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Biking to Work Isn't Gaining Any Ground in the US | Bloomberg Opinion

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Bicycle Traffic as a system, diagram, German National Bicycle Plan, 2002-2012 It doesn't need to take 60 years. It's ready for a slight update because I have a couple more items. We spent 60+ years building a system of automobility. We need to build a similar system for biking. But it does need to be purposive.

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Responding to retail decay in Friendship Heights (DC/Montgomery County, Maryland)

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

In the beginning of my Main Street days (2002) districts like Dupont Circle pushed for being included. WTOP reports that DC and MoCo are working to create a business improvement district to help improve the area (" Friendship Heights BID? DC and Montgomery Co. are working on it "). So I was missing the point.

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If you're going to promote electric bikes at scale, there needs to be complementary investment in secure bicycle parking and charging

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Bicycle Traffic as a system, diagram, German National Bicycle Plan, 2002-2012. One of the biggest problems with cycling take up, besides the fact that it's slower, so longer trips are less likely to be capturable--even so, 64% of all US trips are 7 miles or less--is secure bicycle parking.

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Revisiting yet again the Capital Crescent Trail underground tunnel debacle: Bethesda/Purple Line light rail

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Bicycle Traffic as a system, diagram, German National Bicycle Plan, 2002-2012 It comes up again because according to the Washington Post (" New Capital Crescent Trail tunnel could be delayed as costs grow "), now the cost of a tunnel is over $80 million.

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From LAX to ONT: The Transfer of Ontario International Airport and its Economic Implications

The Lowe Down

Domestic flights make up the majority of all flights across all years between 2002 and 2022. Between 2012 and the acquisition, John Wayne rose to become dominant in international flights compared to ONT, Long Beach, and Bob Hope. We first analyze air traffic statistics before and after the acquisition.

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Capital One Arena, Wizards and Capitals may move to Alexandria | Why not the RFK campus?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

In turn that would help to spur development of the Pepco power plant site, which stopped producing electricity in 2012, and Benning Road further east, and Minnesota Avenue. October 24, 2002. Other areas too.) Giants fans leave the MUNI headed for the park. Mike Kepka/San Francisco Chronicle Streetcar expansion too.

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Federalism and the Detroit Bankruptcy Case

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2012, April). Until the government runs more like a business than a nonprofit, it is my belief that we will see continued pension, borrowing and bankruptcy issues in a more widespread manner in years to come. Sources: Anonymous. Headlee Rollback and Headlee Override. Retrieved from [link]. 2013, July 18). Retrieved from [link]. Miller, Mark.

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