Posts by George Kevin Jordan — Former Editor-in-Chief
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Events: Join Georgetown University for a Webinar to Explore Its Master’s in Urban & Regional Planning
Join Georgetown University for a webinar on Thursday, January 30, to find out how its Master’s in Urban & Regional Planning will prepare you to solve the critical challenges facing urban communities around the world. Keep reading…
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Union Station future plans have too much parking, leaders say
Union Station needs a makeover, not only to upgrade its facilities, but also to prepare for expected growth. However, a number of local leaders including DC Councilmember Charles Allen and the local Advisory Neighborhood Commission say that the station is on track to have too much parking, a move which would stifle its function and role in a larger city. Keep reading…
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Events: Give your thoughts on DC agencies’ performance at upcoming hearings
Each year, the DC Council holds oversight hearings on every single agency in the government, and any member of the public can speak. It’s a great way to give praise and/or criticism in front of top agency officials and the councilmembers overseeing that agency. Keep reading…
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Events: Join us for an extraordinary conversation about buses
Join us Tuesday, January 14, as the League of Extraordinary Bus Advocates weigh in on the role buses are playing in regards to issues of climate change, urban congestion, and transportation equity. Keep reading…
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Tysons is finding creative ways to carve out space for parks
How do you build more parks and public spaces in an area that’s constrained on size? Tysons, which only about four square miles total, has a goal of expanding its parkland to meet the demand of a growing population and workforce by 2050. To do that, it’s getting creative. Keep reading…
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Going, going, car2go will be gone from the region in 2020
Share Now, the company that was formerly car2go, announced Wednesday that it will be pulling its car-sharing service out of the North American market, effective February 29, 2020. We have been writing about the service since 2011, and many of our readers say it helped them live car-free. Keep reading…
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Tysons is building housing that’s affordable to more workers
Rising rent, limited supply, flat incomes, and other factors have contributed to the affordable housing shortage across the Washington region. Tysons, Virginia—with its towering office buildings and a median household income of $101,587—is probably not first place you think of to find affordable housing, but it is making an effort to provide more options. Keep reading…
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This DC pilot aims to get more wheelchair-accessible taxis in circulation
Currently, there are about 280 wheelchair-accessible taxis in the District that make about 36,000 trips in total per month, but that’s not enough to meet the demand. A new pilot program by the District Department of For-Hire Vehicles (DFHV) aims to incentivize wheelchair-accessible vehicle (WAV) drivers to make more trips, and increase the number of accessible taxis in circulation. Keep reading…
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Some residents could receive free or reduced transit fare as part a DC pilot program
For many low-income residents in DC, the cost of transportation is a hurdle that makes it difficult to get to jobs, appointments, and other destinations. A new pilot program will provide some residents in DC with low fare or free unlimited access to Metro for six to nine months. Keep reading…
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Events: Learn how we can fix Dave Thomas Circle
Want to learn more about how to fix DC’s notoriously confounding Dave Thomas Circle intersection? Then you definitely want to attend the District Department of Transportation’s (DDOT) Open House on the Florida Avenue-New York Avenue NE Intersection and Florida Avenue NE Streetscape (2nd to H Street NE) projects. Keep reading…