Posts tagged Uk
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“Lane closed to ease congestion” actually not a crazy fail
Michael sent along this amusing “FAIL” photo… but is it really a fail at all? At first blush, this looks ridiculous. How can closing a lane ease congestion? But actually, it can. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Provocative suggestions
Move the jail to Buzzard Point?; Allow bottled water on Metro?; 2 Councilmembers call for Thomas to resign; Charlottesville getting bad bypass; Driver killed cyclist in hit-and-run; Historic trolley station to be preserved; Explore interactive census data; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Keep us safe
Police brutally tase pedicab driver; More crime on the MBT; Should trains carry chemicals through urban centers?; More tweeting @metroopensdoors; Homeless to build homeless housing; Might TIGER support TOD?; No enforcement leads to parking anarchy; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Not welcome here
Barry wants ban on apartments; Park Police ruin a family’s 4th; Do we need a cyclist anti-harassment bill?; Alexandria pushing wider roads for Mark Center; No tax breaks for facadectomies; London bike sharing turns one; Metro morsels; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bad ideas for more traffic
Creeping toward an Outer Beltway; Bolling plan panned; PG WMATA seat still lavish; CSX paying for Virginia Avenue tunnel; Blow to Medical Examiner’s office; Arlington likes it quiet; Will London get iconic bike map?; And…. Keep reading…
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People believe subway maps over reality
Maps matter. Metro’s and London’s transit maps present distorted geographies in order to make the system’s organization clearer. They have become iconic, but the way they present distances shapes people’s understanding of space and distance in their region. An NYU study found that distances on such maps affect people’s travel choices much… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Some good changes
Will Four26 prompt reforms?; IRV explained, British style; Higher ridership shrinks gap; Swain’s ouster political payback; Barry wants Near SE, Near SE doesn’t want Barry; Residents oppose development in Bluemont; Workers fired after accident; Important wedding today; And…. Keep reading…
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Animation shows London’s bikeshare patterns
Meredith Begin from the DC Bicycle Advisory Council sent around this video animating bike sharing usage in London for one day: Keep reading…
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Afternoon links: The next generation draws on the last
What Mad Men would say about trains; LaHood pushes “next generation” of mobility; Neighbors decry child care center; Why Garber supports a landmark nomination; Lessons from a failed iPhone theft; ANC commissioner won with 1 vote; Gentrification looks much different in West Hollywood; And…. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Tragedy and comedy
Woman kills 3, gets 2 tickets; House cuts everything Republicans dislike; Gas stations will gradually turn into condos; Dog heads civic group; Depends what you mean by “absolutely”; Safer car hood designed; Weekend whimsy; Things collapsing. Keep reading…