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Washington Cherry Blossom Festival and event transit

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1. . -- " New DC Circulator route serving National Mall reminds us that we are neglecting connections from west to east and fail to adequately connect Georgetown to the National Mall ," 2015 -- " Revisiting: a proposal for heritage streetcar service on the National Mall | adding service to the DC waterfront " 2. Photo by alphanumeric.

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H Street NE nightlife district, failing?

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," 2013 -- " DC and streetcars #4: from the standpoint of stoking real estate development, the line is incredibly successful and it isn't even in service yet, and now that development is extending eastward past 15th Street ," 2015 -- " The streetcar and the new potential for H Street retail revitalization ," 2016 this is an important piece.

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Master planning for solid waste | Creating a VV equivalent for solid waste management and service operating at the metropolitan scale

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One of my points about master planning is that for functional areas: transportation; parks and recreation; culture; etc., In terms of overall waste reduction planning, it's essential to include all properties in a jurisdiction within planning (" More on zero waste practice (and DC) ," 2015).

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What should the program for a Transportation Management District look like?

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Transportation Demand Management programming The reality is, especially in a place like Salt Lake, most people drive. The idea is that intra-district transportation, especially by SFH residents, could be shifted to shuttles rather than by car. Go to the grocery store, bring back your purchases, without driving.

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Desperate times sometimes lead to a more marketing-oriented guise: WMATA/Metrorail | Bonus: WMATA's financial crisis

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That's not unlike what I've suggested for the Inauguration (" Should transit on Inauguration Day be free? ," 2013/2016) and other super special events (" Washington Cherry Blossom Festival and event transit ," 2023). Transit financing My solution: Step 1: creating a regional transport association. It's probably too little too late.

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WMATA is pathetic: of course it belongs to "the public"

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I was surprised to see that Andy Byford has stepped down as CEO of Transport for London, as it was his dream job (" Ex-NYC subways chief Andy Byford quits London gig, plans return to US ," New York Post ). In fact, I mention that as an issue a lot in terms of funding. Andy Byford.

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WMATA and MWCOG announce new joint transit initiative | Could a regional "transport association" be on the horizon, or just a transit bailout?

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The COG is the union of local governments and designated by the USDOT as the region's metropolitan planning organization for regional transportation planning and coordination. Hamburg's transport association is the model. 15 years ago I first wrote that WMATA needed to rebuild the regional consensus about the value of transit: -- " St.