Posts about Roads
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Send us your sneckdown pictures
Now that we’ve had a big snow in DC, send us pictures of sneckdowns you spot in the wild. You can tweet them with hashtag #dcsneckdown, or email them to us at sneckdown@beyonddc.com. On Monday, Greater Greater Washington and BeyondDC will publish the best ones. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: It snowed
Can DC survive the snow emergency?; Snow will limit transportation options; Potholes be gone; WSSC being sued for dumping; Guerrilla signage gives away NYC transit secrets; Develop or preserve Anacostia?; Are multi-city Olympics the future?; Will Seattle’s building boom yield rent stabilization?. Keep reading…
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Valentine’s cards for that special person who completes the street in your heart
Valentine’s Day is coming up, but what do you do if your love for urban planning is eclipsed only by the love for your spouse or significant other? Reader Nick showed us how to combine the two with these cards from from the appropriately-named Planning Love blog. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: A hop, skip, and a jump
A new Hopscotch Bridge; New approach to New Communities; A much bigger Reston; New allies for bikes and peds; Entrepreneurial enterprises; Development downers; Sneckdowns inspire upgrades; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Yesterday and today
50th anniversary; Blown budgets; Expanding school bus cameras; Safeway rat infestation; Speed cameras are working; Priced out of DC; Region is hot for “hipster flipping”; Sampling of the Purple Line; China’s future; And…. Keep reading…
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Events roundup: It’s the final countdown
This week brings your last chance to testify on DC’s proposed zoning update, your first to learn about parking meters on the National Mall, and your second to discuss north-south streetcar implementation. Speak up or be left out: Hearings this week will be your last chance to speak out on the proposed changes to DC’s zoning code. The final code will have important… Keep reading…
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VA legislative update: Bike safety bills advance, while some still try to limit Northern Virginia
As Virginia’s legislative session continues, House Republicans are still trying to take local planning authority from Northern Virginia cities and counties. Two bicycle safety bills have moved forward. And Hampton Roads may get a regional transportation authority of its own. Bike bills seek to prevent “dooring” Two bicycle safety bills have passed… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Mission Accomplished
Phase One complete; The forgotten trail; A moratorium on the moratorium?; An ICC loyalty program?; Complete streets everywhere?; When gentrifiers become the gentrified; Bikes elevated in Europe; Love is better signage; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Suits and straws
Rest easy, Councilman; Bowser wins straw poll; Rideshare regulators; Ride on; Density is good for your health; Buying density with affordable housing dollars; Where we run; Stop the bridge; And…. Keep reading…
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Putting pedestrians and cyclists first upsets the social order of the roads
Complete streets, or the idea that roads should be safe and effective for all users, aim to upend the social order, moving cars from first to last. Despite endless discussion of “safety” and “the law,” many people seem to be upset by social, rather than legal violations of the rules. While the majority remains polite, a vocal minority is extremely attached… Keep reading…