Posts about Roads
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Breakfast links: Transportation for all
Norton backs bikeway; Benefits, please; Uber changes the game; Credit cards on CaBi; Metro’s going green; Stop highway expansion; US lightrail boom; Fast walkers club. Keep reading…
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A stretch of Wisconsin Avenue will test whether narrow lanes work on major roads
For the first time, there are lane markings on the narrow section of Wisconsin Avenue NW that runs from Q Street to R. They make for a nice opportunity to study how narrow lanes work on major roadways in the District. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Womp womp
WMATA GM? Nope; Virginia votes; Campaign against I-66 tolls; Is this justice?; The 5A lives; Union Market housing boom; Grab a ride; Guilty on all charges; DC vs. Bahamas; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Tolls, top dogs, and time off
One-way tolls only; More on Mr. Cohen; Paid leave in Montgomery; Fairfax bikeshare; Prince George’s jobs; No new people for AU Park; Rising rent; Spooky sidenotes. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Got a GM
A general manager, almost; More time for PTC; Teetering toward tolls; Creative cops; Test the testing; Drive-to urbanism; For the public good, or not; The self-driving choice; Idaho in Europe. Keep reading…
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Alexandria’s elections are Tuesday. Here are some candidates’ views on walking, biking, and street safety.
About half of the candidates in Alexandria’s upcoming mayoral and City Council elections say they believe Alexandria should do more to be a safe place for people to walk and bike. Here’s who they are, and some detail on the policies they’d back if elected. Keep reading…
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Virginia candidates wrongly criticize plans to toll I-66
Many candidates in Virginia’s election next week are criticizing plans to add tolls along with a new lane to I-66 inside the Beltway. But, and this is going to shock you, many of the things they are saying are wrong. Keep reading…
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Here’s a map of the highways that almost ran through DC
In the late ‘60s, there were plans to build the Three Sisters Bridge and elevated highway system in DC. Luckily, they fell through. A recent Washingtonian piece detailing the story made us want to re-publish GGWash editor Dan Malouff‘s post on just how may highway-sized bullets we’ve dodged: Keep reading…
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A new bridge over the Dulles Toll Road will mean more Metro access and development in Reston
Soon, Reston is going to have another bridge that crosses over the Dulles Toll Road. Called the Soapstone Connector, the bridge will make it easier to get to the Wiehle Metro station, and will pave the way for new mixed-use developments nearby. Keep reading…
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A new ramp is coming to I-395. It’ll be a little better for pedestrians and a little worse for buses.
New buildings will soon cover part of the I-395 highway in downtown DC and knit back together the disconnected street grid. As part of that, an on-ramp to I-395 will move to a new location in the middle of Massachusetts Avenue. Here’s what that will mean for everyone. Keep reading…