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WMATA's latest bus improvement program

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Boston versus the Raleigh-Durham's GoTransit Model ," 2017 -- " Route 7 BRT proposal communicates the reality that the DC area doesn't adequately conduct transportation planning at the metropolitan-scale ," 2016 -- " Reviving DC area bus service: and a counterpoint to the recent Washington City Paper article ," 2019 From the article: With additional (..)

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Regional and multi-state inter city bus transportation. Thanksgiving is a time of big travel.

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This was in the Thanksgiving entry, but should be separated out. = One overlooked segment in regional transportation planning is inter-city bus service/travel. The previous owner sold off the real estate--many inner city terminals are big and worth a lot as redevelopment opportunities.

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A follow up on the H Street article: Learning from Philadelphia | More sophisticated daypart, retail, cultural, and experience planning

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Action News has been going through some of the new data and found that foot traffic in the heart of Center City reached 83% of 2019 levels, while residents reached 126%. Because " (2007) was a response to criticism of the Main Street program when some businesses failed on the Brookland commercial corridor. Retail store development.

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Metrorail Silver Line phase two opening this week

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It fell into the same trap ," Washington Post ), reminds me that some of my earliest substantive blog writings concern WMATA and the Silver Line. The centrality of the center city as the foundation of the transit network is changing. == Improvements recommended in the original Silver Line program blog entry Overarching recommendations : 1.