A spiritual awakening may be coming to Tyson's Corner. Find out what your block size says about you! Richmond's bike share system needs a fix. There's something strange in your neighborhood; who you gonna call? DCDOTRA! Check out this week's top posts.
By George Kevin Jordan (Editor and Correspondent) • August 12, 2019
The US has roughly 350,000 religious congregations, the Harvard Institute estimates, but in the four-mile area that defines the city of Tysons, there isn’t a single one. Some local faith leaders want to change that.
By Erik Bootsma (Guest Contributor) • August 13, 2019
In Tuscon, Arizona, blocks are 400 feet per side, while Portland, Oregon has 200-foot blocks. Have you ever wondered why various cities choose one block size over another?
By Wyatt Gordon (Virginia Correspondent) • August 14, 2019
Bike shares have never been more popular in America. However, even as national programs see record numbers of riders, Richmond’s RVA Bike Share seems to have stalled, and a major expansion to try to save the service is only progressing in fits and starts.
By David Alpert (Executive Director) • August 14, 2019
When Sam Zimbabwe left to head Seattle’s Department of Transportation, he left some big shoes to fill. That position will now go to Ellen Jones, who is currently Deputy Executive Director of the Downtown DC Business Improvement District and previously headed up the Washington Area Bicyclist Association.
The DC Department of Transformation—not to be confused with the District Department of Transportation—is helping cyclists and pedestrians one plunger, or traffic cone, or ad hoc handstand, at a time. What started off as a Twitter account aimed at rectifying problems with city infrastructure, DCDOTRA has grown into a prime example of tactical urbanism.
