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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Lunch links: Affordable and accessible
We’re really affordable!; Every bus stop is political; PG snow debate neglects pedestrians?; Bloggers for WMATA Board?; GPS making us dumb?; Congress to dig holes, point transit systems into it?; Development dispatches. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Videos and lanes
Slow down!; Slow them down with road design; NYC video squad likes our lane; Lanes of enchantment; Purple subway?; JetBlue at National, Southwest too?; A light hearing. Keep reading…
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Fort Totten streets get a little closer to complete
Last night, Toole Design Group presented alternatives for the redesign of 1st Place and Galloway Street NE near the Fort Totten Metro station. The alternatives significantly improve walking and bicycling throughout an area that is today suburban and difficult to traverse. In particular, Riggs Road at 1st Place will include pedestrian refuges, a section of the Metropolitan… Keep reading…
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Amid exciting innovations, DDOT neglecting bus priority
DDOT is moving forward with many exciting transportation projects that will improve DC, from bike lanes to streetcars. However, their plans for these projects fail to also consider the vital task of making our existing bus service more efficient. There are a few key places where lots of buses use a single street, and get slowed down by traffic. According to data from WMATA, the… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Profiles in courage and not
A tale of three “cities”; MWAA’s bait and switch; Committee of 500% more expensive; Federal transit benefit benefits Metro; Really a 2-way path?; Police don’t want you to know; The granite nation. Keep reading…
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Mendelson: “We’re being too easy on drivers” who kill
At Friday’s oversight hearing on the Metropolitan Police Department, Councilmember Phil Mendelson asked some tough questions about prosecution against drivers who kill pedestrians or cyclists. The exchange starts at 4:53:45 on this video recording. Mendelson asked about a particular incident where a driver killed a pedestrian on Wisconsin Avenue while allegedly… Keep reading…
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CFA says no poles, paint on Pennsylvania Avenue
WashCycle is reporting that the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, “in its public meeting last Thursday, expressed its unanimous support for facilitating bicycle use and approved the basic design of the Pennsylvania Avenue bike lanes, but advised against the installation of the plastic poles and the use of color on the pavement.”… Keep reading…
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Downtown bike lane proposal needs fixes at the ends
Last week, DDOT announced a plan for a set of cutting-edge bike facilities downtown, but the plan does raise some issues. The plan will dramatically improve cycling conditions downtown, but some of the constraints on the plan may call for even more innovative solutions. One of the concerns voiced at Thursday’s meeting was about what happens to the bike lanes on I (Eye) and… Keep reading…
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Listen: Perspectives on DDOT’s downtown bicycle plans
At Thursday’s downtown cycle track meeting, the room was full of people with a lot to say about DDOT’s ambitious plans. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: People out and about
Tourist season brings crowds; Myers blames the victim; One Texas town trying to stamp out cycling; Arguing numbers on the Gaithersbungle; Wisconsin ripe for a streetcar?; Anti angles; Preservation preserves. Keep reading…