Posts by David Alpert — Founder
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Few details emerge on AFRH redevelopment, but the Office of Planning is planning to plan
A presentation shed very little light on what’s in store for 80 acres of the Armed Forces Retirement Home at North Capitol Street and Irving Street in DC, slated for a private mixed-use development. However, a few more facts did emerge about the future of this poorly-planned part of DC. Keep reading…
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Understand GGWash’s budget for 2020
It’s that time of year again — we’ve got 7 days left until the end of our 2020 Member Drive (capped with our birthday party!). We need your help to keep GGWash running, and as I do every reader drive, I’ll explain what our budget looks like and what we need your support for. Keep reading…
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The Metro rail map may one day show bus routes
A future version of the Metro rail map could show buses as well, based on a recommendation from the recent Bus Transformation Project report. This would follow a practice already in use in Boston and an idea I proposed in a 2011 contest to redesign the Metro Map (the map above). Keep reading…
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$100 a month free for transit? Our contributors discuss.
DC councilmember Charles Allen (Ward 6) unveiled a plan Monday which would give every DC resident (almost) $100 on a SmarTrip card to pay for trips on rail, bus, and paratransit. Our contributors, and people on Twitter and elsewhere, have been discussing the plan. What do you think? Keep reading…
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Will development at the Armed Forces Retirement Home mesh with the city, or be another planning disaster?
A whole new mixed-use neighborhood may soon arise on a portion of the Armed Forces Retirement Home, the large 272-acre estate off North Capitol Street. Will the new neighborhood become an isolated suburban island, or integrate into the urban fabric of the city? Keep reading…
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DC could pay you to ride transit, walk, or bike to work
Although Washingtonians love to bike and walk to work, employer benefits are currently set up to give the biggest reward to people who drive. That might soon change. Keep reading…
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Would you rather teleport to work? If you walk or bike, maybe not
If you could teleport to work, would you? I would, and so would most people. But a new study found that two groups of commuters are much less likely to prefer teleportation: people who walk and bike to work. Keep reading…
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Drivers yield less to people walking if they’re in expensive cars, or maybe to people of color
Drivers of more expensive cars are less likely to stop for people on foot trying to cross the street, a new study found. They also yielded less to men and African Americans, though that difference didn’t reach statistical significance. Keep reading…
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WMATA can’t measure fare evasion, but still says it’s a big problem
Metro officials say fare evasion is a big problem, and have pushed back hard against a recent DC move to decriminalize fare evasion. But a new study from the DC Policy Center says there’s little or no evidence about how much fare evasion there is. That’s leading many to ask what basis the agency really has for claiming it’s such a problem. Keep reading…