Posts tagged Ddot
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Breakfast links: Virginia House passes arena bill, future uncertain
Net loss? Virginia House passes arena bill, future uncertain. Three years later, displaced DC condo owners still awaiting resolution. Nearly 400 units of housing planned for part of Bethesda office park. Keep reading…
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Do Something: The week of February 5, 2024
This week, here’s how you can Do Something about bus and bike lanes on Columbia Road; park funding and trans health care in Maryland; and accessory apartments in Virginia. And a Ludacris-inspired highway bill (we’re not kidding!) Keep reading…
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GGWash Picks of 2023: The case for rider joy
Kai Hall, GGWash’s policy officer, argues that transit and local leaders should pursue rider joy as a visionary long-term strategy to build cultural, political, and financial support for transit. Keep reading…
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The lessons of DC’s circles and squares
From the 1870s up to the present day, competing interests — erecting monuments and memorials, preserving space for civic recreation, and catering to vehicular traffic — have led to drastic changes in our shared public spaces. Keep reading…
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DC will participate in the first National Week Without Driving (October 2 - 8)
The DC Transportation Equity Network and GGWash invited public officials in the District to commit to the National Week Without Driving (October 2 - October 8). Here’s why we’re organizing this campaign and how you can participate. Keep reading…
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The case for rider joy
Kai Hall, GGWash’s policy officer, argues that transit and local leaders should pursue rider joy as a visionary long-term strategy to build cultural, political, and financial support for transit. Keep reading…
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Here’s what it takes to get speed humps approved on just one block
DDOT lacks the tools and leadership to move aggressively to make DC’s streets safe, argue two advocates with local government experience. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: WMATA announces more summer construction on Orange, Silver, and Green Lines
Summer service changes announced for the Orange, Silver, and Green Lines. Report: Former MoCo Planning Board Chair did not create a hostile work environment. Prince George’s County enacts new rental assistance program. Keep reading…
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Plan to extend the MBT to Maryland has safety flaws
The Metropolitan Branch Trail is finally being extended to Maryland, but one resident long involved with plans to extend it argues that the current designs should do more to ensure user safety. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Only two DC Open Streets in 2023
Number of DC Open Streets festivals to drop from six to two. College Park planning director looks back on 37 years of change. Fairfax County approves new taxes to pay for Silver Line. Keep reading…