Posts tagged Ottawa
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Experimental “advisory” bike lanes will give cyclists greater weight on Capitol Hill
DC will pilot new “advisory” bike lanes” on E Street SE in Capitol Hill. At first it sounds like this might be an April Fool’s joke. But these are a real kind of bike infrastructure that’s new to DC and will be tried here as an experiment. Keep reading…
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Nine Montgomery County officials agree to ditch their cars this week
This week, from June 10 to June 16, several Montgomery County elected officials and planning board members have pledged to leave their personal vehicles parked at home. These officials will put their pro-transit public positions to the test as they attempt to use public transit or active transport (foot, bicycle, scooter) to attend all work business and personal activities. Keep reading…
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Got $78,000? Want to buy some trains?
If you're interested in buying some trains and have an extra $78,000 lying around, boy does the City of Ottowa have the deal for you. The trains were pulled out of service in March 2015 but are supposedly still in working order. Keep reading…
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This cartoon shows why we should rethink parking minimums
A number of cities, including DC, are rethinking parking minimums, or rules that require new buildings to have a certain amount of parking. This video from Ottawa explains why parking minimums can be harmful. Keep reading…
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Ottawa has a four mile ice skating highway
Ottawans probably don’t get a lot of snow days off work. Not with winter commuting options like the Rideau skateway, a four mile long highway for ice skaters. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Growth patterns
Inner-ring suburbs lose residents; Families avoid coastal metros; Can’t always get what you want; Cash crunch at Metro; DC’s Grand Central; It’s too crowded; DC mayoral choices “uninspiring”; Cleaner rivers not clean enough; One stop for homeless help; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Permission
Tax on downward facing dog?; Get a pass; Marines chill on security; Bikes can be…somewhere; Bury the problem; Let’s go to the mall; Not New York; And…. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Getting serious about parks
Tourmobile’s end “likely”; A tale of two parks; Numerology of bus transit; DC’s gays live closer to downtown; Maryland and counties duel on Smart Growth; Floridians run for their lives; Suburban poverty rising; The ultimate environmentally destructive highway; Capital cities unfairly reviled; And…. Keep reading…