Posts tagged Traffic
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Decongestion pricing could help fix traffic in the Washington region
State lawmakers recently sealed a deal to make New York City the first city in the country to implement decongestion pricing, a measure intended to cut down on the city’s infamous gridlock traffic, while also raising much-needed revenue to improve and maintain its aging subway system. Could such a system work in our region? Keep reading…
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National links: Los Angeles’ scooter pilot has sparked a debate about surveillance
Los Angeles is about to launch a one-year scooter pilot that collects trip data. Japanese inventor Seiichi Miyake made cities more accessible to people who are visually impaired. More US cities are ending their recycling programs after China stopped purchasing their recyclable materials. Keep reading…
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National links: What it takes to make congestion pricing work
Research from cities around the world shows how to make congestion pricing work. A data-driven approach to ending homelessness has been successful in multiple cities. Why don't most cities tax land values? Keep reading…
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Maryland nixed its transit options and is moving ahead with road-widening and tolls on I-495 and I-270
Maryland has proposed a Traffic Relief Plan to reduce congestion and travel times on some major state highways and improve residents' quality of life. The hitch? The only options on the table would make all of those things worse. Keep reading…
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Candidates for Prince William County chair face off, as the political climate shifts left
Prince William County has recently swung more Democratic, with only one Republican winning in a major statewide election since George W. Bush in 2004. For the first time since the position was created in 1991, the county chair will have no incumbent running in a general election. Keep reading…
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National links: Putin’s redevelopment plans and the topography of wealth
This cartographer highlights the enormous wealth disparities in Los Angeles. Congestion is usually seen as a bad thing, but it can also be an indicator of economic vitality. Putin is spending billions of dollars to revitalize Russian cities. Keep reading…
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National links: Traffic exacts a heavy toll on car commuters’ health
Your terrible commute is probably really hurting your health. New methods of urban planning go beyond static spaces and delve into how people actually use them. Los Angeles might charge drivers by the mile to tame its traffic problems. 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…
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National links: Online shopping has made traffic far worse
Online shopping was supposed to keep people off the roads—instead it made traffic far worse. After a notable modernist home was illegally demolished, the City of San Francisco ordered the owner to build an exact replica. Oregon could follow in Minneapolis' lead and ban single-family zoning in cities over a certain population. Keep reading…