Here's our roundup of "must-read" posts from the week:
What gets counted, counts. And normally what gets counted is cars. But in Rock Creek Park, 70 volunteers worked to change that by counting the pedestrians, bicyclists and even dogs using Beach Drive while it's closed to vehicle traffic during the pandemic. Will it stay that way? The volunteers sure hope so.
It's hard winning more space for bikes elsewhere in the city too. One bike lane by Union Station got an unlikely hero to help out: a googly-eyed painted corn broom. June the Broom is a year old this week!
If only all of Union Station's problems could be solved by brooms. The train station needs updates, but getting all the stakeholders on the same page isn't easy.
Keeping track of all the stakeholders working to build up Tysons is also a monumental task. We read through the latest update on construction around Tysons so you don't have to.
Finally, we know Greater Washington isn't only thinking about local news this week, but here's an area where the local and the national converge: President-Elect Joe Biden has appointed the current District Department of Transportation director to his transition team, as well as a former holder of the same role.
By Rachel Maisler (Contributor), Matthew Sampson (Guest Contributor) • November 11, 2020
One year ago, noticing that the bike lane on 1st Street NE was often blocked by vehicles, two tactical urbanists installed an orange corn broom with googly eyes and a sign reading “PLEASE DON’T RUN ME OVER.” June the Broom was born.
By George Kevin Jordan (Managing Editor) • November 10, 2020
Union Station in DC is a key transportation hub serving 37 million riders annually on various modes of transit, but the station is also in need of a makeover to address a range of issues, from insufficient train tracks to long bottlenecks for passengers. The $5 to $7-billion Washington Union Station Expansion Project involves myriad different agencies and others.
By Libby Solomon (Writer and Editor) • November 9, 2020
Even in the midst of a pandemic and a nation-defining election, Tysons is still chugging along in its goal to morph from an edge city to “a walkable, sustainable urban center.” That effort involves encouraging dense, mixed-use development near the area’s four metro stations. Here’s a primer of recent development in Tysons.
By Caitlin Rogger (Interim Executive Director) • November 12, 2020
District Department of Transportation Director Jeff Marootian and a former holder of the same position, Gabe Klein, have been appointed to President-Elect Joe Biden’s transportation transition team.
