Pages tagged with regionalism
Changes to How Metro is Governed Informed by Extensive Review of Other Transit Agencies
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
An extensive research effort by the Transportation Planning Board and other groups in the Washington region over the past two years has informed a series of actions by area jurisdictions and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) that change how the transit system is governed.
How a one-day event can create lifelong bike commuters
Wednesday, April 25th, 2012
On Friday, May 18, the region's twelfth annual Bike to Work Day will take place to promote bicycling as a viable transportation alternative for Washington area commuters. Nearly 12,500 people are expected to participate, and 58 "pit stops" will be set up throughout the region to welcome cyclists and
How to solve our regional and national infrastructure deficit? (Part 2)
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012
This is part two of a two-part series on infrastructure funding and financing. Part one highlighted examples of our “infrastructure deficit” as discussed at a recent forum on regional and national infrastructure needs and part two focuses on infrastructure banks as potential ways to help better
How to solve our regional and national infrastructure deficit? (Part 1)
Monday, April 23rd, 2012
In a globalized world, falling behind on infrastructure means falling behind economically. That’s a point we’ve made before here on The Yardstick and it was one of the key messages repeated by leaders at a recent forum on the potential for infrastructure banks to help solve our regional and nati
Connecting people to the transportation planning process
Wednesday, April 11th, 2012
Twenty community leaders from around the Washington region recently attended a two-day workshop hosted by the Transportation Planning Board to learn about how transportation decisions are made in the region and how to become more involved in the decision-making process. Now in its sixth year, the
Talking sustainability with experts from Germany and Denmark
Friday, April 6th, 2012
Metropolitan Washington has made much environmental headway to be proud of. For example, by 2011 the District of Columbia was the “state” with the most LEED certified green building per capita and it also beat out New York City as the U.S. city with most green buildings. In 2011, Sustainable