Posts about Transit
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Latest Metro crash not such a surprise
It’s still early in the investigation, but there are a few important issues to note regarding Sunday’s crash on the Orange Line. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Give thanks you survived
Really mean holiday streets; Traffic cameras blah blah blah; We’re paying for their cars; Youth pushed into train; ‘Round about Loudoun; Jim Lehrer, transit aficionado. Keep reading…
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Top 10 missed Metro stations
What parts of the Washington region ought to have a Metro station, but don’t? I have long maintained that our region should be more open to transit modes other than Metrorail. Metro is great, but with its extremely high price tag and with over a hundred miles of it already in service, what our region needs most now is better network coverage. At this time, a billion dollars would… Keep reading…
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Bonus links: Parking extravaganza
$80,000 a space for another DC USA?; Tenleytown Safeway too suburban; Three parking bills, one hearing; Free holiday meters?; Free transit for some Chicago shoppers; Potomac Yard station still just out of reach; A Green City but without green transportation. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Water water everywhere
Metro migraines; The Mall Map; Two-driver car replaces driverless cars?; I was wondering that too; Right hand, meet left hand’s billboard; Driving on the left in Missouri; Not Rhombus Heights. Keep reading…
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Traffic on and around WAMU
On Wednesday, Diane Rehm talked traffic with Traffic author Tom Vanderbilt, Deputy US Secretary of Transportation John Porcari, and Brookings fellow Robert Puentes. Keep reading…
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Lights brighten mezzanine at Judiciary Sq
On November 24, Metro announced that they were testing new lighting at Judiciary Square’s F Street Entrance. Keep reading…
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Planning team recommends residential, not commercial, Buzzard Point
DC’s Comprehensive Plan designates a number of areas for high-density commercial or mixed-use development: Downtown and the Golden Triangle, the Penn Quarter and NoMa, the Southwest Federal Center and Capitol Riverfront… and Buzzard Point. Along with the Captol Riverfront, Buzzard Point is DC’s closest thing to a blank slate. Both provide opportunities… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Few consequences
Shot a cyclist? It’s OK; Let there be light, and airport buses; Desire lines of Brasilia; Be on the Planning Board; Tweet your space; Everybody wants biotech. Keep reading…
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Sidewalks, median, and two-way streets among Glover Park recommendations
DDOT is recommending pedestrian improvements, bike lanes, consolidating bus stops, two-way streets, a Wisconsin Avenue median, performance parking and more in their recently-completed Glover Park Transportation Study. Toole Design Group conducted the study on behalf of DDOT. They conducted a survey of residents, which found that 33% commute by bus compared to 20% by car,… Keep reading…