Posts by Canaan Merchant — Elections Committee
-
Breakfast links: Let’s chat
Hear from Muriel Bowser today; Hear from David Catania next week; Olympics pro and con; Possible spots to spy; Sprawl repair in Vienna; Not in Georgetown; More historic hill?; Endangered spaces; Bike bits. Keep reading…
-
A different kind of “fantasy map”: DC, Tolkien-style
Here’s a fun way to look at a map of a familiar place. Following the style of maps in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-Earth novels, Stentor Danielson created this map showing DC and nearby parts of Maryland and Virginia as a land of strongholds, villages, and countryside. Keep reading…
-
DC residents may be willing to pay more for parking
A new survey from DDOT suggests many DC residents are willing to support more expensive residential street parking if it makes finding a spot near their home easier. Many agree that DC’s Resident Parking Permit (RPP) program isn’t meeting the city’s needs, and should be be updated. But conventional wisdom holds that most substantive changes, especially… Keep reading…
-
Topic of the week: Olympics in DC
An organization called DC 2024 is trying to bring the Olympics to Washington. But the topic is quite controversial. Are the games worth the cost? We asked our contributors what they thought. The International Olympic Committee will select the host city for the 2024 summer games in 2017. Only one American city will be nominated by the US Olympic Committee, and DC 2024 wants it to… Keep reading…
-
A $1.50 fare isn’t holding back the Tide
Norfolk’s Tide Light Rail opened in 2011, and has exceeded its initial ridership projections. But the Virginian-Pilot newspaper recently called for Hampton Roads Transit to slash Tide fares to increase ridership. Are fares holding back ridership, or are other factors at play here? Local media jumped on the news trying to figure out whether the arguments in Norfolk… Keep reading…
-
Virginia commits to fund the Columbia Pike streetcar
The Commonwealth of Virginia will dedicate funding for up to half the cost of the Columbia Pike streetcar project. Keep reading…
-
As Arlington booms, traffic drops
Traffic on several Arlington roads is lower today than decades ago, despite huge increases in density and activity. Keep reading…
-
Confusing Park Police rules scuttle Fort Reno concerts, Mall food trucks
The National Park Service’s difficult and sometimes inscrutable regulations for events in parks may have claimed another victim: Long-running summer concerts in Fort Reno. The same day, Park Police also cracked down on food trucks along the Mall. The organizer of the Fort Reno concerts, Amanda MacKaye, announced yesterday that the concerts are canceled for this year. Keep reading…
-
Ask GGW: What’s this Alexandria mystery tunnel?
Reader Nacim encountered a strange pedestrian tunnel in Alexandria, under the railroad tracks near the Eisenhower Avenue Metro station. Keep reading…
-
What a supermarket can teach us about road design
What do grocery store aisles have in common with our roadways? More than you might think. Streetsblog recently posted this video from Norway which shows an aggressive driver using his techniques in the supermarket with his cart. Keep reading…