Posts about Roads
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Breakfast links: DC taxis fail to meet accessibility standards, marginalizes disabled community
DC Taxis fail to meet accessibility standards. Some Anne Arundel County students walk along highways with no sidewalks. WMATA GM proposes lower fares for low-income riders. Keep reading…
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WMATA is a laggard on electrifying buses
OPINION: If WMATA hews to its current schedule, less than 20% of its bus fleet will be electric by 2030 – falling far behind many other jurisdictions. Keep reading…
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Legislative priorities come down to the wire on DC Council
The DC Council to vote on several big ticket items today before their session ends at the end of the month. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Riders to see shorter wait times on the Red Line during peak hours
Riders to see shorter wait times on the Red Line starting today. How amending the Height Act could revive downtown DC. Heightened HOV criteria go into effect for drivers in Arlington today. Keep reading…
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Can DC learn from Hoboken’s Vision Zero success?
How Hoboken, NJ’s Vision Zero success can be applied to efforts in DC. Keep reading…
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Transit Diary: Brian Goggin, getting around SW DC and Arlington
As part of our new Transit Diaries series, we asked several people how they got around the region. Here’s what they had to say. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: MoCo Council passes bill to ban most new buildings from using gas
MoCo Council unanimously passes bill to power most new buildings with clean energy by 2027. NPS considers road diet for GW Parkway, widening Mount Vernon Trail. Alexandria looks to revamp its transit funding structure. Keep reading…
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Sarah Langenkamp loved biking. She shouldn’t have died because of it.
In August, Sarah Langenkamp lost her life to a transportation system that failed to protect her and 40,000 other road users this year. Authorities must open their eyes and hearts to what car-centric infrastructure costs families like the Langenkamps. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Former DDOT director-turned federal transit official talks nationwide transportation electrification efforts
Former DDOT director talks plans to create a national electric vehicle charging network. Tenant association purchases apartment building in Takoma Park. Building heights reduced in Huntington Metro development plan. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: After deadliest year in a decade for pedestrians in Fairfax County, advocates hold a memorial
Road safety advocates remember victims of traffic violence in Fairfax County in deadliest year for pedestrians in a decade. Best guesses for where incoming members of Congress may settle. Bowie’s car-swallowing, 8-foot-wide sinkhole has been repaired. Keep reading…