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D.C.’s increased flood risk could wipe out some of the nation’s treasures

Washington, D.C., is awash in water. It was built on fill and its natural waterways, long buried, are coming back to life.
Jarrett Walker: When buses go free, public transit service can suffer
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Jarrett Walker: When buses go free, public transit service can suffer

The efforts to eliminate fares for buses but not rail transit in Boston and Washington, DC, should raise questions about who those two modes are for, and what they mean.
Design ideas aim to save D.C.'s sinking Tidal Basin
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Design ideas aim to save D.C.'s sinking Tidal Basin

Washington, D.C.’s 140-year-old Tidal Basin is sinking. Five architects offer radical redesigns for preservation in a new climate reality. 
How big was 2019's scooter boom, and what's next?
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How big was 2019's scooter boom, and what's next?

A new report from the National Association of City Transportation Officials shows big gains for e-scooters before the pandemic — and signs that the micromobility boom could go on. 
D.C. attorney general sues oil and gas companies, alleging industry misled public about climate change

D.C. attorney general sues oil and gas companies, alleging industry misled public about climate change

Lawsuit from Karl A. Racine’s office asserts that companies engaged in a decades-long, multimillion-dollar campaign to deceive D.C. consumers about fossil fuels and climate change.
Behind the gains in U.S. public transit ridership

Behind the gains in U.S. public transit ridership

An uptick in bus, subway, and light-rail riders in 2019 was driven by gains in two large cities.
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