We're all about solutions, whether it's figuring out how to solve Richmond's bus bunching problem, how to grow more eco-friendly lawn alternatives, or how to best build a Purple Line route between Bethesda and Tysons. There's all that and more in this week's top posts roundup.
By Ellen Paul (Guest Contributor) • December 26, 2019
I made my childhood fortune pulling dandelions. My father saw dandelions as the scourge of his beautiful green lawn. He paid two cents per pulled dandelion, provided the roots came up, too. I had job security because the neighbors let their dandelions go to seed, assuring that there would always be more dandelions for me to pull.
Although the Purple Line between Bethesda and New Carrollton isn’t expected to open until late 2022, transit advocates frequently talk about the possibility of extending it. The Purple Line is the area’s first major circumferential transit project, and it is expected to have high ridership. It also connects to a series of densely-spaced job centers and residential areas.
By Wyatt Gordon (Virginia Correspondent) • December 23, 2019
Waiting 40 minutes for the next bus is an all too common experience for many of Richmond’s Southside residents isolated by hourly service, but the frequent runs of the Greater Richmond Transit Company’s Pulse bus rapid transit line were supposed to ensure riders along Broad Street never have to wait more than 10 to 15 minutes. Unfortunately, over the past few weeks the Pulse has faced a bout of bus bunching, especially during the evening rush hour.
By David Edmondson (Contributor) • December 23, 2019
The tracks the Virginia Railway Express ran on today used to host all kinds of important rail service. Trains that used these tracks ran both express and local, and there were branches that ran as far out as Warrenton and beyond Fredericksburg.
