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Five Better Uses for Your Money than Tolls
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Traveling on express lanes can significantly decrease commute time and result in an easier and faster commute. While this comes at a cost to some users, all riders can ride some toll roads— such as I-66 inside the beltway—toll-free. Add a passenger to your commute and set your E-ZPass Flex to ‘HOV’ mode to drive down I-66 without paying a penny. Here are a few ideas for all the dough you saved by riding toll-free:
Nov. 22, 2019, ATP 7 Ways Your Property Can Stand Out
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In today’s market, it’s increasingly important to differentiate your property from the competition. Make your building stand out and attract new tenants with Arlington Transportation Partners (ATP), and move closer towards LEED Certification. What better way to stand apart than by insuring your building has a positive impact on the health and well-being of your tenants, community, and environment as a whole?
Nov. 22, 2019, ATP Where do we all go? Musings on Arlington’s Micromobility Pilot
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It’s no surprise that as the Program Manager of WalkArlington, I consider myself first and foremost to be a pedestrian (or as I prefer to say: a person who walks). While I take Metro regularly and have been known to ride a Capital Bikeshare bike, the way I use our streets is primarily on foot....
Nov. 21, 2019, WalkArlington Weekend Adventures with ART -- Nov. 23 - 24
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Let the ART bus be your ride to fun events around Arlington this weekend. ART 41, 42, 45, 51, 55, 77 and 87 all provide weekend service. Here are some events taking place and the ART routes that can take you there.
Nov. 20, 2019, ART Things to Do in Arlington for the Holidays
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The holidays offer so many opportunities to enjoy time with your family and friends. Luckily, there’s a lot to explore right here in our community. Whether you walk over to Clarendon to see the Menorah, take your bikes to the Winter Festival of Lights along Lee Highway, or get moving on the ice skating rink...
Nov. 20, 2019, WalkArlington Holiday Service for Thanksgiving & the Day After
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ART will operate holiday service on both Thursday, November 28, and Friday, November 29, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Nov. 19, 2019, ART Support Arlington County’s Energy Plan Today
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The Arlington County Board in September unanimously adopted an updated Community Energy Plan (CEP) that included a goal of moving more people in Arlington all the while lowering greenhouse gas emissions. This is a goal we can get behind! In 2016, 24% of Arlington’s greenhouse gas emissions came from transportation within the County, and an additional 12% from traffic passing through the County. That’s the second highest amount, behind commercial buildings at 35%. Changing your commute habit can help lower these numbers to sustainable levels.
Nov. 15, 2019, ATP Champion of the Month: Bennett Park Apartments (Bozzuto)
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In their sixth consecutive year of being a Champion, we are pleased to announce that Bennett Park Apartments (Bozzuto) has achieved Platinum Level. This year, property manager, Ania Moore, and assistant property manager, Cristina Lopez, took on three new challenges to meet their Champions goals.
Nov. 14, 2019, ATP Weekend Adventures with ART -- Nov. 16 - 17
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Let the ART bus be your ride to fun events around Arlington this weekend. ART 41, 42, 45, 51, 55, 77 and 87 all provide weekend service.
Nov. 13, 2019, ART Arlington study helps get the policy right for electric scooters
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For a stick of a vehicle with a modest electric motor, dockless electric scooters have zoomed into American cities—and the public imagination—stunningly fast. According to National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO), trips on shared mobility devices (SMDs) —primarily electric scooters (e-scooters) but also dockless electric bikes (e-bikes) —spiked from under a million in 2017...
Nov. 12, 2019, Mobility Lab