Posts tagged Suburbs
-
Baltimore’s suburb-to-suburb express buses aren’t attracting many riders. Why not?
The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) is eliminating three suburb-to-suburb express bus routes around Baltimore that were first introduced to avoid downtown congestion. It’s a good idea in theory, so why aren’t these routes working? Keep reading…
-
Montgomery County is adapting to changing retail trends, but can it adapt its reputation?
In Montgomery County, a new study aims to prepare suburban shopping districts for the future of retail. However, the area's problem isn't vacancies, but its reputation. Keep reading…
-
Sprawl is slowing, but that doesn’t have to mean higher housing prices
The region's reduced sprawl is overall a positive thing, but it's also meant less housing stock. If we're going to boost the amount of affordable homes in city centers, it needs to be easier to rededicate ill-used or unused urban spaces to new development. Keep reading…
-
National stories: Congestion pricing in New York City?
Congestion pricing could be coming to New York City, and baby boomers are moving out of McMansions while nobody wants to move in, and Google Street View cars are collecting data on air pollution. Check out what’s happening around the world in transportation, land use, and other related areas! Keep reading…
-
National stories: Parking vs. progress in Boston
Boston is just the latest city where parking continues to reign. The people of Los Angeles seem like they want to step away from their car-oriented rep. And in Austin, a kerfuffle over Uber and Lyft showed that some transportation execs are pretty out of touch with day to day reality. Check out what’s happening around the country in transportation, land use, and other related areas! Keep reading…
-
Houston took this winning approach to adding housing. Could DC do the same?
Though DC has been adding lots of housing, new development is concentrated in large, expensive buildings in neighborhoods that are running out of empty lots to build on. Houston’s approach to densification — replacing detached single family homes with townhouses — offers some important lessons for DC’s long-term growth. Keep reading…
-
Breakfast links: Walkability close to work is worth a lot
Walk Score is money; What a shorter commute is worth; More suburban poverty; No Metro for marathon or Bruce; Test scores up, but still low; Will this road be safer?; More cyclists die nationally; Manassas trailer park evicted; Way more ride hailing; And…. Keep reading…
-
In praise of the stacked townhouse
A cross between apartments and townhouses, the “stacked townhouse” is becoming a popular house type among DC-area homebuilders and buyers. While they’re great for urban neighborhoods, a quirk in zoning means they’re most common in far-flung suburbs. Keep reading…
-
Worldwide links: France
Today, we mourn for France, which was again the target of a horrific terrorist attack. Tragedy in France: A man killed over 80 people and injured at least 200 more when he drove a truck through a crowds celebrating Bastille Day in France’s southern city of Nice. The attack on the pedestrian-filled promenade was the third major terrorist attack in France since January 2015. Tramways… Keep reading…
-
National links: How the highways happened
The US highway system is around partly because of a road trip Dwight Eisenhower took right after WWI, and if our leaders don’t invest in our transit infrastructure, we’ll have to sit back and hope for the best until they change their minds. Check out what’s happening around the world in transportation, land use, and other related areas! Interstate prelude:… Keep reading…