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Metro is upgrading instead of expanding: Regional rail should take note. CaBi bikeshare station ridership up 26.3% along Columbia Road, after protected bike lanes were installed. Dementia-friendly design would help an aging population to remain in their communities. Wait, is the H Street bus project being cut by the Mayor? How to fix your budget by creating more taxpayers: Create more housing.
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Better over bigger: The region’s railroads must pivot from expansion to upgrades
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by David Edmondson (Contributor) • May 13, 2025
Instead of a $24 billion Metrorail megaproject, WMATA recently announced that it would focus on upgrading its rail system to be faster, more frequent, and cheaper to operate. Billed as a pivot to building “World Class Transit” in the nation’s capital, the proposal would fully automate Metrorail’s trains. MARC and VRE should take note.
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Bikeshare Beat: Ridership spiked in April, while Columbia Road trips soar
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by Samuel Littauer (Contributor) • May 14, 2025
CaBi has now recorded 40 consecutive months of year-over-year monthly ridership growth. A spotlight on new bike lane data shows that some of that growth is thanks to infrastructure: through April 2025, the five stations along Columbia Road NW recorded a 26.3% increase in CaBi ridership compared to the same period in 2024, before the protected bike lanes were added. Bonus fact: is this a first? Just Married by CaBi! (Ed note: the original version of this story suggested a 49% increase in ridership along Columbia Rd since the bike lanes were added. We’ve corrected the error).
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Greater Washington can be more dementia-friendly with good urban design
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by Jonathan Katz-Ouziel (Guest Contributor) • May 12, 2025
One in three Americans will experience cognitive impairment in their advanced years. With increasing numbers of people aging in their communities, one of the key ways we can make our urban spaces work for the people using them is by designing for dementia.
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Uh oh! Is Bowser trying to kill the long-planned H St NE bus lanes?
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by Liz O’Gorek • May 15, 2025
The H St NE bus lanes are supposed to deliver safety and transit efficiency. If the Mayor cancels them now, it could represent a concerning pattern of killing long-term projects that communities and her own administration have invested in for several years.
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Do Something #79: The finger thing means the taxes
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by Dan Reed (Regional Policy Director), Alex Baca (DC Policy Director) • May 15, 2025
This week on Do Something: march with us in Pride; community workshops for the Comp Plan; and how to fix a budget without cutting services or raising taxes.
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