Posts tagged Sprawl
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Virginia turns back toward the 1950s by weakening road connection standards, neglecting populated areas
Virginia took a huge step forward in 2009 to make its sure its new suburban areas included the connected street networks that made older suburbs less congested, safer to walk and bike, and cheaper for local governments to maintain. But it’s making a U-turn as the Commonwealth Transportation Board threw out the new standards at a meeting last week. This step is just one of… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Life getting easier for littlest peds
Walk to School [Every]Day; Kids will walk safer in PG; Zipcar parks elsewhere; Leggett hot for sprawl; Geoff catches a bicycle thief; Eastern Market vendors fear rent increases; MoCo politicos resents gerrymandering; Help with the zoning rewrite… for money; And…. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Eminent domain is imminent
Eminent domain hits the big screen; Skyland still pie in the sky; Smart Growth can save Marylanders billions; Pay for parking by phone in MoCo; Should MoCo join the power business?; DC has surplus; The high cost of required parking; Danish peds step up; Electric car drivers upset over fees; And…. Keep reading…
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School capacity tests make sprawl worse
A few years ago Gaithersburg adopted an ordinance to ensure that infrastructure keeps up with growth. It seemed like a good idea at the time. Unfortunately, the law turned out to be counterproductive, as it damaged the city’s ability to grow in the right places. Gaithersburg has a big problem. On one hand, the city is trying very hard to promote smart growth. They’ve… Keep reading…
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Weekend links: The sensitive subject of race
Kaya celebrates diversity; TBD dissects a gentrification article; Passengers may board at the back of the bus; Transforming the projects can lower crime; What’s good for GM may not be good for America; In Cuba, women hitchhike; Bike sharing leads to personal biking; California eases transportation project funding; And…. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Keep calm and carry on
Goodnight, Irene; Wind power blowback hits the UK; Build on CaBi’s success; Gas tax vs. fuel efficiency; Gabe & others for Chicago BRT; Sprawl is more than low-density; Young people driving much, much less; Planner right hooked by turn he banned; Washington not the next capital of the world; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Profits, nonprofits, and no profits
Walmart donates $3 million for jobs; DC earmarks live on; The postman rings less; PG weighs trade off in road project; NPS fixing erroneous roadwork; Road designation hinders services; Gas tax will be next Congressional crisis; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Meet the taxis
Meet the cabbie who bikes; Meet Arlington’s karaoke cab; Learn more about DC’s 1st sidewalk cafe; Metro social staff vs. the critics; Chief Lanier vs. the officers; Thomas’ staff promises loyalty for cash; Does Ward 3 need a new school?; And…. Keep reading…
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Stop distorting the cost of living with anti-urban subsidies
From rural air service to military base sitings to post office closings, many federal policies pick winners and losers among places for people to live. Exurban communities require much more expensive infrastructure, yet policymakers cling to a system that rewards building or living on cheap land but has the government subsidizing all the other associated costs. The Federal… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Kicked out
NPS punts soccer team from the Ellipse; Bikes make it across the bridge; Metro morsels; Arlington faces heat for protecting its residents; Black folks can gentrify, too?; Developers sad that sprawl may be harder; Consequences of Congress; Poplar Point won’t get DHS project; And…. Keep reading…