Posts tagged Stormwater
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Breakfast links: Mixed news for pedestrians
Car chase on foot; Walking safer in MoCo; People like to tweet on 9 mph streets; Illegal to let a kid bike to school; Bike sharing IS transit; NNMC getting more parking; Watch where you swim; Skyland delays test patience; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Precious on-street parking
Car sharing may get competition; Central DC parking spaces now have pay by phone; More on taxis; Ravtich Rhee-thinks Rhee-form; Transit site redesign a flop; Holy water denied; SF to LA, 32 hours on trains and buses; Mica’s district hates his plan; 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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On the calendar: Streams of consciousness
Want to build One City, learn about ecological sustainability, visualize the city with technology, discuss balancing preservation with innovation, or support bicycle advocacy in the region? These good causes and interesting events are coming up: DC Neighborhood College’s “One City Community Leadership Forum” is taking place both Friday night and… Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Speed can be scary
Mt. Vernon Trail not friendly to kids; Speed brings skeletons; This week in hipsterdom; More TOD for PG; More autonomy, more meddling?; Bostonians pinpoint the bus; Midtown Manhattan adds pop-up cafes; Philly reduces sewer overflows; And…. Keep reading…
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Wells would keep Circulator fare, expand CaBi, and more
Tommy Wells would like to keep the Circulator fare at $1, add 40 more Capital Bikeshare stations, hire needed people at DDOT including a parking czar, set up performance parking on H Street, fund green alleys, and more. Increased residential parking fees, including for households with extra vehicles, and some higher fines will pay for these priorities. These are some of the recommendations… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Cause to celebrate?
Osama death brings celebration, security; CaBi’s utility creates converts; Responsive Metro pushes bike cage; Chevy Chase a little less anti-Purple Line?; Safety rule strains track inspectors; No agreement on Nats’ Metro bill; MD cities, DC will tackle street runoff; Residents, tourists alarmed by rising tolls. Keep reading…
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Upper NW study suggests traffic calming, bike boulevards
DDOT has completed its “livability” study for upper Northwest neighborhoods, which recommends a number of changes to calm speeding traffic and improve pedestrian and bicycle safety. The study focused on Friendship Heights, Chevy Chase DC, Forest Hills, AU Park, and Tenleytown. DDOT tabulated motor vehicle, pedestrian, and bicycle crashes; surveyed residents… Keep reading…
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Virginia tea party opposes less government regulation with anti-Smart Growth, “eco-extremist” hysteria
Claiming that “eco-extremists” want to force people to move into “feudalistic transit villages,” a Virginia tea party leader is attacking Virginia’s conservative House speaker for supporting a policy that loosens government regulation over development in some areas of the state. The policy, known as “Urban Development Areas,”… Keep reading…
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Trail network emerging east of the river
DDOT recently released plans for over 16 miles of trails east of the Anacostia River that will create an extensive, highly-connected network that few areas can match. The plans cover the Oxon Run, St. Elizabeths and South Capitol Street Trails. DDOT is also working on a new 11th Street Bridge crossing, new sections of the Anacostia Riverwalk Trail and closing the gap in the recently… Keep reading…