Posts tagged San Francisco
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Breakfast links: No Olympics
USOC picks Boston; DC’s new DMPED; Poor snow response; Development details; Transit transitions; Grosso pushes weed legalization; Winter cycling tips; And…. Keep reading…
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San Francisco street lights will animate subway trains below
A public art installation on San Francisco’s Market Street will add animated lights following the movement of subway trains running directly below. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Barriers to entry
Concert closures; No kids around the office; Lane block; For the birds; Transportation on the table; ICC complete; Suburban crawl; Buses vs. “neighborhood feel”; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bad night for Democrats and transit
Hogan KOs Brown; Vihstadt withstands Howze; Bowser stomps Catania; Wins & losses for transit; Slow down on Maryland Avenue; CSX tunnel gets green light; Silver Line express to Dulles?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Housing hunt
New housing for homeless; Housing heights; Union Market makes its mark; A new town at Gallaudet; Governance in transit; Endorse statehood too?; Freight space. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Hail, taxis
The government Uber; Cabbies demand “justice”; Actual ridesharing; How people ride Silver; Affordable housing on track; Fairfax food trucks; Washington will flood more; Trains in trouble; And…. Keep reading…
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Red paint keeps drivers out of San Francisco’s bus lanes
San Francisco is a crowded city with great transit ridership. To prioritize buses and streetcars over cars, they’ve set aside dedicated lanes for years. But now to send a signal to drivers to keep out, they’ve painted some lanes red. The data shows it’s working wonders. Keep reading…
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When temporary becomes permanent: Why reopening the SE Freeway is risky
Studies are underway to replace the closed piece of the Southeast Freeway, between the 11th Street Bridge and Barney Circle, with some combination of roads, parks, and buildings. But meanwhile, DC transportation officials plan to reopen the freeway. That’s a terrible idea. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bike on
Silver line biking; Streetcar details; Cycle tracks for children; Pedestrian error; After rent subsidies; RFK plans; Taxi times; Not there yet. Keep reading…
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The biggest bikeshare station in each US city
Throughout 2014, DC and New York have jockeyed back and forth over which city’s bikeshare system has the most stations in the United States. But who has the biggest stations? DC currently leads in the number of stations race, 335 to 324. But the number of stations only tells part of the story. New York’s stations are vastly bigger than DC’s, and by far the largest… Keep reading…