Posts about Roads
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How I get around the DC area without a car (and you can too!)
Earlier this year, I moved to DC from Kansas City, Missouri. When I did, I said goodbye to my car. Getting around without one is totally doable, and I’ve written a guide to explain how. Keep reading…
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Need to explain a complicated new bridge project (and its politics)? Try using Legos.
Transportation projects tend to get complex. Add the interplay between engineers and elected officials and it can be nearly impossible for the public to have any clue what's actually going on. Florida's Tampa Bay Times recently tackled this problem with a brilliant use of… Legos. Keep reading…
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Ask GGWash: How do you cross a street if you’re in a bikeway that runs against car traffic?
Some of DC’s bikeways run in two directions on a street while the cars can only travel in one. On 15th Street NW, for example, the bikeway runs in north and south, but cars only go north. Keep reading…
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The developers of Rosslyn’s Central Place have built a new tunnel just for buses
For over two years, Metro has shuffled bus stops and detoured bus routes around Rosslyn to accommodate construction of a huge new mixed-use development. With construction nearly complete, Rosslyn's buses are about to get a new bus-only tunnel that will make rides smoother and faster. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Vision Zero falls short
Zero vision, zero progress?; Is he the leader DCPS needs?; Fight for $15; Money is the best medicine; Uber vs. Maryland; Metro’s new money man; DC under Obama; And…. Keep reading…
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495 and 95 toll prices were very high on Tuesday. Here’s why that happened.
The 495 Express Lanes on Virginia’s side of the Beltway offer those a choice of avoiding congestion for a price, which normally ranges between $8 to $18 depending on traffic and time. For those commuting on Tuesday December 6 this went to new levels. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Paid leave makes leaps
One step closer to paid leave; Bowser meets Trump; McMillan breaks ground … sort of; Billboard bill burns brighter; Grimke back to the drawing board; More VRE, please; That’s no monument; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Nothing new in Alexandria
No new single-family detached homes; MoCo needs lots more rentals; Bowser meeting with Trump today; Can you hear me (in Metro) now?; Questionable bike ticketing; Arlington will likely make car2go official; Facebook giveth; Is safe, affordable housing for artists possible?. Keep reading…
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National links: There are downsides to letting the Rust Belt shrink
An economist puts forward a strong argument on why it doesn’t make sense to say that we should just let middle-of-the-country places that are struggling economically die off, Donald Trump has named a Secretary of Transportation, and Volvo just finished building the world’s longest bus. Read about this, and more, from world of transportation, land use, and other related areas! Leaving… Keep reading…
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DC is telling us more about blocked sidewalks and car crashes, and that should mean safer streets
DC has created a map that shows where it has issued permits to block sidewalks and bike lanes for construction projects, and soon, the city will begin releasing more detailed data about where vehicle collisions have happened. Both will tell us more about where in the city pedestrians and bicyclists are at risk, which will make it easier to make those areas safer. Keep reading…