” contain everything you need—but what about community? Keep reading…
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Candidates for Prince William County chair face off, as the political climate shifts left
Prince William County has recently swung more Democratic, with only one Republican winning in a major statewide election since George W. Bush in 2004. For the first time since the position was created in 1991, the county chair will have no incumbent running in a general election. Keep reading…
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National links: Online shopping has made traffic far worse
Online shopping was supposed to keep people off the roads—instead it made traffic far worse. After a notable modernist home was illegally demolished, the City of San Francisco ordered the owner to build an exact replica. Oregon could follow in Minneapolis' lead and ban single-family zoning in cities over a certain population. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: It’s Metro, just without the Metro
Metro considering huge closures; Bring back BRT; Criminal justice changing in DC; September house hunting; Seed money; Closing the 7000 gap; Clueless about race and cities; Is the Mall broke?; Transit truths; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Statehood to a vote
One step closer to statehood; Prince George’s new perception; Grading the gondola; Taxi turn in Arlington; Give me a brake; Originally office, now housing instead; Rural gentrification; And…. Keep reading…