TPB News TPB to Congress: Increase Transportation Funding, Renew Focus on Maintenance and Multimodalism April 28, 2015 A year after urging the United States Congress to act to avoid a looming insolvency of the federal Highway Trust Fund, the Transportation Planning Board at its...
TPB News Cycling Classes, Commuter Convoys Among Tools to Encourage First-Time "Bike to Work Day" Participants April 21, 2015 Organizers of the Washington region's annual Bike to Work Day want to make two-wheeled commuting as easy and inviting as possible for first-time participants.
TPB News "Multi-Sector Working Group" Develops Draft List of Regional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategies April 14, 2015 The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments group charged with identifying promising strategies for significantly reducing the region's greenhouse gas...
TPB News Study Maps Ways to Improve Pedestrian and Bicycle Access to "Underutilized" Rail Transit Stations April 7, 2015 Some of Metro's busiest stations, like Gallery Place and Metro Center, operate at or near their full capacity during peak periods. Trains on most Metro lines...
TPB News Regional Study Sets Stage for Improved Commuter and Tour Bus Parking in the District March 31, 2015 Every afternoon, more than 200 commuter buses ferry office workers from downtown Washington and major job centers in Arlington County to their homes in suburban...