Posts about Roads
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MoCo advances two bus rapid transit projects on Route 355 and Veirs Mill Road
On July 30, the Montgomery County Council advanced two long-awaited Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) projects on MD-355 and Veirs Mill Road to the next stage of engineering. However, the Council put off selecting a preferred design for BRT on MD-355, and it’s not clear when it will decide. Keep reading…
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The East Coast’s first protected intersection is coming to Silver Spring. Here’s how it works.
Montgomery County is installing a protected intersection in downtown Silver Spring, the first of its kind on the east coast. It’s an important step toward building streets that are safer for more vulnerable road users, like people walking and bicycling. Keep reading…
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Seven ways traffic danger hasn’t changed since 1928
Very little has changed over the last 90 years when it comes to traffic safety in DC. Want proof? Take a look at this 1928 traffic report and consider how eerily similar it is to something that could come out today. Keep reading…
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How can dockless scooters make transportation more equitable in DC?
Over the past year or so dockless bicycles and scooters have cropped up all over the District, though they tend to concentrate downtown. How could these “micromobility” services make it easier for residents to get around in historically underinvested areas? One company has some ideas. Keep reading…
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Tysons wants to transform into a bona-fide city. It won’t be easy.
What would you do if you were tasked with doubling the number of jobs and raising the number of residents from about 14,000 people to 100,000 in a city? Plus you need to add 113 million square feet of new construction (for reference, Tysons mall is two million square feet). And that city needs to be a bustling urban center at all hours. Keep reading…
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MoCo’s road diet dilemma: Are parked cars at least better than speeding ones?
I’ve lived in a house in Montgomery County for over five years, but almost every day I ask myself: What is going on with these huge roads? They’re a major obstacle to walkability and safety. I always dream of removing a lane, but is replacing a lane with parking really a step in the right direction? Keep reading…
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Freeway widening was a bad idea in 1969, and it’s a bad idea now
The more things change, the more they stay the same. A survey conducted in 1969 shows that the ongoing debate over highway expansion in the DC region today has an uncanny resemblance to the region’s historical debate over building roads or rails. Despite dramatic changes in technology, data, and the demographics of the region, many policymakers have yet to learn that expanding freeways is not the best way to reduce travel times. Keep reading…
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Eight transportation projects coming to Ward 8 you should know about
Safer streets and better places to bicycle, walk, and scoot are coming to Ward 8. On Saturday, residents got to see what transportation projects are planned for their area as part of the District Department of Transportation’s Open House. Keep reading…
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Trump may be more overtly racist, but Maryland politicians have s*** on Baltimore, too
Anyone with a moral center is rightly outraged by recent tweets from President Donald Trump, where he referred to the Baltimore-area district of Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) as “a disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess.” Let’s not forget, though, that there are other poilticians who affirmatively make it harder for Baltimore to rise out of its current problems. Keep reading…
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Whose curb is it, anyway?
Nine curbside locations around the District will be available to reserve for commercial deliveries starting August 1, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) recently announced. The three-month pilot gives a company called curbFlow authority to manage the zones. Keep reading…