Posts about Roads
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Back when we took traffic deaths more seriously, here’s how we commemorated them
Today, there’s a deadly car crash virtually every week in the region. Back in 1938, we didn’t look at these things in such a blasé manner. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The future of RFK
A new RFK stadium for… the Wizards?; Fairfax’s future; Northeast Corridor tragedy; Boston feels our pain; Tread carefully on shutdowns; Hogan gives scoring a low score; New era for National Harbor; Bikeshare’s safety benefit; Pothole tech. Keep reading…
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Worldwide links: The most fooling
We hope you enjoyed our April Fool’s coverage Friday! Like every year, dreaming these up and writing them is a fun break from the pace of everyday issues and a chance to poke a little fun at ourselves along with others. A lot of other folks came up with their own great April Fools. Here are some of our favorites. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Comings and goings
Why people leave; Where the kids are; Welcome the millennials; Fixing the freeway problem; Tragedy at Metro station, again; WMATA (HQ) for sale; Largo hospital is more likely; How Purple got cheaper; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Fray and fate
Metro’s inspection problem; $15 minimum wage?; MoCo says no to accessible ride hailing; DC budget priorities; Reston revolution; Vision Zero, Waze style?; Short on homes. Keep reading…
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Rockville misses the forest for the trees with its plan for an 18-lane mega main street
Rockville Pike could one day become a 252-foot-wide mega boulevard with 12 car lanes, 4 bike lanes, 2 bus lanes, and over 50 feet of landscaping. But in designing a street with more than ample room for cars, bikes, and buses, planners abandon any hope the street will be walkable. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Budget bliss and big boulevards
Budget autonomy for the District; Wide plans for Rockville Pike; Bye bye Bi-County Parkway; Lyft discrimination; DCRA’s document drag; Metro-free nuclear zone; Proximity is key; Federally walk-blocked; What’s in a name?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Cables and kickbacks
Back on track; The MetNo morning commute; Shutdown standard?; Shelter kickbacks?; The Supreme Court pick on DC; Life in the bike lane; Council conflict of interest; Metro didn’t start the fire; The segregated vote. Keep reading…
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Maryland made a baffling decision to not enforce HOV rules during the shutdown. Then, it reversed course.
Expecting that the Metro shutdown would increase traffic, Maryland officials wisely put out messages asking people to try to carpool. Then, they… told them not to, by waiving carpool rules on Interstate 270. Keep reading…
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How was your commute?
Traffic this morning was a little worse than usual, but not horrible. More people were bicycling as well. It seems that having advance notice of the Metro shutdown helped many people adjust their plans. Keep reading…