Here's our roundup of this week's must-read posts!
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Metro wants to be able to run more 7000-series trains. It needs oversight approval to do that.
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by Stephen Repetski (Editorial Board Alum) • August 10, 2022
Metro submitted a revised Return To Service (RTS) plan for its 7000-series trains to the independent safety oversight body responsible for overseeing Metrorail safety in the hopes of ramping up service.
An engineer’s defense of the pedestrian push button
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by Craig Hinners (Guest Contributor) • August 11, 2022
A traffic engineer explains how pedestrian push buttons work and how they can be improved without losing key functionality.
Putting parking over people: could Richmond’s new main library better serve the city?
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by Wyatt Gordon (Contributor) • August 9, 2022
Opinion: Richmond is looking to update its main library for the 21st century. So why do proposed plans for the $70 million renovation project include converting an entire floor to parking?
Here’s what you need to know about the “Reconnecting Communities” pilot program
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by Kea Wilson (Streetsblog) • August 8, 2022
The US Department of Transportation recently released a notification of funding opportunity for the first-of-its-kind Reconnecting Communities Program, which will provide $1 billion in competitive grants across five years to “help reconnect communities that were previously cut off from economic opportunities by transportation infrastructure.”
Photo Friday: Rockin’ Rosslyn
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by Dan Malouff (Editorial Board) • August 12, 2022
This week's Photo Friday images are all about Rosslyn!
JOB POSTING: Freelance with GGWash
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Calling all freelancers! Are you a writer interested in exploring how decisions about land use, transportation, and housing shape the world we live in? GGWash is expanding paid writing opportunities for the GGWash publication. We are looking for pitches for explainers, features, historical pieces, and news articles about transportation, housing, land use, and sustainability in the Washington region.
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