Region Forward Blog Tysons Corner & Surrey BC: Transforming “Edge Cities” into Urban Centers February 17, 2012 An article from Atlantic Cities on the rapid development of Surrey a former edge city near Vancouver recently caught our eye particularly in relation to...
TPB News Wheelchair-Accessible Taxicab Pilot Project in D.C. Gets Good Reviews After First Two Years February 14, 2012 Since it began two years ago, the Transportation Planning Board's wheelchair-accessible taxicab pilot program--"rollDC"--has seen an eight-fold increase in the...
TPB News Toll Lanes, Bus Rapid Transit, and Concentrated Growth Combined in Regional "Aspirations" Scenario February 7, 2012 An alternative vision for the future of the region's transportation system being studied by the Transportation Planning Board would give travelers new options...
TPB News Indexing Gas Taxes to Inflation Holds Greatest Promise for Raising Transportation Revenue in Short-Term, Study Concludes January 24, 2012 Indexing gas taxes to inflation would be the easiest way to secure more adequate funding for the maintenance and expansion of the region's transportation system...
Region Forward Blog From climate adaptation to housing shortages lots of work to do! January 19, 2012 Not enough housing. Not the right housing. Stephen Fuller and Lisa Sturtevant of the GMU Center for Regional Analysis blog about their findings which show that...