Transportation
Greater Greater Washington writes about how people get around the Washington region, whether on Metro, buses, streetcars, driving, walking, biking, or any other method.
One of the region’s strengths is the wide range of options for travel. There are many walkable places in DC, Maryland, and Virginia where people could choose transit, walk or bike, or if they don’t have their own car, grab a shared vehicle or hail a ride. This reduces the need to own cars, saving people money and reducing traffic congestion.
As our region grows, it is imperative to continue to make these options safe, economical, and available to even more people. It is imperative to ensure safe sidewalks and bicycle infrastructure, expand transit options, and add housing near existing transit stations.
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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…
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Post leads content-free meter hike coverage
The Washington Post just got four Pulitzers, but none of them came from attending a press conference and regurgitating the inflammatory statements by an interest group without doing any work to learn about the issue. Unfortunately, that’s just what Tim Craig did to generate today’s story exclusively AAA Mid-Atlantic’s opinion on parking meter hikes. There’s… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Shape of the neighborhood
Modern and eastern; Housing very complex; New bike laws in Maryland; Listen to bloggers; Housing and transportation costs around Boston; Railroads are good for roads; In other news. Keep reading…
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MetroAccess can save money while also saving rides
Recently, I shared my perspective on why mobility is important to the disability community, including to those individuals who rely on ADA complementary paratransit (MetroAccess), and factual information on the purpose and minimum requirements for ADA complementary paratransit service. Now, it’s time to talk about money. In response to my posts, a… Keep reading…
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Leftover capital money could save Metro service
The FTA’s slow timetable could free up money to build the H Street streetcar and leave $14-27 million left over. Can the rest of the money benefit WMATA? This is capital money, not operating money, so DC can’t simply use it to save transit service… except it can. DC could give the money to WMATA and flex it to operating by paying for an equal amount of preventive… Keep reading…
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H Street-Benning Road could get streetcars by 2012
The H Street-Benning Road streetcar could become a reality as soon as the end of 2012, if the DC Council approves a reprogramming gap budget capital proposal to fund construction of the line. Thereprogramming gap budget capital proposal, recently circulated around the Council, cobbles together $63 million in unused capital funds from the Great Streets program, fire station… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Big links on big stories
RIP Constance Holden; Outcry smashing ARTS overlay cap; Gaithersbargain wins straw poll; Not all Loudoun roads need to be 8 lanes; Pulitzer for distracted driving reporting; And…; Development dispatches. Keep reading…
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Arlington releases open transit data, on Google soon
Arlington has released their ART bus route and schedule information in the open GTFS format, joining Alexandria’s DASH and DC’s Circulator in offering their schedule information to developers and Google for use in route-finding applications. Keep reading…
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Sidewalk Assurance Act going to markup tomorrow
Tomorrow, the DC Council Committee on Public Works and Transportation will vote on a bill to require installing sidewalks on at least one side of any street reconstruction. In many parts of DC, streets lack sidewalks. In many cases, these are the same areas with low rates of car ownership, large numbers of children walking to school, and large percentages of senior citizens. DDOT… Keep reading…
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CSX plans for Virginia Avenue Tunnel replacement
One of the worst rail bottlenecks on the east coast is Washington’s Virginia Avenue Tunnel. While the tunnel originally carried two tracks, it was narrowed to one to allow taller and wider freight cars. With growing freight rail traffic across the united States, the century-old tunnel is in dire need of replacement. As a part of CSX’s National Gateway initiative,… Keep reading…