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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Metro budget gap now $175 million
Metro’s budget gap has risen $37.5 million beyond the previous estimate to a total of $175 million, which will force large fare increases and service reductions, according to the presentation that the WMATA Board will receive today. A Fox 5 reported a set of specific fare increase proposals, including raising the bus fare from $1.25 to $1.50 and increases in rush hour and… Keep reading…
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Metro COO follows up on rock-throwing
Shortly after we wrote about the Metro employee’s indifference to rock-throwing kids, Gerald Francis, Metro’s Deputy General Manager and Chief Operating Officer, called Tim Krepp to follow up. Keep reading…
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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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Bicycling growing in the Eternal City
When people here in the US think of cities with a strong bike culture in Europe, the places that come to mind are Amsterdam, Copenhagen and Paris, but Rome is rarely on that list. The picture that most Americans have when they think of the Eternal City is riding a motorino around the Colosseum, or as Eddie Izzard puts it most Italians riding around saying ‘ciao’ like… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Changing before our eyes
Two approaches to downtown; Two more crashes, two fewer people; Pedestrians? We’ll take a quick look when we widen; Don’t forget education; Turbo building. Keep reading…
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M Street bike lane details emerge
More protected bike lanes may soon follow the bike lane on 15th Street NW, with one top being M Street SE/SW, running from Sixth Street, SW to 11th Street, SE, a route that Tommy Wells has been interested in for quite a while. Back in early October, WashCycle reported that DDOT’s Bicycle Advisory Facility Committee discussed the M Street concept, and in mid-November the members… Keep reading…
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Key Fort Totten intersection to get 3/4 better
DDOT plans to reconfigure a completely pedestrian-hostile intersection near Fort Totten into one that’s only a little bit pedestrian-hostile. You can encourage them to go further and make pedestrians and cyclists full citizens of this area. Today, the intersection of Riggs Road and South Dakota Avenue is a high-speed net of curving ramps more appropriate for a… 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…