Posts by Edward Russell — Editorial Board Alum
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A new bike trail could connect the Met Branch Trail to 4th Street NE
Plans for Rhode Island Center, which is set to replace the Big Lots and Forman Mills at Rhode Island and 4th Street NE, include a number of changes to the Metropolitan Branch Trail. The trail would move so there’d be less of a chance of cyclists and pedestrians colliding in front of the Metro, and there’d be a connector to the bike lane on 4th Street. Keep reading…
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How road design could stop drivers smashing into Dolcezza
Twice in the last three months, a car has careened through the storefront windows at 6th and Penn Street NE, on the western side of Gallaudet. The crashes are symptoms of a common problem: drivers reaching dangerously high speeds on 6th between Florida Avenue and Brentwood Parkway. Here are some thoughts on how to fix that. Keep reading…
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A bridge used to connect Eckington and Brentwood
A better way to get from the Metropolitan Branch Trail (MBT) to Union Market seems like a no brainer, especially as the neighborhoods on both sides of the railroad tracks grow. While various studies of what to do here continue, a similar connection used to exist at T Street NE. Keep reading…
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A chat with DC Council candidate Robert White
Robert White, previous counsel to congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, is challenging at-large incumbent Vincent Orange for his seat on the DC Council in the democratic primary this June. He has some “out of the box” ideas on housing affordability, economic opportunity and transportation for DC. Keep reading…
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Metro has a twin in San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico has a subway system called Tren Urbano that offers quick, comfortable rides from the city’s outskirts to near its center. A lot of visitors don’t even know it exists, let alone that it was the last system like Washington DC’s Metro built in the US. Keep reading…
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A bridge from Eckington to Union Market? It could happen.
In exchange for support to build retail and housing in Eckington, developer JBG has offered to fund a study of what it’d take to build a bridge that connects the Metropolitan Branch Trail and Union Market. That’d be a big step in joining Eckington and NoMa. Keep reading…
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Eckington is getting some much-needed retail
A new development in Eckington will bring housing and much-needed retail to the area, including businesses that are hyper-focused on the local economy. Some residents are being very vigilant to make sure the project benefits the neighborhood. Keep reading…
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Nobody cleared the Mount Vernon Trail after Snowzilla. Future storms might be different.
The National Park Service did not clear snow the Mount Vernon Trail after the blizzard, leaving it one of the most prominent uncleared trails in our region’s network. Better late than never, the agency says it might clear snow off the trail in the future. Keep reading…
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For I-66, outside-the-beltway lawmakers say “toss the facts, widen baby widen”
A group of Virginia state legislators from outside the beltway are urging Governor McAuliffe to widen I-66 inside the beltway, rather than go forward with VDOT’s transit and tolls proposal. But years of data say the multimodal proposal would be more effective. Keep reading…
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Here are some ideas for designing NoMa’s new park
The NoMa Parks Foundation just bought two acres on the Metropolitan Branch Trail (MBT) for a new large park. There are great examples of how to use the space all over DC and beyond. Keep reading…