@beyonddc

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

 Washington, DC
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Joined July 2008
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The S-Line, a higher-speed passenger rail project to connect Raleigh, NC and Richmond, VA, has been obligated $550 million from the Federal Railroad Administration. The money will go toward upgrading ~75 miles of abandoned, formerly CSX right of way. railwayage.com/regulatory/s-…

S-Line Passenger Rail Project Moves Forward

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is obligating $550 million in Federal-State Partnership funding to advance the S-Line Raleigh (N.C.) to Richmond (Va.) Innovating Rail Program. The agency,...

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@PolymarketOct 14
BREAKING: Gasoline-only cars fall below 50% of global new vehicle sales for the first time in history.
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the sun belt's entire pitch is "we let you build a house." that's the amenity. it's 104 degrees, there's no sidewalk, and people are moving there by the hundred thousand because california wouldn't legalize a fourplex.
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WUSA9@wusa9Oct 6
Police say a driver got out of her car with a baseball bat and threatened a pedestrian during a confrontation in D.C. Now, investigators are asking for help identifying her. wusa9.com/article/news/crime…
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Walters@waltersbardcSep 14
For those keeping track. First full weekend of College Football & NFL with no streetery. Down 20%. Thank god for right hand turn lanes though.
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I wish more Americans could wrap their heads around this. Amsterdam is easier to drive in than Atlanta -- despite far, far less road capacity -- because so FEW people have reason to drive cars there. Give people choices, and the whole city works better.
Tristan Cleveland
@LUrbanisteSep 11
Which has better travel times for cars: Amsterdam or Atlanta? Remarkably, it's Amsterdam. There's a critical lesson here: it's possible to design great places for walking, biking, and transit that are also better for drivers. We just published a report on how.
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Nate Geraci
@NateGeraciSep 9
Might be the single most important financial chart in politics right now…
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I advocated for free fares years ago. It just made sense to me: instead of elaborate green and equity initiatives, why not just make transit free? Why collect small fares from the working class in a progressive city? But then I started riding and learned about it more. 1) generous and popular free fares already exist for low income riders 2) riders do not prioritize free fares, sensibly, because time, stress and uncertainty on transit are a far bigger concern than the small fare 3) the goal is to compete with the car. The biggest barrier to transit competing with cars is not cost. It is travel speed and quality.
Jarrett Walker
@humantransitAug 31
Free transit fares make so much sense until you ask why no major city in the world offers them. Good to see this organized pro-transit opposition to a free fare campaign in Los Angeles.
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This is a first. After years of construction a Purple Line train crossing Connecticut Avenue today.
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Randy Clarke@wmataGMAug 27
Enjoyed visiting the Crystal City Station 2nd Entrance project to see progress as we work towards a 2027 opening. Great partnership btw @wmata & @ArlingtonVA as well as @NationalLanding @amazon & @Reagan_Airport. More Metro=More economic opportunity!
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this is awesome. can think of a lot of DC intersections we could put this down to right now.
Michael McLean
@cornoisseurAug 23
This raised intersection should become the new standard near Chicago schools and parks. They force violent drivers to slow down, making it safe for kids and elderly people to cross the road. Tremendous work by Alder Leni!
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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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Euclid v. Ambler cut local jurisdictions a blank check to use zoning however they like, such that the typical American city is now a sort of command-and-control centrally planned economy optimized around government-backed class-based apartheid. Overturn it.
YIMBYLAND
@YIMBYLANDAug 6
Overturning Euclid v. Ambler is obviously the correct answer here. Euclid v. Amber is the Supreme Court decision that constitutionalized modern comprehensive and exclusionary zoning. Light it on fire.
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After more than 13 years at @mtamaryland including 5 as Administrator, I have made the decision to step away.   Working alongside MTA team has been the honor of my career. I am proud of what we accomplished & grateful for the employees who work every day to move Maryland.
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Car dependency was not a choice. It was and is the deprivation of choice.
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BeyondDC@beyonddcJul 6
Do elevated downtown people movers (Miami, Jacksonville, Detroit) count as metro systems?
52%Yes, small metros!
48%No, be serious.
82 votes • Final results
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BeyondDC@beyonddcJun 30
Thrift stores are trans infrastructure! How urbanism can support transgender people, at @ggwash 🏳️‍⚧️ ggwash.org/view/103669/thrif…

Thrift stores are trans infrastructure, and other aspects of Transgender Urbanism

One of the many wonderful things about great cities is how free they are, how they empower diverse people with the freedom to be themselves. Here are eight aspects of city life that specifically help...

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The Transportation Department is making a significant investment into D.C.'s Union Station, though the rail hub's longer-term expansion remains in limbo. bizjournals.com/washington/n…

Transportation Department invests $466M in Union Station repairs and upgrades

The Transportation Department will invest $466 million in D.C.'s Union Station for structural repairs and passenger improvements under the Trump administration's management plan.

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Tim Sloan@TimSloanDCMay 20
The west portal of the @PurpleLineMD Plymouth Tunnel. Located between Plymouth and Arliss Streets, at 2/10th of a mile in length it features a horseshoe-shaped profile measuring roughly 35.6 feet wide by 29 feet high. #bikeDC #PurpleLineMD #LightRailTunnel @purplelinenow
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FOUR DC AIRPORTS ✈️
Washington Business Journal@WBJonlineMay 20
Washington Manassas Airport has secured key federal funding for new facilities. Commercial service is starting at the airport next year. bizjournals.com/washington/n…

Washington Manassas Airport kicks off $38M tower project as commercial service nears

Washington Manassas Airport secures $26 million in federal funding to build a new air traffic control tower ahead of commercial service launch.

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