Posts tagged Tolls
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Do Something: The week of March 4, 2024
This week on Do Something: historic preservation in Chevy Chase; budget season in DC; Montgomery County ditches parking minimums; and the 2000s are back (in a bad way). Keep reading…
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Do Something: The week of February 26, 2024
This week on Do Something: postcards from YIMBYtown; DC’s Downtown Action Plan; pet protections and transportation funding in Maryland; and curtains for accessory apartments in Virginia. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Maryland to go forward with American Legion Bridge, I-270 toll lanes
Maryland DOT is applying for federal funds to widen I-495 and replace the American Legion Bridge. Environmental report released for Crystal City-to-DCA pedestrian bridge. “Build-to-rent” project coming to Ashburn. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Potomac Yard Metro station still set for May opening
Potomac Yard station will open next month but after rest of Yellow Line. Federal board declares Georgetown resident must remove Transformers sculptures from front of home. Southern Maryland transit project, Waldorf downtown receive attention from governor, lieutenant governor. Keep reading…
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Getting there: A video recap from Part 3 of our series on transportation in the Washington region
Jonathan Hall of the University of Toronto and Kate Slevin of the Regional Plan Association discuss congestion pricing and how it could help DC achieve sustainability, equity, and mobility goals. Keep reading…
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With less toll money, Northern Virginia looks to fund a pared-back transit project list
The Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) has less money this year to fund transit projects along I-66 — a casualty of the coronavirus pandemic and fewer drivers paying tolls. Only $4 million is available to be awarded to the projects competing for money, down from the $20 million pot we saw last year. Keep reading…
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Events: Learn how YOU can make greater Washington even greater
Whether you’re a new arrival or a DC veteran, the ways in which the District works (or doesn’t work) can be a mystery. Unravel the enigma with GGWash’s DC 101, a lively workshop that will give you the knowledge, tools, and encouragement to be an advocate for safer streets, expanded housing, and more. Yes, DC can be greater — and you can help make it happen! Keep reading…
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The Washington Post fails to ask the hard questions about highway widening
The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) asserts that widening the Beltway and I-270 by adding four privately-financed toll lanes would vastly speed up traffic on the untolled lanes. Frustratingly, the Washington Post, in its news pages and in a Sunday editorial, uncritically repeats these specious claims. Keep reading…
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Top posts of 2018: Tolls could be coming to Fairfax County Parkway, and you can weigh in
The Fairfax County Parkway will be getting a makeover, and the updated highway could include toll lanes. The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and the Fairfax County Department of Transportation (FCDOT) are now looking for public input on how to improve a 31-mile stretch of the parkway from Route 7 in Herndon to the Route 1 Corridor. Keep reading…
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Top posts of 2018: Most efforts to control traffic don’t work. Here are four things that do.
Whether it’s an apartment building, shopping center, or a mixed-use project, ostensibly well-intentioned residents regularly cite worsening traffic as the reason to stop new development. However, the most common methods communities push for to alleviate congestion make it worse, while the things that actually help usually face strong pushback. Keep reading…