The future of transportation is at stake. *Cue dramatic movie music.* Now a blue state, Virginia leaders want to make transportation a top issue, while Baltimore is trying traffic calming measures, one bike lane at a time. A massive revamp of Union Station could impact travel for millions of people, and WMATA may return late-night service, but fares could go up, too. If only Michael J. Fox would come back from the future to tell us how this will go. Until then, read on.
By David Whitehead (Former Housing Program Organizer) • November 5, 2019
The Washington region’s dramatic undersupply of missing middle housing is a serious problem. One reason it’s so severe: Arlington once banned rowhouses trying to preserve its suburban character.
By David Alpert (Executive Director) • November 4, 2019
Monday morning, WMATA posted on its website a first look at the Fiscal Year 2021 budget, which General Manager Paul Wiedefeld will present to the board. It includes some major elements transit and equity advocates had been asking for, and some elements that cause concern.
By George Kevin Jordan (Editor and Correspondent) • November 7, 2019
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 Alex Holt (Maryland Correspondent) • November 5, 2019
This past May, Baltimore swapped a car lane for bike lanes on one of the busiest and most dangerous stretches of one of its busiest and most dangerous roads. Some local officials hope the Hamilton Business District Streetscape Project serves as a model transforming other busy Baltimore streets. Others say the freeway has been turned into a “parking lot.”
By David Alpert (Executive Director) • November 6, 2019
Virginia is now a wholly-blue state, as Democrats won majorities in both the state House and Senate in Tuesday’s election. They will have the opportunity to pass many previously-stalled legislative proposals, including on transportation and housing as well as hot-button national issues.
