By Alex Holt (Maryland Correspondent) • October 9, 2020
A coalition of business groups, legislators, transit agencies, and other groups recently launched the Capital Region Rail Vision Project. The initiative will bring interested parties together to map out the path to an efficient, interconnected rail system connecting the entire region before 2045.
On the last weekend in June, 18th Street NW was fully closed to vehicle traffic to create a full pedestrian and bike-only space between Kalorama and Columbia Roads. Between the end of June and now, neighborhood leaders and businesses have asked for the pedestrian zone to continue, but nothing has happened. Why?
Barriers in Venice stave off dangerous tides. A look at the intersection between equity and urban commutes. Bergen, a city in Norway, is planning an emissions-free neighborhood, and more in this week’s National links.
The Maryland Transit Administration has taken over day-to-day management of hundreds of Purple Line contracts after a partnership with private companies fell apart, possibly delaying the target completion date of March 2022 by years. (Colleen Grablick / DCist)
Local developer Bozzuto is entering into a partnership with Ritz-Carlton that will bring 65 new condominium units to Chevy Chase Lake in Maryland. The development will include a grocer and more than 100,000 square feet of retail space. (Dan Schere / Bethesda Beat)
Charles Street, a main thoroughfare in central Baltimore, will close to vehicle traffic between Saratoga Street and North Avenue on October 17 in an effort to attract foot traffic for restaurants and other businesses. (Joanna Sullivan / WBJ)
Some companies are testing new technology that would power off an electric scooter if it enters pedestrian areas such as sidewalks, a possible solution for cities like the District that have struggled to address sidewalk riding. (Luz Lazo / Post)
Alexandria’s City Planning Commission recommended the Council approve a concept plan for the Potomac Yard redevelopment that includes hundreds of residential units and more than 800,000 square feet of office space. (Nena Perry-Brown / UrbanTurf)
Chaos surrounding the Purple Line’s construction and concerns about forthcoming toll lanes for I-495 and I-270 threaten Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s legacy, calling into question his fondness for private investment in public transit. (Robert McCartney / Post)
