BeyondDC

@beyonddc.bsky.social

Urbanism & transportation, WashDC. Planner, professor, longtime GGWash. Trying for joy rather than doom & dunks; not always succeeding.

It's because roundabouts require drivers to engage their brains and use mental energy to navigate, which is a bigger sin to cars-first thinkers than asking them to wait at a red light. Carbrain in the US is first and foremost about mental conservatism.

Central NJ Yimby 🏗️🚲🚇🇺🇸@princetonyimby.bsky.social · 3d ago

I have no idea why car-brained people like the Mayor want traffic signals instead of roundabouts. Do they just like waiting at red traffic signals? Or do they think that roundabouts are vaguely French?

Montgomery County putting up speed cameras in Silver Spring targeting drivers who floor it to beat green lights. Colesville at Georgia and at University. Two really dangerous places for any driver to ever floor it. Good! wtop.com/montgomery-c...

Green means go — but not 12 mph over the speed limit in Montgomery Co. - WTOP News

The name “Speed on Green” is part of a plan to expand the same technology used at sites where red-light cameras are deployed to work when that light is green as well.

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There are parts of DC less than 200 feet from a metro where anything denser than a single family home is literally illegal. And the Zoning Handbook is really clear about why.

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Baltimore Ave in College Park needs a complete cars-last overhaul. Busway, bikeways, massive sidewalks, the works. Leave two slow lanes for local cars & trucks, and let the rest use Kenilworth Ave, which is faster anyway. Let the dense high-rise spine be an actual main street.

d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇬🇾@justupthepike.bsky.social · 3w ago

I would submit that there is no place in the DMV that has changed as much as College Park and the Route 1 corridor in the past 20 years, more than even DC or Arlington

It is not enough to dump on the trash bins piece. Save it and trot it out as an example for why sometimes it is correct to just do the obviously beneficial thing.

A lot of public art would be better understood if we thought of it as public decor. Often that's its real purpose. "Art" has evolved into a more loaded term that means more than just pretty, resulting in argument. When we just want something pretty, we should just say so.

This was the worst Congressional attack on DC Home Rule we've seen, and Doordash admits they instigated. DELETE YOUR DOORDASH Account. Mobile: In the app, go to the Me tab. Navigate to Manage Account → Manage Account and enter your login credentials; then, select Delete Account.

Christina Henderson@chenderson.bsky.social · last mo.

Fourth, it’s funny DoorDash cites no hearings on fee as reason to oppose Guess what also had no hearing? Comer’s bill. Federal lobbying team trampling the state/local teams relationship with a jurisdiction over a 20-cent fee is wild. Good luck to them!

Cute homage to Sharon Bulova at the Lorton Workhouse Arts Center. Bulova was on the Fairfax Co Board of Supervisors for 31 years, and chair for ten. She retired in 2019 having never lost an election.

Paris-style street sign reading "Bulova'rd de Sharon"

A new storage yard doesn't sound that sexy. But VRE standing-up this operation at Seminary Yard in Alexandria is crucial to maintaining service during the Long Bridge corridor project plus any additional frequency growth. Fewer VRE moves across the Union Station throat are also good for AMTK & MARC.

VRE Acquires Alexandria Rail Yard

Virginia Railway Express (VRE) on June 29 reported purchasing Seminary Yard in Alexandria, Va., to boost fleet storage capacity and support expanded service. The 19-station commuter railroad connects ...

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