Posts about Roads
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Breakfast links: Onward, Bikeshare!
Bikeshare’s growing popularity; Paratransit problems; Bus cuts bite hard; Helping Mosaic move; NVTC’s cautious approval; Big changes in MoCo; Hogan hopeful on FBI; Shine on, 495. Keep reading…
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Worldwide links: Is the future in Finland?
The future of urban transportation may live in Finland, Berlin is taking cars off of its most famous street, and light rail won’t run from Norfolk to Virginia Beach. Check out what’s happening around the world in transportation, land use, and other related areas! “Mobility” has a new meaning Is Helsinki, Finland the home of the future of transportation? Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: On your MARC, get set, go
New digs at Camden Yards; Area transit gets a boost; Light rail limbo; Warp speed on sewage study; The road better paved; Power to the people; Office space boom or bust; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Election eve
Not sold on statehood; GOP out of cities; What inner city?; Transit on the ballot; Metro’s need for less speed; More Purple Line jitters; Real estate to the rescue?; Walkable future in Tysons?; Historic preservation discord; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Deal or no deal?
Gridlock at Metro; Closing time; New player in the HOT lanes; Statehood hopes and dreams; Advocate for riders; Mobile market lifeline; Synagogue on the go; Fallout over foliage. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Dude, where’s my bus funding?
No budget for late-night buses; Say goodbye to traffic studies; District-owned to developed; From corner to circle; Four strikes, you’re out; Calm roads are safer roads; And…. Keep reading…
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Three examples of great street design in France
On a recent trip to France, I had my eyes open for smart design. Three cities in particular were full of examples of how to make streets for people rather than cars. Here’s what I noticed. Keep reading…
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A big empty space next to the Metropolitan Branch Trail will soon be a park. Check out the plans.
A large park is coming to NoMa, and its design includes a lawn and a children’s play area. There will also be a café situated around two pedestrian walkways that extend DC’s street grid through the space. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro tightens the belt
Bye, buses; Designing for safety; Ride hailing for some; Privatizing public transit; Towns outside of town; Give your thoughts on NoVA transit; Presidential urbanism. Keep reading…
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Our endorsements for ANC in Ward 8
The southern half of DC’s area east of the Anacostia River, Ward 8 contains neighborhoods such as Historic Anacostia, Barry Farm, Congress Heights, and Shipley Terrace. It has DC’s highest unemployment and poverty, but also some beautiful parks, historic buildings, and a few terrific candidates for Advisory Neighborhood Commission. Here are four that deserve your vote. Keep reading…