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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Show me the (performance parking) money!
Six months ago, the DC Council established performance parking pilot zones in Capitol Hill (around Eastern Market) and in Columbia Heights. In keeping with Donald Shoup’s ideas, the legislation required all revenue from the new parking zones to go directly toward streetscape and transportation improvements in each area, with the community deciding what improvements… Keep reading…
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Scatterplot of density vs. transit ridership
Responding to the Cities in Full chart I posted in “The outlier” yesterday, commenters pointed out that there’s a better way to graph the relationship between two variables than by overlaying two line graphs: a scatterplot. Commenter Ward 1 Guy created just such a graph. Keep reading…
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Ridership data for H Street line (X2)
By popular demand and to aid in understanding any streetcar development, I did the same ridership presentation for the H Street line (X2). The data is for westbound weekday traffic. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Boston to Baltimore to Bloomingdale, oh my! edition
Close a road, reduce delays? We know that reducing lanes for cars can improve pedestrian safety, help a neighborhood, and lead to less traffic in the long run. But even Level of Service-minded traffic engineers can get behind closing certain roads. As the Economist reports, researchers studied Boston’s road network and determined that too many alternatives create more delay… Keep reading…
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The outlier
From Cities in Full by Steve Belmont (page 25): Keep reading…
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U Street biz debate BID
Should the U Street area create a BID? Last night, business leaders from the U Street and 14th Street corridors debated that very question. A BID can clean the streets better and more often than DPW would on their own, add additional police officers, and better coordinate with city agencies. On the other hand, businesses and apartment buildings would pay for those services through… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Baby steps from car dependence edition
Have you signed the pledge yet? Car-Free Day is Monday, September 22. Take the car-free challenge and head over to DC’s celebration between 11 and 3 at 7th and F for “live music, yoga classes, free t-shirts and giveaways, Segway demonstrations”, valet bike parking, free bike tune-ups, and test rides on SmartBikes. If not for me or for the environment, do it for Tommy. Keep reading…
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Free parking near the Navy Yard given away to commuters
Do you agree with this statement? Keep reading…
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Open thread
Say what you want about Metro, it gets you to Bethesda really fast. But when you get there, there are too many parking garages per square foot. Keep reading…
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Council passes fine for blocking bike lane
The Council just passed on second reading the bill to raise the fine for drivers who fail to yield to pedestrians from $50 to $250 and add points on the driver’s license. Keep reading…