Posts by Paul Sieczkowski — Guest Contributor

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  How about a North Capitol Red Line branch?

  TransitBy Paul Sieczkowski (Guest Contributor) January 4, 2009 61

  Large mixed-use development projects at the McMillan Sand Filtration site and Armed Forces Retirement Home will add density and thousands of residential units to an area far from Metro. Current Bloomingdale residents are concerned about increased traffic, as the area is already a bottleneck, pinched between parks, universities and cemeteries that have severed the street grids.  Keep reading…

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  Sustainable streets: Can DC match the excellence of Paris?

  Public SpacesBy Paul Sieczkowski (Guest Contributor) December 30, 2008 37

  Janette Sadik-Khan has had a profound impact as Commissioner of New York City’s Department of Transportation. The city that never sleeps has been transforming its streets into a more sustainable mold. Since her arrival, NYC DOT has added buffered bike lanes, express bus lanes, public plazas and much more. While these bold ideas are overdue for a city in which 54% of households…  Keep reading…

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  Seattle’s South Lake Union Streetcar

  TransitBy Paul Sieczkowski (Guest Contributor) November 24, 2008 10

  During a recent trip to Seattle, I fed my transit craving by examining the city’s fledgling South Lake Union Streetcar. There is more depth to this new streetcar system than just a crass acronym…   Keep reading…