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EPA Recognizes Cities for Using Smart Growth Tools That Get Seniors Active
Sprawl can take a disproportionate toll on older people. Their eyesight might make them nervous about driving at night, or unable to drive at all. It can take them a long time to cross wide,...
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Put Your (Transportation) Money Where Your Mouth Is, Gov. McDonnell
On Earth Day last Friday, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell issued a “transportation challenge” to the people of his state: to “try a form of transportation other than driving alone once every two...
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DC, Arlington Officials Cite Seven Potential Transit Pitfalls
Fifty years ago, when the rest of the country was building highways, the District of Columbia and Arlington County invested heavily in transit — and it paid huge dividends. What was the mistake at...
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Transforming Tysons Corner: A High-Stakes Suburban Retrofit
This is the old Tysons Corner. Photo: Restonian “That strip mall just got rezoned for high rise buildings.” “These auto dealerships are going to disappear.” Those aren’t words you hear very often in...
View ArticleActive Living For All Ages: Creating Neighborhoods Around Transit
Streetfilms teamed up with the Public Policy Institute at AARP to bring you a look at how Arlington, Virginia plans for its senior population using transit-oriented development (TOD). Arlington has...
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Value Capture, the Dulles Rail Extension, and the Future of Transit Funding
The failure of Atlanta’s transportation ballot measure late last month led to speculation among many analysts about what the vote meant for other regions across the country looking for ways to fund...
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Mixed Bag for Closely-Watched Local Transit Races
Last night delivered some good results — and some disappointment — for transit-related ballot initiatives around the country. Transit supporters in Virginia Beach celebrate the passage of a ballot...
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Study: Shorter Blocks May Be the Key to Cutting Traffic in Small Cities
It’s well-established that density and mixed-use development reduce driving. Right? But strategies like those don’t work the same way everywhere, according to new research published in the Journal of...
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Bob McDonnell: Everyone Should Pay For Virginia’s Roads (Except Drivers)
In transportation circles, there’s an endless debate about how to fund infrastructure. Raise the gas tax? Index it to inflation? Institute a vehicle-miles-traveled fee? Many jurisdictions have turned...
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Virginia’s Transpo Future: Charge Drivers Less to Build More Roads
Congratulations are owed to Bob McDonnell. He’s scored a victory on his transportation funding plan, cementing his legacy (though infuriating conservatives, including his hand-picked successor). His...
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health, noise reduction are common benefits of cycle commuting. safety is usually not mentioned. if someone is being mugged or having a heart attack will a motorist hear your call for help? only a...
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Even though my politics differ from his, I enjoyed Mr. Bowden’s opinion piece. It’s nice to see that the benefits of bike commuting, which I always thought should be apolitical, can appeal to...
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“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it!” – Upton Sinclair “Then I’d remind him of the economic benefits of cycling — not just for...
View ArticleBy: DingDong
This is evidence of the strange paradox of bike politics. For cycling advocates to convince others, they have to be apolitical and technocratic — sticking to the facts. For cycling advocates to get...
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Unfortunately, the mere mention of a Republican–or perhaps I should say “Rethuglican”– is enough to set off the auto-snark feature in progressive bloggers…
View ArticleBy: Andy S.
Cantor isn’t going to change his mind about bike infrastructure because he has nothing to lose (politically speaking) and everything to gain by trying to defund it, regardless of what his personal...
View ArticleBy: storiteller
I don’t know if Cantor even believes he’s being hypocritical, unfortunately. Like many casual cyclists, he may just see cycling as a form of exercise and recreation, not a legitimate form of...
View ArticleBy: Himiebawbaw
Streetsblog Capitol Hill often gets oddly partisan, perhaps reflecting Tanya’s background I writing about partisan political affairs versus more advocacy politics (I could be wrong there, but that’s...
View ArticleBy: Angie Schmitt
In Tanya’s defense, I don’t think it’s just us that’s getting partisan — it’s all of Washington. But I think this is a good reminder though about consensus building and I really respect the folks at...
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