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There is a difference between "the law" preventing something and "the constitution" preventing something. They're not synonyms. That difference is, I believe, what he was getting at.
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Electric moped rentals
DC now has electric moped rentals. I completely support sustainable transportation, especially if it eliminates auto trips with vehicles that use gas but it seems like there are going to be some serious injuries with inexperienced people riding these mopeds.
You can rent a moped in D.C. starting this weekend https://www.washingtonpost.com/trans...-this-weekend/ |
Purple line construction!
It's official: The first section of track for Purple Line has been installed
By Associated Press Carl Willis ABC7 September 5th 2019 "LANHAM, Md. (AP) — Maryland's $5.6 billion Purple Line reached a milestone on Thursday: The first section of track has been installed. Gov. Larry Hogan attended the ceremony in Lanham, Maryland, on Thursday, as well as Maryland Transportation Secretary Pete Rahn. The first section of track was installed near Ellen Road and Hanson Oaks Drive..." https://wjla.com/news/local/purple-l...rack-installed |
Purple Line construction at the Silver Spring station. I think it's going to proceed quickly from here on.
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Purple Line cars
Well it looks pretty much just like the renderings, and that's all I'm going to say about that.
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Commuter ferries
Take a ride on M-495: Commuter ferry service proposed for DC area
Kristi King WTOP November 13, 2019 "D.C. area commuters often dream of cruising during their morning drive, and a planned commuter ferry could make that a reality. The proposed ferry service would initially extend from Woodbridge, Virginia, to Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling and the Department of Homeland Security in D.C., along a marine highway the U.S. Department of Transportation is calling the “M-495.” “We have turned a corner when it comes to commuter passenger ferry service on the Occoquan, Potomac and Anacostia rivers,” said Woodbridge District Supervisor Frank Principi..." https://wtop.com/dc-transit/2019/11/...ommuter-ferry/ |
Metro aims for September Silver Line opening despite construction issues
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Silver line having no express service is just not good for DC's future. International airport is now very close time wise to Tysons and will be a boon and DC loses out with only national airport close by. Big jets not allowed there. Morons in city government should have done more.
Raise the height limits in DC so that more business can relocate there too/residents. I believe somebody is intentionally preventing that, and it's probably the right. There is a large portion of the country that hates on DC and wants it to remain small. They would just hate it if DC became a more dynamic, bigger and populated city. They keep it so we can't grow much. Sprawl sucks, I don't like places like Reston, Ashburn, Tysons, etc. DC has potential to be a much s tronger core city. |
Metro shows six “fantasy maps” for the Blue and Silver lines
By David Alpert GreaterGreaterWashington December 6, 2019 “...Metro has embarked on a study of potential options to deal with this. Now, they have some ideas for riders to weigh in on. These range from fairly modest to pretty ambitious. The agency would like rider input and will start narrowing down the ideas to come up with an actual recommendation for what to do about its Blue/Orange/Silver bottleneck problem.” https://ggwash.org/view/75003/metro-...d-silver-lines |
Regional coalition wants to grow its trail network to nearly 900 miles
Regional coalition wants to grow its trail network to nearly 900 miles
By Luz Lazo Dec. 7, 2019 Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/resiz...WNGQTO6JJA.jpg "A plan to complete a network of nearly 900 miles of trails connecting the Washington region could be accomplished with an investment of just over $1 billion, according to a coalition of nonprofits, business and government groups. The estimate, from the Capital Trails Coalition, would build 408 miles of trails that are planned across the region, nearly doubling the size of the existing network. The proposed trails would fill gaps in a system of nearly 470 miles, improving connectivity between neighborhoods and public transit, commercial districts and jobs, the group said. The coalition of more than 60 organizations, including government agencies, environmental groups and business improvement districts, is pushing for most of the projects to be completed over the next decade, though funding has only been secured or identified for about 10 percent of them..." https://www.washingtonpost.com/local...ebc_story.html |
DC protected bike lanes
The protected bike lane on P Street, SW has been completed. This is immediately north of Fort McNair and will connect to Audi Field and the Anacostia River Walk. There were more than 6,200 pedestrian fatalities last year and nearly 860 cyclist fatalities. We need better infrastructure for bicyclists and pedestrians.
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Virginia’s big buy-in on rail could transform regional mobility
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RE Amtrak and Virginia Railway Express: I suppose this is good news (good for Amtrak at least) but it must be pointed out that VDOT is currently extending the I-95 express lanes, almost to Fredericksburg. The corridor is already sprawling out of control...
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Purple Line progress at Silver Spring Station
Crummy day but I was out and about.
Girders for the overpass are going in: https://i.imgur.com/jOlnAyH.jpg Capitol Crescent Trail overpass is in place: https://i.imgur.com/jlAQu4E.jpg |
Thank you for posting, this is great to see the progress on the Purple Line.
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Frederick Douglass bridge replacement
The weather wasn't the best to take photos yesterday but I took this photo of work on the Frederick Douglass bridge replacement.
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