Posts tagged Transportation Financing
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Events roundup: Post-holiday fun
After a short holiday break, we are jumping right back into a busy week of fun-filled events. Learn about Buzzard Point, Montgomery County rapid transit, and President Obama’s transportation funding strategy. See new apps and tools using Capital Bikeshare data, and learn how smart growth and environmental protection go hand-in-hand in Virginia. The future of Buzzard… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Streetcar obstacles
Farewell for made-in-USA; First M, now K; Evans hits a pedestrian; Park-its still not on Penn; WMATA needs more money; Plenty of parking, even on Black Friday; Va. gas taxes going up; A vertical office park; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Barriers to entry
Concert closures; No kids around the office; Lane block; For the birds; Transportation on the table; ICC complete; Suburban crawl; Buses vs. “neighborhood feel”; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: United?
Land swap a bad deal?; All about the green; Purple Line worry; Transit ballot success; Taxi boss wants Uber regulations; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Rejuvenate
Revive Bethesda’s plaza; More affordable housing in DC?; What’s next for bikeshare; Biking safer despite headlines; Boost for bikes and peds; Glowing bike lane; Real estate bits. Keep reading…
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Events roundup: Georgetown and Fairfax
How can communities change while preserving what’s important? Learn about these challenges in historic Georgetown and developing Route 1 in Fairfax. Also, learn about transportation financing, water and equity, and Ride On service at upcoming events around the region. Change in Georgetown: Moving historic neighborhoods into the future can be difficult. Georgetown… Keep reading…
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Maryland voters could put transportation funding in a “lockbox.” Here’s what that would mean.
Legislators in Maryland are asking voters to amend the state constitution to ensure that transportation taxes go to transportation projects. They say it’s necessary to keep governors from using the state’s Transportation Trust Fund to balance the budget, as many have done since the 1980s. The fund gets revenue from the state gas tax, vehicle registration fees,… Keep reading…
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More proof gas taxes don’t pay for roads
Advocacy groups that think it’s a waste of money to build transit or bicycle infrastructure often argue that since gas taxes come from drivers, so should all transportation funding. This chart from Pew shows where the transportation money comes from; it’s not all drivers: Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: In and out of Arlington
Housing or parks?; County flight; Vacant in Virginia; Taxicab share decreasing; Cycle law enforcement; Transit as a social good; And…. Keep reading…
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Could traffic changes produce a new village square?
Where Kennedy Street meets Missouri Avenue in Northwest DC, there’s a dangerous tangle of turn lanes, cross traffic, and leftover plots of useless land. DDOT plans to remake the intersection to be safer for car traffic, but with a few simple tweaks the plan could produce something even better: A village square. Keep reading…