Posts tagged Bus Priority
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Do Something: The week of February 12, 2024
This week, here’s how you can Do Something about Moore Housing in Maryland (we really need your help!); bus priority on Columbia Road and H Street NE; accessory apartments in Virginia; and an important bill about fire safety. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: WMATA announces changes intended to reduce Metrobus delays
WMATA seeks to reduce Metrobus delays. Arlington has created new affordable housing, but residents cite major maintenance issues. 79 ANC commissioners ask Mayor Bowser to direct traffic camera revenue to road safety projects. Keep reading…
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How do you build a better regional bus network? This coalition has some ideas.
A new report offers a glimpse into how far the region has come in expanding and improving bus service. Keep reading…
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Is a North-South Pulse BRT the future of transit in Richmond?
Despite many headwinds, public transportation in Richmond has seldom been so well poised for growth, and bus rapid transit could be a big part of that. Keep reading…
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Transportation mostly survives DC budget cuts, but planning takes a big hit
DC will continue most of its existing transportation efforts next year under a draft budget released by DC mayor Muriel Bowser. However, unless the DC Council changes the budget, the District will have somewhat less funding for affordable housing programs and won’t plan ahead to ensure well-coordinated development in areas slated for big growth and change. Keep reading…
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Three DC Council candidates, endorsed by the Sierra Club, cite bus lanes as a top priority
DC’s Sierra Club chapter rolled out its endorsements Thursday for the June 2 Democratic primary. The group selected achromatic incumbents Robert White (at-large), Vincent Gray (Ward 7), and Trayon White (Ward 8), as well as challenger Janeese Lewis George in Ward 4 and Patrick Kennedy for the open seat formerly held by Jack Evans in Ward 2. Keep reading…
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DC is creating another bus lane, this time on 14th Street
In 2019 DC got bus lanes on H and I streets NW, and a bus lane on 16th Street will start construction this summer. Now, there’s also a bus lane in the works for part of 14th Street in Columbia Heights. Keep reading…
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Lessons from the League of Extraordinary Bus Advocates
We convened a discussion on what the greater Washington region can learn from other cities, both nationally and globally, on how to improve our bus network. Keep reading…
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One “vulture parker” delays hundreds of bus riders
I was waiting for an S4 bus on 16th Street NW last week, and it took at least ten minutes longer than the online system said it would. As I waited, I saw a long stream of other buses (S1 and S9) stop at the next stop to the north, then have to wait about a minute to merge into adjacent traffic, and often get delayed at the light. Why? A single SUV was stopped, lights flashing, right in front of the bus stop. Keep reading…
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Red bus lanes: Now in Rosslyn & Silver Spring!
Arlington and Mongtomery County are getting into the red bus lane game with newly red lanes at Rosslyn and Silver Spring Metro stations. Keep reading…