D.C. Office Of Planning
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The business implications of creating a 37-mile D.C. streetcar system
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Will mom and pop stores survive as our expensive property becomes even more expensive with the promise of new transit? The District needs to preserve affordable housing but investors are studying our streetcar plans with money in their eyes.
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D.C. streetcar may be a victory for the city's pedestrians
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The government notes that "streetcar service would increase pedestrian activity within the streetcar corridors." In turn that would have the potential to trigger more business activity and make people feel safer.
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Transit Tuesdays: D.C. wants to reduce your agonizing commute
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How to unite D.C. metro area workers with their jobs? "Sometimes we draw a box around the problem that’s a little too small," Harriet Tregoning, director of D.C.'s Office of Planning, told WAMU host Kojo Nnamdi during the 1 p.m. hour of his show yesterday.
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Imagining Washington, D.C.'s unified, smart-growth transit future
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How do officials plan a growing city's transportation for the next half century? D.C. is attempting to cobble together a plan, from the folks who run Metro to directors in District government, and its first signs were on display at the recent Rail~Volution national conference.
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