Posts about Virginia
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Weekend links: Development delays
Waterfront on ice; Residents don’t get to speak on Cafritz; Orange wins; “One City” line?; Bike bits; Work for, live in Arlington; Augmented reality to the rescue; Walking: Retailers and road design. Keep reading…
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Gear up for the National Bike Challenge
Ready your legs and lungs for the first ever National Bike Challenge, and vie with cyclists from around the country to save the most carbon. The National Bike Challenge starts officially May 1, 2012. The event is open free of charge to any individual, business, or organization up to 10 people. The website and mobile app track miles ridden as well as carbon and money saved. If you have… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Raise the roof
Raise the height limit?; Wish list would restore cuts, maybe; Metro no, rural roads yes; Innovation gets grants; Forest Glen zoned for failure; Easy as 3-1-1; Back to the land in the city; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Newly vital
Wheaton plan on the move; Dancing in the streets too hard; No bill puts safety at risk; Pedicab arrest gets ugly; Fairfax picks Silver names; Christie raided ARC; Where has walking gone?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Budgetary matters
Slip in the budgetary back door; Gas tax hike goes down; Wal-Mart slows down; If a parking lot closes…; This boom ain’t a bubble; The exurbs are toast; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Improvements
Fares will increase less; Now you see Silver, now you don’t; From parking to high rises; See ideas for the Mall; Modify the Ike memorial?; Hard to grab lunch in Anacostia; A city that still sleeps; Brutal preservation; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Sorry
Barry offends, apologizes; Old Town Theater may stay theater; Riverwalk to open 24-7; Recall effort dies quietly; Youngsters ditch car for bike; Smart growth LA; Animated history of the T; And…. Keep reading…
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DDOT buying streetcars, Fairfax naming Silver stations
Oregon will build streetcars for DC; Silver Line station names may get less boring. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Harder and easier with wheels
DC cycle tracks get boost; Metro sort of accessible; Biddle not out yet; In not shocking news; VDOT selling housing properties; No pedestrian plaza on 10th; Dupont parking meeting roundup; Legal to exclude reporters in Loudoun?; Have 8 hours to kill?; And…. Keep reading…
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“My way or the highway” bill awaits VA governor’s decision
Who should decide how an area grows? Local officials and voters, or the government in Richmond? The focus on decisions would shift under Virginia’s latest transportation bill, which gives the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) new powers to supersede local planning. The bill, passed on March 10, requires local governments to revise their plans to include… Keep reading…