Posts about District of Columbia
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Downtown’s lack of playgrounds is hard on families
We received this letter from Chinatown resident Caroline Armijo: Since March, I have been on a quest to find space for a playground in downtown DC. I have been living in Chinatown for six years and now have a two-year-old daughter. I was warned that the lack of playgrounds, not the dismal schools, is the primary reason that young families move away from downtown. I did not understand… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The value of bike lanes
Mixed-use and cycle track for Herndon; Fewer bike and pedestrian scofflaws; On bike lanes; Evans paying for sports tickets; Another round of campus plans; Clean up or close coal plant?; Fighting homelessness in Fairfax; And…. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Getting serious about parks
Tourmobile’s end “likely”; A tale of two parks; Numerology of bus transit; DC’s gays live closer to downtown; Maryland and counties duel on Smart Growth; Floridians run for their lives; Suburban poverty rising; The ultimate environmentally destructive highway; Capital cities unfairly reviled; And…. Keep reading…
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Cheh appoints self to school board by giving up on Hardy
DC Public School leaders were caught by surprise this week when DC Council member Mary Cheh tried to intervene in the school planning process by demanding a new middle school be built in Ward 3. The proposal for a new Ward 3 middle school represents an about face on the part of Ward 3 parents and Cheh. For the past 2 years, they called for changes at Ward 2’s Hardy Middle… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bicycle’s race
Baca on biking; Contributors in the news; Size doesn’t matter for gambling; Metro stations get better for bikes and peds; Zipcar wouldn’t mind if you emailed Bellamy; Sprawl nearly slips by in southern Maryland; Georgetown’s got more competition; 10 minutes to Gainesville; And…. Keep reading…
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Georgetown ANC redistricting plan marginalizes students
A redistricting plan proposed for Georgetown’s ANC 2E would dramatically under-represent students attending Georgetown University. The proposal is a direct attempt to limit student involvement in neighborhood affairs. Yesterday, the Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E redistricting task force adopted a redistricting plan proposed by the group’s co-chairs,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Overtime, over budget, overdrive
Metro workers pulling long hours; Silver Line funding still in question; AAA still fighting for speeders; Program matches parents for carpools; What’s “just right” for porch height; MLK Memorial will open to all; Arlington marks scandal and intrigue; Satire map plots stereotypes; Could an overlay stop more churches on RI Ave?; And…. Keep reading…
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The police broke my house by mistake, wouldn’t pay to fix
In the spring of 2009, the police attempted to break into my house. The previous resident of our home was arrested a few days earlier in a traffic stop. Her son successfully fled on foot, dropping a gun as he did so. When police asked her where her son lived, she gave the police our address telling them that he lived there with some of his friends. As he was wanted on a warrant, and known… Keep reading…
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For a safe park, the best defense is a good offense
A small central DC playground park that has been plagued by drug dealing and other illicit activity for decades is about to undergo renovation. Once it’s done, neighbors must take ownership and make the park into a safe and welcoming neighborhood asset once again. A sharp tension came to light at a community meeting Monday night between the desire to make Florida Avenue… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Suburban traffic engineer follies
Fairfax proposes deathtrap at Wiehle; MCDOT speeds cars, makes area unsafe to walk; Arlington making Glebe safer; Tourmobile going, eventually; Wells hits deer; NYC bike lane survives lawsuit; Park ideas bloom; In mob news; And…. Keep reading…