Posts about Virginia
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Weekend links: Come see DC
DC almost top vacation spot; Right-wing group fighting Silver Line; Take the boring out of transit; Kwame divides, Brown unites; Restaurant pavilion right for St. E’s?; Who doesn’t want Alexandria bikeshare?; Fewer, smaller gulps?. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Time
No nighttime Purple Line?; Ike’s family wants more time; Still on the loose; Unions against transit; Put a lid on it; New city will be empty; LA gets its groove back; And…. Keep reading…
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Streetcar will revitalize Columbia Pike corridor
Columbia Pike’s proposed streetcar line will help revitalize one of Arlington county’s busiest corridors. Nonetheless, the plan has stirred an unusual amount of controversy, especially with increased cost estimates published last December. The project has the potential to bring a lot of benefits to the Columbia Pike corridor, the county and the region. There… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: New food
Fish not in the ‘hood; District can’t afford planned taxi reform; Growth has unequal effects; What is suburbia?; “Dumbest column” hates CaBi; Mechanic hit, trapped under train; Richmond’s booming, too; Subways take similar shapes; In defense of white Girls. Keep reading…
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Residents want Seven Corners safer for walking and biking
Residents and business owners at Seven Corners want to make the area safer for pedestrians and bicyclists, provide better transit or otherwise alleviate the traffic congestion, and preserve the diverse population and affordable housing. Those were common themes from more than 100 Seven Corners residents and business owners at a May 21 session organized by the Fairfax County… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Common and uncommon
Another indictment; Whose park is it?; CaBi crime; Today in development opposition; DC mayor Franks gets complaints; Don’t bike on me?; Don’t drive the lane; Seniors suspended for cycling; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: On the cheap
Yes, non-BRT is cheaper than decent BRT; Concrete not good enough; Hine shrinks; Food trucks a problem in Rosslyn?; Clang, clang, clang; School to townhouses; Rowhouses to retail; Not enough money for water; MoCo gets a little safer; Who are the worst drivers?. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Download it
WiFi to VRE?; Ride On API on; Times are a changin’; Strip to mixed; Bollards unhelpful; Purple Line needs gas; Bike LA; And…. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Bike on
Many biked to work; Mixing cars created problem?; Divorce case increases marriage; Tech jobs growing; What billions buys; Pay camera tickets; Pop under in Dupont; Studies say; Parking’s blight; And…. Keep reading…
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Planners are the new public health officials
Research has linked the growing obesity epidemic to inactivity caused by poor land-use and transportation choices. Transportation and planning professionals are now joining the ranks of public health professionals to find solutions. Across the region, local officials are taking this to heart. Obesity is a serious problem in the US. When planners shape… Keep reading…