Posts tagged Tourists
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Breakfast links: How to pay
Taxes needed for Purple Line, CCT; Gas tax alive and well; South Cap now has 2 racetracks; What gets people riding; More performance for parking; Startups can start up; What’s in a name?; Less-empty downtown upsets some Clevelanders; And…. Keep reading…
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Vancouver-style Anacostia ferries and the Water Mall
Vancouver’s False Creek ferries shuttle people between major attractions and neighborhoods, activating their waterway. Yesterday, we discussed whether a similar program could achieve the same for the Anacostia River. Could a connected Anacostia become a significant destination or even a second, water-borne National Mall? The False Creek ferries run every 5-10… Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Come see DC
DC almost top vacation spot; Right-wing group fighting Silver Line; Take the boring out of transit; Kwame divides, Brown unites; Restaurant pavilion right for St. E’s?; Who doesn’t want Alexandria bikeshare?; Fewer, smaller gulps?. Keep reading…
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Holiday links: Memorial
It’s never too early; Uber legal; Stay away from Wegmans; What DC was like in 1940; No trouble with the maples; How and why of opposition; And…. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: A city oozing like batter
Stretch taller strategically; Or maybe keep it on the DL; Put some places first; Biking costs cities less and more; Vegas markets places, not neighborhoods; Seattle’s food forest; And…. Keep reading…
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Boost tourism and transit with an all-in-one tourist pass
Many European cities offer all-in-one tourism passes, which let people ride transit and visit museums for free. These are good for tourists, good for transit agencies and good for museums. If those cities can coordinate an all-in-one pass, why can’t we? As part of the current budget deliberations, WMATA is already looking at various options for weekly or monthly passes. Keep reading…
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Capital Bikeshare data already yields interesting facts
Reader Corey H has already taken the Capital Bikeshare anonymous trip data, released just a few days ago, and crunched the numbers to come up with some fascinating nuggets of information: 1) Downhill flow. Average trip is -1.94 meters, or over 2,632 kilometers in elevation change total. The average ride from Wisconsin and Macomb loses 55 meters in elevation. Fairfax Village… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Oldest inhabitants
DC wants to keep its WWI memorial; Audit for Union Station management; Death in Rockville crash; Shady deal in Catoe’s Metro; An avalanche of tickets; Think of the tourists; Madrid swaps highway for park; Battle of the buses; Core capacity for BART. Keep reading…
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Boxing Day links: Bad garages make bad neighbors
Neighbors object to secret garage; Fingers crossed for transit; CaBi huge with tourists; Calvary to meet with community; Quenching food deserts; 2011 not great for NPS; Better predictions for transit projects; No ads in Brazil city. Keep reading…
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A “tourist zone” might simplify Metro fares for casual riders
Metro fares are complex. There’s good reason for this, but it makes navigating the rail system tough for tourists. To make things simple, WMATA might consider a simple, flat fare on paper farecards for trips in a certain zone where tourists typically travel. Keep reading…