Posts tagged Vre
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Breakfast links: Surprising popularity
Reservations over Reservation 13; Traffic cameras are popular; MoCo CaBi coming; Floreen wants lanes; Do we need another highway?; Walk the long way to VRE; More power for ethics?; Small units get big; Safer without stoplights; And…. Keep reading…
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DMU trains are the DC region’s missing transit mode
In the DC region we have Metro and commuter rail trains, with light rail, streetcars, and BRT all in the works. And of course, regular buses. But one common mode we don’t have is DMU trains, which bridge the gap between light rail and commuter rail. DMU stands for Diesel Multiple Unit. DMU trains are intended to operate on routes that look like commuter rail, but at almost light… Keep reading…
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Maryland, Virginia, fund these projects!
Maryland and Virginia will both enact major new transportation funding bills this year. Neither bill says exactly which projects will be funded, but here are the top 10 projects in Maryland and Virginia that most deserve to get some of the funds. 1. 8-car Metro trains: Metrorail is near capacity, especially in Virginia. More Metro railcars and the infrastructure they need (like… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: On the waterfront
Who wants the FBI?; Gondola to Georgetown?; Camera camera works; The Warren Quarter; Narrow thinking on “safety”; Jury excuses killing cyclist; Eyes on the street, not?; And…; And and…. Keep reading…
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DC transit in Lego
Constantine Hannaher has made a hobby of using Legos to build models of DC-area buses and trains. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Get Smart
More ways to get a SmarTrip; City Dems, rural GOP?; Long poll lines need fixing; Transit agencies announce inauguration service; Get to Georgetown easier; Outreach breeds support; A second term how to; Where’d everyone go?. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Ride the rails
Dupont south reopens; More people take Amtrak; Less for VRE?; Councilmembers for business; Not the way to stop U-turns; Grosso gains on Brown; Fix roads for bikes too; DC is most affordable?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Rethink transit
Rock around the bus; Streetcar gets panel; Crowded on VRE? Take Amtrak; Long shot for 70; Bike bits; A Mark of success; Indian court upholds transit; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Pay to move
Ride past 9 innings; Parking displaces Wheaton market; Eisenhower Memorial delayed; How rural is rural?; Bikes on BART; Los Angeles, transit city; Safer at any speed; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Build it for real
Will town centers grow into authentic places?; Black and white sketches slow hotel; New bills for bikeshare; Bikes boom; One more reason to take the train; Customer comes first?; Variable speed limits?; Disappointments; And…. Keep reading…