Posts tagged Parking Meters
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Breakfast links: Red Line trains suspended Monday morning due to person killed on tracks
Person dies on Red Line tracks during Monday’s rush hour. Downtown DC needs more amenities to be livable. Audit finds Maryland Toll Authority overcharged thousands of users. Keep reading…
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MoCo’s road diet dilemma: Are parked cars at least better than speeding ones?
I’ve lived in a house in Montgomery County for over five years, but almost every day I ask myself: What is going on with these huge roads? They’re a major obstacle to walkability and safety. I always dream of removing a lane, but is replacing a lane with parking really a step in the right direction? Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Show Metro the money
Governors balk at paying for better transportation; Will Metro riders return to save the day?; Find the missing (bike) link; Buzzard Point buzzkills; “Stop work” must be shared; Parking meter pilot meets Chinatown; History in your gas tank; Nationals boost short-term rentals. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Legalize Main Street!
Return of the Main Street; Setback and slowdown; Zoning czar; Eyes on Metro; Pulling the trigger; Parking red alert; More affordable housing in DC; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Budget and bus lanes
Budget autonomy to the brig; Parking rate parity; 14th St streetscape; 16th St bus lane lag; IZ in DC; Plaza over Connecticut; Fort Reno done for?; Dollars for demand; A new VPP. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Short on safety
The NTSB on Metro safety; Slumlord in Congress Heights; Taxi tricks; Full time fire liasion; Motivate moves production to Detroit; Rack up art; Parking meter mythos; Not in my restaurant; Subsidized housing can invigorate poorer areas; Housing recovery by race. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Leaders speak up
Foxx says no to FRA; How to handle housing; PAC on ANC; Key Bridge rehab; Downtown parking changes; I-66 complaints; Hotel still happening; Street design, from above. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Virginia votes
Silberberg for Alexandria; The victors in Arlington and Fairfax; No love for nominee; Share and yield; Green is gold; Get to work; WMATA sued for negligence; Love thy neighbor; Mapping markets; Riot repair; Park on, New Hampshire; And…. Keep reading…
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DDOT’s newest performance parking program will be its best
In May, DDOT will launch its most robust performance parking experiment to date. The program, called ParkDC, will significantly change how people park in Gallery Place: the cost to park a car on some of downtown’s most in-demand blocks will rise or drop according to demand. Keep reading…
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When you raise parking rates, the ‘why’ matters
Arlington County may raise its parking rates, which would make it easier to find space. It’d be a welcome change, but it may happen for the wrong reasons. At a budget work session last week, county staff floated the possibility of extending on-street marking meters’ operating times by one hour and upping the hourly price by $.25. It’s a move that’s long-overdue… Keep reading…