Posts tagged Tysons
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Do elevated rails inhibit sustainable, walkable urban places?
During the design process for the Silver Line, now under construction, a group of citizen activists advocated putting the Tysons Corner portion in a tunnel rather than mostly elevated, as ultimately planned. There was a vigorous debate about the merits of elevated rail as a planning tool for TOD versus a tunnel. Our existing walkable urban places with elevated Metro stations… Keep reading…
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The last mile in Tysons Corner, part 2: Busways
Metro’s Silver Line is currently under construction in Tysons Corner, but the built environment there presents major obstacles to transit riders. Not only is pedestrian infrastructure lacking and the neighborhood hacked apart by major arterial streets, but offices, apartments, and other destinations are spread across a vast area, many fairly distant from the future Metro stops. As… Keep reading…
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The last mile in Tysons Corner, part 1: The problem
Plans for a transformed Tysons Corner rely not only on four Metro stations but a network of circulator buses to provide service from the new stations to locations throughout Tysons. Unfortunately, circulator buses may not provide the level of service needed to entice many people out of their cars. Even with the new Metro stations, Tysons will remain a spread-out, edge city with… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Could be more walkable or bikeable
Tysons hit and run; Learning from Walk Scores; Bike infrastructure cut again; King Street’s fences; Transit worth it; Intrigue in PG planning; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Piling up, piling on
Less money mo’ problems; Why do elected Republicans hate bikes?; Nobody wants the job?; Tysons to limit parking; Tempest in a snowpile; Dimes more; Go on the Mall. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: White stuff
It snowed; Fight for the fountain; Parking makes even counselors angry; Bag fee refined; Why four stations at Tysons?; Vacant or blighted?; Privatization makes street fairs costly; Tokyo molded itself well. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: More questions than answers
Should our Metro advertise?; “Human error,” but whose?; What would Jefferson say?; More walkability or the end of the world?; Is Fairfax really chicken or just a little bit?; Should MLK Ave get a Circulator?; The biggest subway ever. Keep reading…
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Missing links block easy travel for pedestrians
As larger scale developments change our urban form, many miss important opportunities to provide important pedestrian connections. Many developments put fences on multiple sides that block pedestrian travel through the sides and backs of property for seemingly irrational reasons or no reason at all. Near Bailey’s Crossroads, almost right on the border between… Keep reading…
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The only thing we have to fear is fear of traffic
Has a civil engineer ever looked up at the Golden Gate Bridge and thought, “Nah, a suspension bridge could never work?” How many elected officials say, “our city could never be like San Francisco, so let’s not try to bridge our similar strait?” We have plenty of working examples of bridges, and therefore we know we can build more. But when it comes… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Build, don’t kill
TOD proposed for Tysons; DC office space pricier than NY?; Driver kills one of NYC’s oldest; Speed while rich? Pay up; Free bags at farmers’ markets; Topping the hot list; Acela II. Keep reading…