Posts tagged San Francisco
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“Bus pads” turn freeways into busways
Buses running on city streets can get stuck in traffic, move slow as molasses, and bunch up. New, dedicated infrastructure is hard to fund and build. But could we use freeways to provide express bus service? Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Sorry, Ralph
Court rules for library redevelopment; Virginia picks up Amtrak tab; FHWA getting behind buffered lanes?; Momentum looks for momentum; A pledge to passengers; No strike here; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The debate continues
Transit Center scuffle continues; Movin’ on up; Almost everyone uses SmarTrip; What’s in a neighborhood name?; Feds telecommute more; A check on tax incentives; Transit cutters in the house; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Crash
Plane crashes; road crashes; Build over I-66?; Virginia fights over transportation; Reasons for congestion drops; Metro pulls up flowers; Some feds to Branch Avenue; Purple Line pieces; Hailo a cab soon; Will rents’ rise slow?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: How to ride
Streetcars by end of 2013, probably; Where’d you come from?; Really?; The quality of buses; Should FBI go?; ANCs not audited; BART not going anywhere; NYC taxes hurt renters; And…. Keep reading…
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Parklets give every block a little park
Residential density in DC is increasing at a faster rate than we can create public spaces for new residents to enjoy. Parklets, like those that have been cropping up in San Francisco, could provide much-needed green space while making our neighborhoods more interesting. When I look out my office window in Shaw, all I see are cranes. Planners and developers tell me that vacant land… Keep reading…
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How to fix parking: Price it right, and don’t play favorites
Parking has been called third rail of local politics, and for good reason. At a panel Wednesday on “Getting Parking Right,” Nelson\Nygaard transportation planner Jeff Tumlin put it this way: “People hate the existing system, but they’ll also hate any changes you make to the rules. No matter what you do, people are going to be very upset with you.”… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Go at Metro
Faster Metro development; Sarles to 2016?; Transportation bill constitutional?; I’d hammer out a new waterfront plan; No victory for three feet; Watch out for expensive cars; People actually fed; A new standard; So close, yet so far; And…. Keep reading…
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Ticket scofflaw drivers with bus-mounted cameras
How do you stop car drivers from blocking bus lanes? Put cameras on buses, of course. Unfortunately, transit lanes are often clogged by car drivers who either don’t know or don’t care that cars are not allowed in them. Enforcement is difficult, because violation is often so rampant that it’s not practical for the police to pull over every violating car. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Boxed in
Show us the money; Must be really big Apple fans; Should Metro play more small ball?; Bike to Pittsburgh; Ray LaHood retrospective; Less parking equals livelier city; All doors opening; Another GGWer gets attention. Keep reading…