Posts by David Cranor — Contributor
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This trail could run through the heart of Prince George’s
Central Prince George’s County is not a bicycle or pedestrian friendly area, but the county’s planning department is designing a new trail that will run from Capitol Heights to Largo Town Center. Keep reading…
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This vacant tower could become your favorite new bar
There’s an old rail control tower on 2nd Street SW, a few blocks from where CSX is rebuilding the Virginia Avenue Tunnel, and CSX has agreed to do major work on the tower as part of the rail project. Could it become a museum or a bar? Could someone live there? There are great possibilities, but also unique challenges. Keep reading…
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We’re getting closer to having a bike trail from DC to Baltimore
Last month, a 1.7 mile section of the WB&A Trail opened, bringing the separate parts in Anne Arundel and Prince George’s County as close to one another as they’ve ever been. A few more additions to the trail would mean an uninterrupted bike route from DC to Baltimore. Keep reading…
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Brookland is getting a new bridge at Monroe Street
By the end of 2018, a new bridge will replace the one that currently carries Monroe Street over the train tracks in Brookland. The project will include new sidewalks, landscaping, lighting, and traffic signals, all of which should make the area better for walking. Keep reading…
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What will become of D Street once the FBI moves?
With the FBI planning to move out of the J. Edgar Hoover building on Pennsylvania Avenue, the possibility of restoring D Street so it runs all the way to Pennsylvania Avenue has come up. But it’s unclear whether or not that’d be a good idea, or even if it’d actually be doable. Keep reading…
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Work on the Rock Creek Park Trail will fulfill a long-ago promise
Two complementary projects starting in the near future promise to completely change the bike trails in Rock Creek Park. Both will address trail issues first raised over 20 years ago. Keep reading…
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A safer bike ride through Rock Creek Park is on the way
Later this year, work will begin to reconstruct Beach Drive and parts of the Rock Creek Park Trail. The road will get a lot of work that should mitigate the environmental damage it causes, and the trail— in particular, three spots that consistently give cyclists and pedestrians trouble— will get wider. Keep reading…
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Would it be the end of the world if fewer cars could pass through Rock Creek Park? We’ll find out soon.
Work to reconstruct a nearly 6.5 mile stretch of Beach Drive, from Rock Creek Parkway to the Maryland line, will start soon. That will mean closing a section of the road that the National Park Service, environmentalists, and cyclists have long wanted to close but that motorists and some neighbors have fought to keep open. Keep reading…
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Union Station expansion plans will help train riders, cyclists, and many more
Union Station and the surrounding area is in line for a huge renovation. Amtrak just announced a design to add new space to wait for trains. Other changes in the works could extend the Metropolitan Branch Trail and make Columbus Circle more bike- and pedestrian-friendly. Keep reading…
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Check out the final design for connecting two Bethesda trails
A connector trail between the Little Falls Trail and the Capitol Crescent Trail now has a final design. It makes for a longer connection than one of the other options, but it’s also safer, cheaper, and will have less environmental impact. Keep reading…