Posts about Transit
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I’m testifying before Congress about WMATA
Tomorrow morning, I’ll be testifying before the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform about WMATA. The hearing will focus on three questions: WMATA’s efforts to improve safety and service, particularly in the wake of a spate of accidents that have occurred within the Metro system over the past year, including the June 22, 2009, crash… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: It’s easy being green
Zoo listens to us; Green plan, needs green money; Planning Department veggies; People and things bumping cyclists; Rosslyn’s temporary plaza; The art avenue; X marks the cuts; Vote in Congress versus home rule. Keep reading…
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Fairfax to restore Connector, make room for WMATA
Fairfax County is unlikely to let its transit wither as it awaits the opening of a new Metrorail line. The County Board of Supervisors’ draft budget restores Connector service and makes room for increased WMATA contributions if other jurisdictions follow suit. Keep reading…
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National Zoo blocks pedestrian access from the east
Tourists often reach the National Zoo by Metro to the Connecticut Avenue entrance. But many local residents walk or bike to the east side gate off Harvard Street from Adams Morgan, Mount Pleasant, or nearby neighborhoods. Begninning this spring, they have been turned away, as the Zoo closed all east side entrances due to construction. At the Harvard Street bridge, a sign directs… Keep reading…
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“Monumentalism” puts postcard DC above human DC
Three recent opinion pieces in the Washington Post raise some thought-provoking questions about the way planners, preservationists, and others view Washington, DC, and question the long-standing consensus around a “monumentalist” vision at odds with other preservationist, environmental, and urbanist viewpoints. The widely-accepted view of Washington… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Governments for questionable urbanism
Left hand plans transit, right hand adds parking; Why the hate for form-based codes?; Cycle-assaulting teens busted; New bike infrastructure; Keeping you Posted; Ben’s on every corner; Cable cars and the blue castle. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Light rail’s supporters
FTA supports domestic streetcars; Preservationist supports overhead wires; UMD students support Purple Line; VRE getting express, not longer trains; Circulate more this fall; 8 feet long, not wide; Bike Greenbelt. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Montgomery’s losses
Dan Reed leaving; Vacant stores and gas stations not the path; Lots in (& near) LeDroit; Oh, these spare parts?; Alexandria’s parking solution; All about Bobs (and Tom); Drive-thru booze. Keep reading…
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Switching to CNG buses could help long-term WMATA budget situation
As area governments continue to struggle with funding Metro, some WMATA board members are looking at increased use of federal capital dollars for preventive maintenance currently paid out of the operating budget as part of the ultimate budget solution. The challenge will be to ensure that the capital program is not compromised by doing so. Making the capital investment… Keep reading…
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CSX’s proposed community amenities
Matt Johnson’s post on CSX’s plans for Virginia Avenue has generated a very large debate. Jacqueline Dupree scanned in the sketch showing some of CSX’s ideas for how its project might improve the immediate area. Keep reading…