Posts about Development
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Breakfast links: Tysons in transit-ion
Inside the Tysons tunnel; New Tysons buses, VRE operator; Idaho stop or a wink?; Where should the Google trike go?; Toronto may look to alley density; NJ Transit site snazzier but not more transparent; Less frequent service, less TOD?. Keep reading…
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What are we getting for $5,000,000,000?
With so much discussion focused on getting more money for transportation, a little perspective is helpful. As Ashley Halsey reported in yesterday’s Post, Northern Virginia has $5 billion in transit and road projects currently under construction. But this $5 billion, all agree, will do little to ease congestion or shorten commutes. As every motorist knows, the traffic… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Better data for better choices
Visualize your Walkshed; “Mapathon” will create open Atlanta map; “Bike There” soon on Google Maps; Streetcar meetings near you; You could kill yourself or someone else; The endless bike lane debates, NYC edition; Pick your car-tone?; The anti-Farmers Market crusader. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Those crazy economists
Freaky congestion pricing; Pricing’s defenders; E-ZPass is good for babies; Drunk walking the real scourge?; Waste our money on parking or we won’t lend it to you; Driving phone ban is working; And…. Keep reading…
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Leggett’s growth vision is not smart at all
The twin plans of Gaithersburg West and White Flint, both currently under consideration in Montgomery County, provide a rare opportunity to compare elected officials’ responses to Smart Growth infill plans and sprawl development plans. The White Flint plan would convert the mess of strip malls along that segment of Rockville Pike into a real, transit-oriented, walkable neighborhood. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Green and/or parking
College Park should be green; Solar Decathlon; Parking pushback; Green(ish) parking; No grid for Benning; “Racial” arguments make HOT suit hotter; Circulator to Rosslyn?. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Suburbs aren’t all the same
Not a safe route yet; Les banlieues américaines; Farmer’s Market … to go; The obvious (finally); Arlington an oasis; Race to the bottom; Transit planning in a recession. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Montgomery County follies
Pushback on the Gaithersbungle; Examiner bores into Medical Center tunnel; Leggett: Walkable places bad if they interfere with driving; Faster than driving; What women want (in bike infrastructure); Bloody Monday for pedestrians. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links on the run: It’s a treat
“Treat the next person”; HOT lane opposition growing; Stimulus projects creating congestion; Reconnecting zoning. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Hitting a wall
Free transit if you develop an app; Put the jobs near the people; Why-Mart?; Distracted reporter driving; Don’t be chicken; Klingle all the way; Two mayors on parking. Keep reading…