Posts about Virginia
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Lunch links: Things people dislike
Things neighbors don’t like; Things developers don’t like; At the head; Studies slamming sprawl; Buzz is where you find it. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Do it yourself, not the old way
Design your own Oregon Metro; Silly, confusing and a waste of space; Rejected for being “too historic”; The Pullman Porters; Lewis: Cul-de-sacs aren’t safer; Overseeing bicycling; “Mystery rider” program reveals problems, may be cut. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Click, beep, dig
Car sharing: the next generation; Cleveland replaces quiet with false safety; Potomac Yard station on the “wrong side of the tracks”?; European annoyed by Metro broken ticket machines, escalators; Amtrak underspending on marketing. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Trading places
This article was posted as an April Fool’s joke. Keep reading…
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Afternoon links: Getting it done
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Morning links: Imagine and reinvent
See, click, fix!; Maybe KFC will fix them; Post endorses Anacostia trash-reducing bag fee; Circulator posts routes, starts today; Route 7 light rail next?; Stimulus no help for transit-dependent riders; Time to “reinvent America’s cities”. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: It’s not easy pretending to be green
“Green” SOLEA pushing car use; Air quality, pshaw!; Get your bike commuter benefit, as long as you never ride transit; More trains for Virginia; Can you CNU?; Union bus-ting in Fairfax?; States can do anything as long as it’s not for bicycles. Keep reading…
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Virginia’s new street connectivity regulations: the specifics
As mentioned Monday, new regulations in Virginia will prohibit residential subdivisions composed purely of culs de sac. Instead, the regulations will require that all new neighborhoods connect, or provide provisions to connect, to surrounding streets and properties. Keep reading…
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Fairfax County proposes bus route cuts
Fairfax County has proposed cutting bus service for FY 2010 to close a $650M budget gap. The cuts include completely eliminating fifteen routes, decreasing bus frequency on nine routes, cutting off weekend service on one route, and other cuts. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: We’re here, we’re urban
Hopefully not just like the Pentagon; Life, liberty, happiness and the ability to build sprawl?; Crosswalks aren’t temporary loading zones; Commute correlation computation; Seattle starts curbside composting; Mini links. Keep reading…