Posts tagged Stafford
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More lanes on I-95 won’t fix Virginia’s traffic woes, VDOT says
If you want to ease congestion and improve travel times on Interstate 95, widening the roads won’t do the trick. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: HOT stuff
HOT Lanes open on I-95; Virginia studying I-66 HOT lanes; When to hold the primary?; Hogan still wants to spend less; Learning about gentrification and its effects; Why CaBi’s better than CiBi; And…. Keep reading…
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Housing is a big part of inequality in Washington. We need more housing, and more affordable housing, to fix it
There’s a lot of inequality in our region, including housing, where low-wage households living farther out spend more time and money traveling than wealthier ones closer in. A new report quantifies these problems and recommends reforming zoning to build more housing, as well as expanding subsidized housing. The report, from The Commonwealth Insititute, DC Fiscal… Keep reading…
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“Drive ‘til you qualify” takes on an urban flair
There’s far more demand for housing in the DC area than supply, especially in urban, walkable neighborhoods. When enough new homes aren’t being built close in, the region sprawls farther out. In response, new developments on the fringes are adopting urban qualities. In the Before & After Cafe on Apricot Street one recent Saturday, craft beer was on the menu… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Pay to move
Ride past 9 innings; Parking displaces Wheaton market; Eisenhower Memorial delayed; How rural is rural?; Bikes on BART; Los Angeles, transit city; Safer at any speed; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Police and crime, but not always both
Arrested for reporting on Taxi Commission; What’s “impeding traffic”?; Bus drivers angry; Crash victims remembered, maybe with park; Arlington crowdsources CaBi placement; Dense(r) center near Quantico; Parking by day, shows at night; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Growth in Virginia
Smart Growth a success in NoVa; Virginia growth strengthens urbanized areas; Stafford wants to use UDAs to accommodate growth; DC Council hears about bike and pedestrian safety; MetroAccess customers face fare hike; Eisenhower memorial could have been Education plaza; Snyder mad over parking revenue?; ARRA spending on new roads is “squadered” money; And…. Keep reading…