Here's our roundup of this week's must-read posts! 

Metro wants to be able to run more 7000-series trains. It needs oversight approval to do that.

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.

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An engineer’s defense of the pedestrian push button

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.

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Putting parking over people: could Richmond’s new main library better serve the city?

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?

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Here’s what you need to know about the “Reconnecting Communities” pilot program

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.”

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Photo Friday: Rockin’ Rosslyn

Dan Malouff (Editorial Board) • August 12, 2022

This week’s Photo Friday images are all about Rosslyn!

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