Decode the interstates: What highway numbers actually mean
Sep 12, 2019 · Image by the author. Why is I-95 named I-95? What about I-395, or I-270, or I-66? There’s a logical system behind it all, and it’s easy to learn.
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Gentrification is beneficial on average, studies say. That doesn’t …
Aug 6, 2019 · Nick Finio is the Associate Director of the National Center for Smart Growth at the University of Maryland, College Park, where he is also a PhD Candidate in Urban and Regional Planning. His dissertation is focused on gentrification in the DC area and elsewhere. At NCSG, he works on a variety of projects, including Purple Line …
The Area Median Income (AMI), explained – Greater Greater …
Sep 1, 2016 · There are a number of programs used to create affordable housing in the region, including housing vouchers, inclusionary zoning, low-income housing tax credits and public housing. Each of these programs use a central statistic — the area median income, or AMI — to determine whether families are eligible for the program.
Metro’s Yellow Line bridge is closing for seven months. Here’s …
Jul 20, 2022 · A Yellow Line train to Huntington crosses over the Potomac. Image by the author.. Two large projects on Metro are scheduled to disrupt life for many on the Yellow and Blue lines, but the agency hopes its efforts to get the word out and provide alternatives is enough to keep the interruption to a minimum.
What do you call that place? Here’s our style guide for place names
Sep 9, 2019 · Compass stock photo from Zerbor/Shutterstock.. When do you say DC or the Washington region?Where is, and isn’t, Anacostia?What about Silver Spring?Is it US-1 or Route 1?Is National Landing okay?The DMV?. Greater Greater Washington mainly follows Associated Press style, but we’ve developed our own style guide with rules for terms we use often.
Maryland’s MARC plan promises better rail service
Dec 1, 2023 · MARC at Silver Spring Station by Adam Fagen licensed under Creative Commons.. When Maryland’s MARC train began operating in 1984, commuter lines served only those with traditional 9 to 5 work hours.
This mega-map shows how MARC’s extension to Newark links us …
Jul 5, 2023 · A proposed extension of MARC would connect the DC region with Philadelphia’s SEPTA system, greatly expanding the reach of commuter rail in the Washington region. To celebrate, contributor David Edmondson designed a map showing just how far residents can travel using commuter railways.
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MARC’s new study explores how to boost Brunswick Line service
May 9, 2023 · A MARC train by Matt Johnson licensed under Creative Commons.. MARC released a draft technical report in January on how to expand service on the Brunswick Line and improve its regional links to Martinsburg, West Virginia, and Frederick, Maryland. Specifically, it outlines how to raise speed limits on its tracks, lift constraints on how many trains it can run, and run extensions to Hagerstown ...