Posts about East of the Anacostia
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Breakfast links: The military and the battle
Tanks roll into Ft. Totten; Rock Creek bike crossing needed; Mara leads in cash; McAuliffe doubles Cuccinelli; Trains to Virginia getting popular; Banning vans as rape prevention?; Wheaton moving too slow; Who has frequent network maps?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Dig yourself a hole
DC Water is spending big; Bonds’ platform: “I’m black”; Benning is better; MPD not releasing marijuana data; Landmark Mall redevelopment far off; How smart is Street Smart?; Count traffic for $200; And… Keep reading…
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Vacancy at the Parkway Guest House abandominium
Perched atop a hill overlooking historic Anacostia, tucked behind a new condominium development is an abandominium from an era the city has left behind and this neighborhood is trying to forget. From the 1960s until the last decade the Parkway Guest House was a gathering spot for drugs, prostitution and all forms of illegality. During the 1990s it essentially became “a… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Stay in your lane
MoCo bus lanes get a yes; HOT lanes’ cool reception; Parking cents in Bethesda; Cyclists under attack; Alexandria’s “trolley” defended; What school will go to St. E’s?; 5333 gets permits; Gray: I’m energetic!; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Disappointing
Loudoun takes bike safety more seriously?; Crosswalks are the danger zone; Wait for
affordableKeep reading…public housing; ANC commissioners, pay attention!; Goodbye, L’Enfant monoculture?; Height limit pro and con; Fewer agencies in Wheaton?; VA funds transportation; It comes down to standing; And…. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: While there’s time
MD Senate funds transportation; Let ANCs talk more?; A stop for super stops; Keep Arlington in the loop as you bike; Anacostia Playhouse gets green light; People want a safer Bethesda; Fences get cut on MBT; Who got tickets?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Get out of park
Parking minimums impede Anacostia; Streetlights people; Wrongheaded enforcement; WSSC would force suburban patterns; Credit card readers maybe?; Bag some bag fees?; Where the cranes are; Report card time; And… Keep reading…
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Georgetown walks a mile in Kenilworth’s shoes
On a pleasant, sunny Sunday afternoon, a group of Georgetown University students went for a walk. This was not simply a leisurely stroll. They were taking on the challenge of walking a mile in someone else’s much-smaller shoes: those of the preschool through 5th grade students of Kenilworth Elementary School, who would make this walk daily to their new school once their school… Keep reading…
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Does DCPS need application-only schools east of the river?
DC Public Schools must serve both “kids who are ready to learn” and “under-performing kids,” according to David Catania, chair of the DC Council’s Education Committee. To accomplish this, he has asked DCPS to think about application-only secondary schools east of the river. Will this strategy improve options for District families, especially… Keep reading…
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H.A. Griswold and Anacostia’s streetcar story
When the streetcar eventually returns to the Anacostia neighborhood, it will be more than 150 years since the industrious spirit of Henry A. Griswold and his investors developed the first horse-drawn line connecting communities on the east and west sides of the Eastern Branch of the Potomac River, now known as the Anacostia. The first streetcar since 1962 will soon start running… Keep reading…