Posts tagged Northern Virginia
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Do Something: The week of November 27, 2023
This week: here’s how you can Do Something about the proposed Chevy Chase Historic District, really good and really dumb bills in Montgomery County, and help us do more in Northern Virginia. Keep reading…
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Events: Earn your Master’s in Urban Planning at Georgetown
Learn about Georgetown University’s Master’s in Urban & Regional Planning program. Celebrate Women’s History Month at our Women+ Planning Happy Hour. Share your thoughts on the U Street NW Bus Priority Project. Participate in Lights-Out Hour DC. Read more in this week’s events post. Keep reading…
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Events: Learn how travel patterns in DC have shifted since 2019
Learn how the travel patterns in DC have shifted since 2019. Play this year’s TranspoBINGO. Rally for missing middle housing in Arlington. Volunteer to clean and restore Rock Creek Park and the Anacostia River. Read more in this week’s events post. Keep reading…
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Events: Support road safety in Upcounty, Maryland
Join ACT to build an UpCounty Coalition for Road Safety. Discuss Purple Line construction updates in Bethesda/Chevy Chase and Silver Spring. Light up the night with WABA’s bike light giveaway. Read more in this week’s events post. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: NoVA releases new transit dashboard
New dashboard shows transit statistics in Northern Virginia. MoCo resident donates nearly $10,000 in SmarTrip cards. WMATA considers “Blue Line Loop”. Keep reading…
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Northern Virginia’s transportation authority proposes a region-wide rapid transit network
A new plan from the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority could transform our region, creating a new network of rapid transit—three times as large as Metro—across Northern Virginia. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Northern Virginia faces an uphill battle meeting affordable housing goals
Northern Virginia may struggle to build enough affordable housing. DC hotline is effective in preventing evictions. Alexandria invites community to review its climate change action plan. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Circulator bus drivers could strike this week
Low pay could push DC Circulator drivers to go on strike. Marc Elrich says he’s not responsible for MoCo’s affordable housing shortage. Trips between New York and DC by seaplane could become a reality. Keep reading…
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To improve NoVa’s transit, look to the bus
With the future of Metrorail uncertain, a growing coalition of advocates and officials are asking: “Are buses the answer?” Keep reading…
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With less toll money, Northern Virginia looks to fund a pared-back transit project list
The Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) has less money this year to fund transit projects along I-66 — a casualty of the coronavirus pandemic and fewer drivers paying tolls. Only $4 million is available to be awarded to the projects competing for money, down from the $20 million pot we saw last year. Keep reading…