Posts tagged The Capitol
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Breakfast links: After the snow
Snow sequel; More plows please; Air rights to Rosslyn?; Snow patrol; Mixed use might; Aging in place; Franklin fallout; And…. Keep reading…
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What do you call a street that’s more like a parking lot than a street?
What do you call a street that’s less a street than a private parking lot? There are lots of roads in the District of Columbia where there’s more space for car storage than for travel. These three examples show how some of the most egregious are on blocks near the US Capitol. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Tunnel and surface
Anomalies in our tunnels; Better buses in Tysons; VDOT likes toll lanes; It’ll stay short; Powerless merger; New versus old; What’s the answer?; Where it is; How will we change?; Slow train to LaGuardia; And…. Keep reading…
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Congress gives itself more free parking than its own rules allow
As TransitCenter and the Frontier Group reported last week, the federal government pays a huge $7.3 billion subsidy to people who drive to work by making commuter parking expenses tax exempt. There are countless reasons for Congress to scrap this poorly-conceived, congestion-inducing subsidy. While policymakers consider the big picture, they also ought to examine how their… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: We can’t have nice things
No density; Let them ride the bus; No Reeves swap, no deal?; What’s coming for bikes; Bazinga! GGW parking nerds; Arlington seeks more retail; Mobility may not be affordable; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Next stop?
Surface rail is on shaky ground; Will Reeves remain?; Reverends for rain gardens; Take down a parking lot; Busboys to Anacostia; Cycletracks safer for peds; Bell tolls for toll roads; And…. Keep reading…
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Virginia Avenue is an untapped resource; let’s tap it
Over a decade ago, the federal government closed Virginia Avenue between South Capitol Street* and 1st Street SE, and then seemingly forgot about it. Could the street become a bicycle and pedestrian path instead? Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: A certain mindset
What the Olympics bring; Don’t put fear first; Stay cool on Metro; Why the resistance to larger boundaries?; Silver Spring gets connected; Not preserved in Chevy Chase; Now change the name?; Goats help landscape vacant lots; And…. Keep reading…
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Proposal for a huge Capitol security zone gets low marks
Could a bigger security zone around the US Capitol enhance downtown and protect Congress? Most of our commenters say such an idea would instead deaden a large area for little actual security benefit. The recently-retired head of security for the US Senate thinks there should be a big security zone, closed to motor vehicles, all the way to Union Station and east to 2nd Street. Washington… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Car freedom
No car Capitol?; Marylanders worry about VMT tax; Take VRE to the fireworks; Next train in how long?!?; How to make the W&OD safer?; Gas station sculpture planned for Anacostia; Marion Barry in his own words; Lean urbanism could revive cities faster; Light rail connects Twin Cities; And…. Keep reading…