Posts tagged Tiger
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K Street Transitway options balance buses, bikes, cars, and loading
The two build options for the K Street Transitway trade off space for cars, buses and bicycles. Keep reading…
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Dinner links: Around and about the Beltway
Wheaton is smart; Hyattsville is getting smarter; East County loses again; Tuss recovers from EDJS, CCT still ailing; Don’t carpool; you might cost Virginia money; The best car; Good ol’ WSJ; What do futures traders know about oil?. Keep reading…
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Regional plan recommends regional bike sharing but disjointed bus improvements
The K Street Transitway, a network of priority bus corridors, regional bike sharing, a few Metro station improvements, and two freeway bus lines in Virginia will make up the DC region’s application for the competitive “TIGER” grants that USDOT will award from the federal stimulus. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Moving right through
Klein reveals stimulus grant priorities; Drive-thru, not bike-thru; Metro route choice survey back; Construction closes both sides of 6th Street; Banning throwing away clean bags?; Green buildings versus green cities; What do we do about crime?. Keep reading…
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TPB creates more extensive yet sprawlier BRT map
Yesterday, we discussed the BRT proposal from the Transportation Planning Board that would apply for a stimulus grant to construct a beginning network of Bus Rapid Transit routes in the region. Dan posted in the comments that the committee had already expanded the map to contain a variety of corridors, which they will then whittle down to an initial network for the stimulus grant application. Here’s… Keep reading…
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Planners propose regional BRT system
A committee of the Transportation Planning Board has developed a Bus Rapid Transit network proposal spanning the entire region, from Laurel to Lorton. Regional leaders hope to submit this concept for the competitive grants authorized under the stimulus (ARRA) bill. This network would make a start toward improving transit on key regional routes in need of better transit service,… Keep reading…