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Breakfast links: MARC trains could run directly from Maryland to Virginia
Maryland state legislators vote to extend MARC service to Virginia. House Democrats in Virginia propose payments instead of a gas tax holiday. Japanese street festival drew 35,000 people.Keep reading…
Breakfast links: New height requirements could bring more affordable housing to Alexandria
A change in bonus height zoning requirements could bring more affordable housing to Alexandria. Maryland’s redistricting map signed into law. Developers partner to create live/work spaces in the region.Keep reading…
How the US could unhook itself from gas reliance
The International Energy Agency is urging government leaders to implement a raft of emergency strategies to ease pain at the pump by getting residents to pass on gasoline entirely.Keep reading…
National links: Paris plans to limit pass-through traffic in the city center
Paris: drive to it, but not through it. Denver trains don’t go where people need them. A gas tax could spark a trade disputeKeep reading…
National links: A small town revival
One man’s mission to revitalize main streets in forgotten towns. Texas transportation officials plan to widen a highway despite skeptics. We may be more productive working from home — but why?Keep reading…
National links: Northeastern states and DC have a plan to reduce tailpipe pollution
A coalition of northeastern states and the District released a plan to reduce transportation emissions. Miami-Dade County paid $3 billion for more rail and got three miles. Disney’s master-planned dream town Celebration has turned into a nightmare.Keep reading…
Better transit, congestion pricing, and 18 other big ideas from a business group’s transportation blueprint
The super-Washington region, including DC, Baltimore, and Richmond, should improve the MARC and VRE rail systems including running service through DC. It should finish networks of trails and try congestion pricing in DC and adjacent parts of Arlington. It should improve bus service, promote employer incentives to not drive alone, increase equity, do more with technology, and better fund and govern transportation in the region. These are some of the recommendations from a wide-ranging newBlueprint for Regional Mobility, released Monday by the Greater Washington Partnership.Keep reading…
National links: Charlotte is planning for a car-free future
Charlotte, North Carolina envisions a downtown without cars. A Portland paper asked residents for examples of scooter riders behaving badly, but didn't exactly get what they asked for. Proposed federal gas tax legislation would also tax bicycles, electric vehicles, and transit.Keep reading…
“We need to plan together” for the arrival of autonomous cars
Fairfax County and the state of Virginia are taking the lead in our region on the future ofconnected and autonomous vehicles. One big reason: economic development. Experts say that to ensure we get the most out of the new technology, we need to be deliberate in our approach.Keep reading…
What will DC look like under Trump? One of our contributors takes his best guess.
在上周的历史和前所未有的加热器tion, DC was preparing for a more autonomous and possible independent future. With Donald Trump as president, it may be in for just the opposite.Keep reading…
