Climate Protests Stop D.C. Traffic Dead
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The goal was to reminded drivers of the ravaging effects their car dependency has on life on this planet.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Washington DC
DC’s Bus-Only Lane Passes Test, Expanding to Saturday
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Weekday dedicated bus lanes being tested in Washington, D.C. will become permanent — and expand to Saturday — starting on Nov. 12, the District Department of Transportation announced on Friday.
Traffic Study Comes Under Fire for Being Too ‘Pro-Car’
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A landmark report that analyzes traffic congestion and its costs is coming under fire from transportation experts who say its methodology and findings are biased toward cars. The Urban Mobility Report “is a throwback to an earlier age” that “reflects an outdated transport planning paradigm which assumed that ‘transportation’ means automobile travel and ‘transportation problem’ […]
Uber/Lyft Responsible For A Large Share of Traffic
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The cab companies account for traffic increases in major US cities, but most congestion still comes from personal cars and commercial vehicles, the companies' joint study shows.
Shared Motor-Scooters Coming to D.C.
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The District Department of Transportation is launching a four-month pilot program to invite shared motor-scooters to zip through the city, officials announced last week.
Maryland Is In A Huge Transit Hole
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Years of underfunding transit in the Old Line State has left the Maryland Transit Administration $2-billion short of the $5.7 billion needed to run its bus and rail system over the next decade.