Posts tagged Vre
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Planners and business groups blast Union Station plans for having too much parking
Union Station, the nexus of travel for more than 37 million people each year, is set for a multi-billion dollar upgrade to bring this transportation hub and its surrounding facilities up to date. There is only one problem — parking. Keep reading…
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A new rail authority in Virginia could revolutionize connections for riders throughout the state
After decades of railroad corporations’ stranglehold on Virginia’s rail expansion plans, the Commonwealth will now join the elite handful of states featuring a legal entity with a mandate to own, manage, and expand rail infrastructure for the public good and the benefit of businesses across the region. Keep reading…
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Is Maryland getting serious about MARC trains to Virginia?
If Maryland lawmakers consider expanding their state’s commuter train service into Virginia, they’ll find that some stubborn hurdles still stand in the way—but also that the prospects suddenly look brighter than at any time in recent memory. Keep reading…
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More lanes on I-95 won’t fix Virginia’s traffic woes, VDOT says
If you want to ease congestion and improve travel times on Interstate 95, widening the roads won’t do the trick. Keep reading…
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This map illustrates the history of Virginia’s old railroads
The tracks the Virginia Railway Express ran on today used to host all kinds of important rail service. Trains that used these tracks ran both express and local, and there were branches that ran as far out as Warrenton and beyond Fredericksburg. Keep reading…
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Virginia plans to expand the Long Bridge connection with another crossing
The state of Virginia plans to add another crossing to supplement the capacity of the 115-year-old Long Bridge and expand service throughout the region. Addressing the Long Bridge bottleneck is vital to Amtrak and the Virginia Railway Express’s (VRE) ability to run more frequent trains and prepare for expected growth in ridership. Keep reading…
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Maryland and Virginia’s commuter rail look great together on one map
Maryland’s MARC train and Virginia’s VRE are very similar regional rail systems. This map shows what they might look like as a single integrated regional network. Keep reading…
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Metro Reasons: VRE plans to revamp the Alexandria station without a new pedestrian tunnel
The tunnel which would have connected the Alexandria Virginia Railway Express station with the King Street Metrorail station has been put on hold, according to Virginia Railway Express and Northern Virginia Transportation Authority documents. VRE still plans to make several improvements to the station. Keep reading…
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More cars on I-95, or something else? Take Virginia’s survey to ID changes.
In the past, the Virginia Department of Transportation has sometimes been a hindrance to safer streets or transit improvements in the region. A focus on moving cars over people has led to projects that emphasized wide roads over alternative solutions, but that may be starting to change with the I-95 project. Keep reading…
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Coordinated transit systems make travel a breeze. Here’s how our region could do it.
The Washington area needs first-class transit to meet the needs of current and future workers and businesses. To achieve that goal, the Washington area must break out of its current organizational and jurisdictional siloes and create a new body empowered to coordinate its separate transit services into a seamless, effective network. Keep reading…