Posts by Arego Mitchell — Contributor
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This DC park is pretty much the definition of desolate. How can the National Park Service change that?
Though it’s only a few blocks south and west from the epicenter of new restaurants and high rise apartments in neighboring Navy Yard, Buzzard Point has largely gone undeveloped. That’s going to change soon, including at Buzzard Point Park, where the National Park Service (NPS) is asking the public for its ideas on how to best use the space. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Red means stop, Metro
Why does Metro run reds?; Arlington swaps ART for Uber; More lanes, same congestion; Shadow campaign conclusion; Orange exits the council; Pedestrian improvements, please?; Off the grid in SW; Wall Street to walk street; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro’s mediocre maintenance
FTA says Metro not on track; New SafeTrack shutdown; Pedestrian access around Pepco; Evicted for nonpayment, or redevelopment?; Micro-units on a macro-budget; The case for granny flats; Tokyo’s housing solution; Some terrible bus stops; Washington area takes the gold; Transportation takes the gold … in emissions. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The (rail) ties that bind
Rail ties take the blame; Orange will lobby himself; Surge 6, day 1; Big box stores get smaller; New space for Air and Space?; Fleeting track fire; Homeownership at a 50 year low; Gentrification doesn’t lead to diversification; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Hottest day of the year
Record-setting heat; Too hot for fast trains; Can’t ban RPP?; New office, historic buildings; More red signal fallout; Lights out, Metro still running; NYC’s Metro-style shutdown; Lightning damage on the L. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Dollars and deaths in Maryland
I-270 spending; Shuttle buses for MoCo; Second cyclist killed; Farewell for a historic fire station?; SafeTrack shuttle SNAFU; 1600 Pennsylvania Ave … SE; LA’s newest Metro line; Road rage on the rise; And (where to find cars)…; Drink with us!. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Abodes well?
Historic house flipping; Data for desegregation; Here comes surge #4; Mic on Metro; Ride hail by the numbers; Rosslyn’s newest high rises; Catch ‘em all on the Mall; A new symbol for the FBI site; And…. Keep reading…
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This map shows what all of DC’s houses are made of
Did you know the vast majority of DC’s houses are made of brick? That might not surprise you if you’ve walked around the city much, but this map confirms it, and shows how common other types of building materials are. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Jobs for whom?
DC employees, not residents; TOPA’s reach; Grace period for Metro fare; Plastic bag tax success?; Articulating the X2 problem; First bikeshare fatality; East Coast on driving taxes; Dangerous driving data; Zoned out. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro fire(d)
Fire in the hole; Lots of layoffs for Metro; Blame it on mode share shift; Renters’ rights for Montgomery; DNC on board for DC statehood?; Virginia is for pensioners; Housing or hotel?. Keep reading…