Posts by Michael Lewis — Contributor
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Ask GGWash: How do you cross a street if you’re in a bikeway that runs against car traffic?
Some of DC’s bikeways run in two directions on a street while the cars can only travel in one. On 15th Street NW, for example, the bikeway runs in north and south, but cars only go north. Keep reading…
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So you’ve got a friend in town and they’re really into trains. Here’s where to take them.
Last year, we published lists of toys you could give to a young train buff and places you could take them to visit. But what about the railfans who are all grown up? Where are the best places to take adult friends to hang out, do some train spotting, and learn some rail history? Keep reading…
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Is Baltimore’s train station in the middle of nowhere? Is DC’s?
Our contributors recently got to comparing and contrasting Baltimore’s Penn Station with Union Station in DC. Some people say Penn Station is “in the middle of nowhere,” but the truth is that it’s closer to its respective downtown than Union Station. The difference is that Penn Station has fewer neighborhoods and tourist attractions nearby. Keep reading…
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Ask GGW: How do Arlington and Alexandria differ?
Arlington and Alexandria. They’re, like, the same place… right? Ok yeah, no, they aren’t. But one of our readers did point out that to many, two of DC’s southern neighbors often get mistaken for one another, so we’ve explained a number of the differences. Keep reading…
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Ask GGW: What will the Metro station at Dulles Airport look like?
World-famous architect Eero Saarinen designed the Dulles Airport terminal, meaning the coming Metro station won’t be a simple addition to your run-of-the-mill streetscape. What will it look like? Keep reading…
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Ask GGW: Could biking between the C&O to the W&OD bike paths be safer?
At White’s Ferry in Leesburg, it’s a short distance between two of our region’s most popular bike trails: the C&O Canal Towpath, which runs along the Potomac River from DC to Cumberland, Maryland, and Virginia’s Washington & Old Dominion Trail. But to get from one to the other, cyclists have to ride along Route 15, which is dangerous. Keep reading…
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Ask GGW: How do you find crime reports for a neighborhood?
Have you ever seen a crime scene and later wondered what happened, or if the police weren’t already there, whether someone let them know about it? Jonathan Neeley, our staff editor, ran into this situation last week: On my bike ride home, I saw that a large section of the Metro station parking lot was taped off, and there were officers and detectives all over the place. Keep reading…
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Ask GGW: Why is the street grid lopsided east of Georgia Ave NW?
The street grid east of Georgia Avenue and south of Madison Street is slightly lopsided, with horizontal streets angled slightly towards the northeast and vertical streets angled slightly towards the northwest. Reader Robb wants to know why this is the case. Truth be told, we’re not sure. What we do know is that the neighborhoods that this section of Georgia Avenue… Keep reading…
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Ask GGW: What are good gifts for budding young railfans?
Did you enjoy playing with trainsets as a kid? Were you excited when you rode a train for the first time? This week, our own David Alpert looked to us to see what he could get for his young nephew who’s a budding railfan. My young nephew, who lives in suburbia, visited DC recently and loved the Metro. He was fascinated by the map and said he wanted to ride one of he lines from one… Keep reading…
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Ask GGW: How do you cross a street if you’re in a bikeway that runs against car traffic?
Some of DC’s bikeways run in two directions on a street while the cars can only travel in one. Reader MacKenzie wants to know the right way to turn toward a destination that’s on the opposite side of the bikeway. On 15th Street NW, the bikeway runs in north and south, but cars only go north. I usually ride south on 15th Street NW, and then need to turn left onto Q. There… Keep reading…