By Alex Holt (Maryland Correspondent) • January 23, 2020
Year in and year out, transportation is one of Maryland’s most important issues. It’s the number one source of carbon emissions in the state and over the past decade it’s been at the center of several heated debates surrounding the construction and cancellation of highways, train lines, and bus systems (Both rapid and otherwise). A new caucus of legislators plans to work together this year to advance priorities around funding more and better transit, ensuring oversight of highway widening projects, and much more.
Silver Spring has seen a big expansion of bike lanes in recent years, but it may only be the beginning. This week, transportation officials gave an update on several new projects in downtown Silver Spring that could make it safer to bike and walk in the area.
By David Alpert (Executive Director) • January 23, 2020
“DC Streetcar to Georgetown is dead,” read the headline. But the once-proposed DC Streetcar extension, likely in dedicated lanes, from Union Station to Georgetown didn’t just die. It died a long time ago. It’s just that reporters saw the death certificate, and that lent a certain finality to what many suspected and others already knew.
As alternative forms of “micro transportation” have increased, such as dockless scooters, the number of Capital Bikeshare trips has fallen. (Max Smith / WTOP)
Residents of Beverly Hills, a wealthy neighborhood in Alexandria, lit up a Listserv after an image of an apartment building with affordable units was erroneously included in a presentation. (Andrew Beaujon / Washingtonian)
There may be a delay in the delivery of new high-speed Acela trains, according to a report from Amtrak’s inspector general. The trains were expected to arrive in early 2021. (Luz Lazo / Post)
While counting the number of individuals experiencing homelessness can be difficult, determining the number of children experiencing homelessness can be even more difficult. This population can be more challenging to find and survey and it appears to be growing. (Petula Dvorak / Post)
Montgomery County made public buses free for users under 18, and they are using them. New data shows a 57% increase in student ridership on Ride On buses and a 51 percent increase on Metrobuses. (Margaret Barthel / WAMU)
Ride-hailing company, Uber, will begin preparations to test self-driving cars in the District. The company will start with mapping and scanning of the roads. (Post)
