Posts about Alexandria
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Breakfast links: There’s still hope
Can bike lanes keep proliferating?; Alexandria still pondering CaBi; DoD could hold BRAC moves; Issa would help DC; Hand wringing over gas prices; Marylands tolls cheap, need raising; Blumenauer wants better commuter benefit; Big racial gap in housing, here & elsewhere; And…. Keep reading…
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Alexandria gets the mapping magic
Dan Malouff created a series of thematic maps of DC using GIS data available from the DC Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO). He posted maps of topography, building footprint, and basic land use. Inspired by that, I created similar maps for Alexandria using data from the city’s GIS Division. Basic land use This map simplifies the city’s zoning… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Up, up, and away
Gray wants tall buildings EotR; Upping security; What’s affordable?; DC not really worst for business, redux; Bike beats car and bus; The Anacostia is really dirty; Alexandria rejects add-on tax; More on CaBi and bin Laden; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Our elected leaders
Vote now; Biddle fades at the finish; Seegars makes interracial marriage an issue; Coalitions can be contradictory; MD legislature ignored environment; Costco returns would take a decade; Boat club nixed public plaza; St. E’s at risk?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: What’s in a number?
Streetcar almost done; Affordable housing takes hit; Pentagon fudged on BRAC numbers; Bike thefts growing problem; Mixed neighborhoods are prefered; From one election to another; Drivers apparently oblivious; CaBi data dump; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Defending against BRAC
Carpools key to Mark Center sanity; Bethesda in for a BRAC surprise; East Falls Church plan a go; Shuffling VA Metro seats; A cheaper underground Dulles station?; Finding out-of-District DCPS students; A long battle for vehicular manslaughter; Getting smart growth right in MD; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Changing the status quo
How about some rights?; Does DC have enough police?; Alexandria struggles with waterfront plans; Could mortgage interest deduction go?; PG raises Purple Line gentrification fears; MWAA mandates union hiring; University neighbors have mixed feelings; WABA, FABB join up; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Tough questions
Bikesharing no simple task; How to really answer a gentrification question; Struggling with higher gas prices; Region’s homeless count grows; Restaurants raise bar higher on food trucks; Gray all for TOD; Alexandria shares Mark Center blame; AdMo gets limted-time pop-up shop; And…. Keep reading…
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Alexandria pilots monthly SmarTrip bus pass
Alexandria is looking for riders that want to test loading a monthly bus pass on their SmarTrip cards. Customers would be able to load these $35 passes onto their SmarTrips. Each pass is good for a month of unlimited trips on Alexandria’s DASH, Arlington’s ART, and Fairfax Connector bus services. The fare on each of these services is $1.50 with SmarTrip… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Raising the charge
DC residents want tax hike; Bethesda could charge for Saturday parking; Taxi surcharge needn’t be so narrow; Alexandria wants green space from DoD; Howard County to improve Rt 1; Mapping DC’s public art; Rhee defends test scores; Bikesharing hot in hot places; And…. Keep reading…