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Despite being Maryland’s largest locally operated transit system, the MTA hasn’t delivered a single new rail project since the 1990s. The system hasn’t expanded using more affordable modes like bus rapid transit, either. A grassroots activist coalition is proposing that a new transit authority could be more responsive to the region’s transit needs.
2 months ago
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A number of Virginia’s transit agencies made buses free during the pandemic, and a lot of them are now making the change permanent. For many, it’s not only about providing a public service: it makes financial sense for the agency itself.
3 months ago
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In December 2023, the Charlottesville City Council unanimously passed sweeping pro-housing reforms that abolished mandatory parking minimums, modernized the permitting process, legalized duplexes citywide, and more.
3 months ago
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Alexandria recently released a report in e-bike incentives and could soon decide on a citywide program. Could they be the model for a statewide incentive program?
4 months ago
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Richmond’s gambling referendum brings up questions about future land use and commitments to economic justice and racial equity.
6 months ago
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In Richmond’s Northside, a stretch of Chamberlayne Avenue was the site of two recent pedestrian deaths. Advocacy groups are narrowing their focus on the corridor, joining residents in speaking up about the dangers people face when walking there.
7 months ago
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Richmond recently opened a new Downtown Transfer Station that serves 17 of its 31 routes. In the short term, it’s a welcome upgrade for anyone needing to change buses downtown. But will bus travel in Richmond continue to gain momentum moving forward?
7 months ago
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37 acres of vacant and underutilized land in Richmond’s core are set to become the site of a large transit-oriented development project.
8 months ago
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Right now, just 5% of the Richmond region’s 1,609 bus stops have a shelter while
only 21% even have a bench. But, thanks to a newly passed Essential
Infrastructure Plan, starting next summer, the Greater Richmond Transit Company
will begin installing 160 shelters and 225 benches over the next five y…
over 1 year ago
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Long a laggard, at long last RVA Bikeshare is set to expand its fleet and
station locations throughout Richmond.
over 1 year ago
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Op-ed: The Science Museum of Virginia is transforming two acres of asphalt
surface parking along Richmond’s Broad Street into a new public green space.
almost 2 years ago
