Posts tagged Trains
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Picture a rail yard, but with bike lanes and parks on top
A roof deck over a rail yard north of New York Avenue could create new space for bike lanes, a park, or more development in the area. The Virginia Railway Express, a commuter rail line that serves Virginia and DC, is looking at the possibility as part of a project to build a new place to store its trains. Keep reading…
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Express trains wouldn’t be of much help to Metro riders
Despite popular belief, having more tracks isn’t necessary for proper maintenance of the Metro system. It also turns out that express tracks wouldn’t provide much benefit to everyday riders, and it might even do more harm than good. This may seem a bit surprising to people familiar with express trains on the New York subway, where express tracks can cut a rider’s… Keep reading…
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Check out Montreal’s transit network
In Montreal, the subway system has video screens that display more than just train arrival times, and stations double as art galleries. Thanks to low-cost measures like these, commuting in Montreal is a world-class experience. Keep reading…
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National links: New transit for Detroit
Detroit is instituting a tax to pay for more transit, the world’s longest rail tunnel just opened in Switzerland, and Expedia is moving to Seattle, but wants to be suburban. Check out what’s happening around the country in transportation, land use, and other related areas! Motorbus city: Detroit is going to put a tax measure on the November ballot that would pay for… Keep reading…
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In Denver, you can now take a train from the airport to downtown
There’s a new way to get from Denver’s airport to downtown: the University of Colorado A Line, which opened in April. When I rode it, I enjoyed how easy it was to get a ticket and connect to other transit lines downtown. I’m a little worried about long ticket lines and a confusing name, though. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The future of RFK
A new RFK stadium for… the Wizards?; Fairfax’s future; Northeast Corridor tragedy; Boston feels our pain; Tread carefully on shutdowns; Hogan gives scoring a low score; New era for National Harbor; Bikeshare’s safety benefit; Pothole tech. Keep reading…
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Check out the status of the new Virginia Avenue rail tunnel
Once work to make the Virginia Avenue train tunnel deeper and wider is finished, taller and more efficient trains will be able to pass through, and there will be fewer Amtrak and VRE delays. Here’s an update on how the project is progressing. Keep reading…
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Here’s a closer look at what’s in store for Union Station
Plans for renovating and rebuilding parts of Union Station are well underway, the aim being to better connect train, bus, pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicle traffic to accommodate a surge in ridership over the next 25 years and beyond. On Wednesday, the public got a closer look at some of the possibilities. Keep reading…
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NoMa has a new, transportation-themed restaurant
A new NoMa restaurant celebrates transportation, from drinks named for train travel to multimodal options for getting there. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Got a GM
A general manager, almost; More time for PTC; Teetering toward tolls; Creative cops; Test the testing; Drive-to urbanism; For the public good, or not; The self-driving choice; Idaho in Europe. Keep reading…