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One More Week to Submit Comments on K Street Transitway
October 23, 2009 – 5:30 am | No Comment
One More Week to Submit Comments on K Street Transitway

As we reported back in July, DDOT is taking public comments (due by October 30th) on the proposed alternatives for the K Street Transitway:
1) no build
2) a two-lane center busway and 3 traffic lanes in …

DDOT Unveils Union Station Intermodal Study
October 22, 2009 – 4:52 am | 4 Comments
DDOT Unveils Union Station Intermodal Study

Last night, DDOT presented the Final Draft of its Union Station Intermodal Transportation Center Feasibility Study, the culmination of an 18-month effort by the Department and its partners to assess possible improvements to the functionality …

Bikestation Opens in D.C. to Warm Welcome from Bicycling Advocates
October 3, 2009 – 2:53 am | 4 Comments
Bikestation Opens in D.C. to Warm Welcome from Bicycling Advocates

The large bicycle helmet-shaped structure — a project that’s been in the works for six years — outside of Union Station finally opened to the public during a ribbon-cutting ceremony this morning attended by a …

Bikestation Set to Roll Out With Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony on Oct. 2
October 2, 2009 – 12:15 am | No Comment
Bikestation Set to Roll Out With Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony on Oct. 2

Bikestation is set to unveil its newest bicycle parking facility outside of Union Station on Friday during a ribbon-cutting ceremony, scheduled for 10:30 a.m. The grand opening is hosted by Bikestation, the District Department of …

Short-Circuiting the Circulator
September 24, 2009 – 2:40 pm | No Comment
Short-Circuiting the Circulator

I have often extolled the virtues of the D.C. Circulator system. The unique branding and routing combination has served to make the system valuable to the infrequent rider. The routes served fill major …

D.C. Commuters Go Car Free
September 23, 2009 – 1:39 pm | One Comment
D.C. Commuters Go Car Free

How did Metro area residents celebrate the first day of fall? By ditching their cars, of course! D.C.’s third annual Car Free Day was held Tuesday with over 6,000 area commuters pledging to abandon their automobiles …

A New Breed of Bus: Transportation 2.0?
September 18, 2009 – 4:12 pm | One Comment
A New Breed of Bus: Transportation 2.0?

There has been an ongoing discussion on TheCityFix about the cool factor of buses – or lack thereof. Though we’ve come to no definite conclusions, the legion of bus companies conveying travelers between DC …

I ♥ APTA’s New Campaign
September 1, 2009 – 12:56 pm | No Comment
I ♥ APTA’s New Campaign

Heading into Union Station yesterday evening, I was bombarded with beautiful, colorful wall-sized billboards and banners touting the benefits of public transportation:
Creating jobs. Helping America become energy independent. Protecting the environment. Reducing stress and congestion. …

Washington DC’s First BRT Corridor. Probably.
August 31, 2009 – 12:14 pm | 6 Comments
Washington DC’s First BRT Corridor. Probably.

With the advance in the design of the new layout for K Street in downtown DC (see recent article in The Washington Post) and the introduction a few years ago of the Circulator service, Washington …

Extreme Green Neighborhood Makeover by CarbonfreeDC
August 27, 2009 – 5:13 pm | No Comment
Extreme Green Neighborhood Makeover by CarbonfreeDC

This announcement is a little last-minute, but there’s still time to apply! Hurry, deadline is tomorrow!
CarbonfreeDC, a grassroots initiative dedicated to lowering local carbon emissions in the D.C. area, is now accepting applications for an …