Posts about District of Columbia
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Breakfast links: Build it in Ward 8
Anacostia’s future, too short?; St. E’s triggers TOD; A pedestrian bridge across the Anacostia?; HOT lanes will lose promised transit; Gray donations violate laws; Beware the zoning Death Eaters; Road rage leads to labor (the obstetric kind); Boston neighborhoods 3 different ways; And…. Keep reading…
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Park Service says no bike sharing on National Mall
The National Park Service spokesperson told Spokes Magazine that putting Capital Bikeshare stations on the Mall would violate its historic purpose, and implies that it just serves a “select few” “select individuals” instead of “American citizens.” You’d think the National Park Service would be interested in sustainability… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Changing the landscape
“Shallow” look at gentrification?; Freemasons pushed out, too; Purple Line will reshape communities; Carma-nothing; Be careful, pedestrians AND drivers; Congestion relief for BRAC?; Learn how to deal with a crash; And in PG…; And in DC…. Keep reading…
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AU’s campus plan offers mediocre architecture
While American University’s campus plan will improve Ward 3 and DC as a whole, the architecture in the proposal is mediocre at best. Beyond the land-use planning, East Campus and North Hall’s proposed buildings offer little in terms of aesthetics. The spaces are disorganized and the forms are uninspiring. On the outside, the buildings don’t relate to the… Keep reading…
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Will the DDOT brain drain and low morale continue?
Councilmember Tommy Wells announced late Friday night that Scott Kubly, the official in charge of the streetcar, Circulator, and Capital Bikeshare, is leaving DDOT. This contributes to a worrisome pattern of good officials quitting amid declining morale. Kubly is leaving only 2 months after the departures of Karina Ricks, head of DDOT’s Policy and Planning department,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Keep us safe
Police brutally tase pedicab driver; More crime on the MBT; Should trains carry chemicals through urban centers?; More tweeting @metroopensdoors; Homeless to build homeless housing; Might TIGER support TOD?; No enforcement leads to parking anarchy; And…. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Streetcar head rides away
Kubly moving on; Beware the poll numbers; Boston columnist wants bikes banned; Cyclists race a plane during LA’s “Carmageddon”; Downtown offices getting pricier; Feds still building sprawl; And…. Keep reading…
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Should east of the river Circulator go to Shipley or Teeter?
DDOT is considering two options for its Circulator east of the river, one serving more of Ward 8 and ending at Lower Barracks Row, and the other reaching the Potomac Avenue Metro and Harris Teeter. Keep reading…
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Evans discovers joy of cycletracks on Ward 2 bike ride
Councilmember Jack Evans says the 15th Street cycletrack should remain as it is and DDOT should move quickly to implement L and M Street cycletracks. These comments followed a bicycle tour of Ward 2 yesterday morning with people from WABA, DDOT, and Greater Greater Washington. Evans has received complaints about the 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue cycletracks in the past,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Old dominion, new rules
Arlington scrutinizing big box stores; BRAC moving faster than expected; Fairfax to require permits for pick-up games; 2 visions for St. E’s; Police suggest making speeding mandatory; DC urged to perform landlord stings; Why aren’t the hip new restaurants in Georgetown?; Georgia convicts pedestrian of vehicular homicide; And…. Keep reading…