Transit
Breakfast links: Baby steps from car dependence edition
Next stop, Westpark? BeyondDC follows my analysis of the Tysons plan with some of his own. Among the good ideas: better names for the stations than "Tysons Central 7" that create real community identity.
MoCoPlaBo protecting our parks from bicycles: WashCycle runs through the sordid saga of the ICC trail. The Montgomery County Planning Board's next meeting on the topic, with no public comment, is tomorrow; the staff report recommends moving forward with the trail rerouted on a lengthy and dangerous surface street route because, after blasting a ten-lane highway through a park, a little trail is just too much of a burden on our fragile ecosystem.
Metro should move on Farragut transfer now: Steve Offutt's been hammering away at his "invisible tunnel" idea for an out-of-system free transfer between Farraguts North and West. WMATA is upgrading software, but they should be lining up the rest of their ducks now, like regulatory approval and analysis of the financial impact. (CommuterPageBlog)
Infill here: Imagine, DC compiled a top ten list of potential infill sites for new, transit-oriented mixed-use development in DC, from the Benning Road power plant to Lamond-Riggs and Fort Totten.
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Ugh. Why do they have to make being carless equivilant to being a dorky hippy?
by Reid on Sep 17, 2008 10:09 am • link • report
by Michael on Sep 17, 2008 10:15 am • link • report
The funny thing is, if you look at those schematics, the tunnel would not be a fare-paid zone. To make the transfer, you would still have to exit the turnstiles and re-enter, requiring the same technology to do so.
by Alex B. on Sep 17, 2008 10:47 am • link • report
by Dave Murphy on Sep 17, 2008 1:16 pm • link • report
by Ward 1 Guy on Sep 17, 2008 1:59 pm • link • report
- International Drive/Chain Bridge Rd
- International Drive/Leesburg Pike
- Westpark Drive/Leesburg Pike
Could those areas have roundabouts too?
by Zac on Sep 17, 2008 7:36 pm • link • report
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