Posts about Roads
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Breakfast links: The votes are in
Maryland primary results; Abandoned to affordable; Parents behind bars; More people, same movement; Taxed enough already?; A tunnel to NoMa; Become a block parent; Closed for repairs. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro issues old and new
Tragedy averted; Automation issues; WMATARU’s fatal flaw; Make Van Ness great again; Delivery’s race factor; More pavement, more problems; HOV in BRT; Hold up at White Oak; Coming soon in NoMa. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Represent
Next stop, statehood; WMATARU, Where R U?; Hogan, the hero?; Same day for some; Farm first; What’s in a name?; Equal opportunity, except for housing; Winter dream bike. Keep reading…
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Work on the Rock Creek Park Trail will fulfill a long-ago promise
Two complementary projects starting in the near future promise to completely change the bike trails in Rock Creek Park. Both will address trail issues first raised over 20 years ago. Keep reading…
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The feds just blew a chance to reform the city-killing, planet-broiling status quo
The Obama administration has released new rules governing transportation planning. Despite rumors the new rules would be a big step forward, for example requiring states to take things like greenhouse gas pollution into effect, instead they appear to be more of the same-old. Keep reading…
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Why widening highways doesn’t work, in one simple gif
Decade after decade, American metropolitan areas continue to widen their highways in order to reduce congestion. And decade after decade, congestion just keeps getting worse. That may be counterintuitive, but it’s because of a phenomenon called induced demand. This simple gif illustrates how it works: Surely one more lane will finally solve our congestion… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Skeptic city
Shelter doubts; Safety blitz findings; On the up in Ivy City; Weekend cuts?; Car2go Arlington and DC; Wilson is fine; Smoked out in DC; Consolation fee; And…. Keep reading…
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A safer bike ride through Rock Creek Park is on the way
Later this year, work will begin to reconstruct Beach Drive and parts of the Rock Creek Park Trail. The road will get a lot of work that should mitigate the environmental damage it causes, and the trail— in particular, three spots that consistently give cyclists and pedestrians trouble— will get wider. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: In short supply
Loudoun’s Silver Line plan; Sold in NoVa; Hope for Memorial Bridge; Metro sound bites; School funds; Build the Bay; The problem with office parks; Better, cheaper bike lanes. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The smart money says
SmarTrip stays; DC declares independence; Shelter sums; No new Circulator routes; Solar support; What’s in a station name?; HOT and the Pentagon; And…. Keep reading…