Posts about Virginia
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For Montgomery’s future, look to Arlington
Montgomery County Councilmember Roger Berliner (D-District 1) has proposed adding an additional Metro station near the existing White Flint station. Mr. Berliner proposed the station to enhance the pedestrian-oriented infrastructure for the upcoming suburban-to-urban retrofits in the new White Flint Sector Plan and to address the expected traffic from BRAC. He noted that… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The results are in
Barnes, Burda win in Chevy Chase; And over in Alexandria; Bike paths only good if they block trains?; Two ped triangles in the Triangle; HSR could unify mega-regions; Where’s my $30?; Pay by phone in MoCo?; Angelenos debate Getty parking hike. Keep reading…
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Dinner links: The future of sitting, driving, biking
New BART seating strategy; Road pricing: the time is now; Look at all the traffic; Road closures and parking divide Eastern Market; German city more neighborly; Arlington needs a few good counters; Some Fairfax Connector buses raise fare to $7; Give the robot your bike. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Park or don’t drive
Charlottesville considers meters; NCPC unhappy with no new parking at Navy Yard?; Talking parking in Alexandria; Sweeper cam tickets to fund housing; BRAC all fraked; NYC imagines 49,000 shared bicycles; DCCA elects slate, President too close to call. Keep reading…
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Vienna council candidate: “undesirables” mean cars, not people
Daniel Dellinger, candidate for the Vienna town council, recently stirred controversy by claiming that a proposed hiker-biker trail between Vienna and Tysons would bring “undesirables into our neighborhood.” Last night, I asked Dellinger if he would clarify his remarks. Dellinger responded today with the following:… Keep reading…
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On the calendar: Talk transportation and bike to work
URBANEXUS DC; Discuss the future of transportation; Bike To Work Day; ACT for bikes and peds at the Medical Center; Bike with the Swiss. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Zealous enforcers and budget maneuvers
Yo building is so ugly, only terrorists want to photograph it; Maryland offers more money for PG buses; MoCo may allow parking revenue to fund transit; Performance parking working in Philly; Berliner proposes more Metro stops in Bethesda; Arlington picks stimulus projects; Clarendon zoning adjusted; Park Service cracks down on pedicabs; An even greater Thomas Circle vision; Twice a day?. Keep reading…
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Arlington wants your help counting bikes and pedestrians
Arlington County transportation programs BikeArlington and WalkArlington are looking for volunteers to help collect bicycle and pedestrian counts in Arlington County on May 7th and 9th. This regular data collection is part of a national project to document walking and cycling as a mode of transportation. Collecting better data on usage and demand is essential to… Keep reading…
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Dinner links: Visions of transportation
WABA action: restore Columbia Road bike lanes; Trail users “undesirable” to one Vienna councilmember; Making Thomas Circle a usable park; Baltimore Red Line fight looking a lot like purple; Cheaper gas changing little; Zoning Commission hears from proponents; DC unveils artistic bike racks; At least we’re not in London; People near transit own fewer cars. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Not spending the money
Will Metro give money back while cutting service?; Fenty not spending meter increase money; T4A to Congress: save transit; Huge unused runway, or great rail line?; Benning on track for tracks; NYC may require “green retrofits”; 11 transit success stories; Bad BRAC bike setup still static; LaHood gets bicycling; PW-DC ferry in testing; Zipcar managing governmental car sharing. Keep reading…