Posts from July 2012
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Legalize two-family houses in Montgomery County
Let’s say you own a house in Montgomery County and you’re having trouble paying the mortgage. Or you have more space than you need and would like some extra income. If the zoning code is rewritten the way county planning staff proposed last week, you will be able to split your house into two apartments and rent one of them out … if you are five feet seven inches… Keep reading…
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Montgomery’s fake cul-de-sacs don’t solve traffic woes
Concerned about through traffic, many neighborhoods in Montgomery County have closed off their once-connected streets. But the costs of a quiet street might outweigh the benefits. Montgomery County neighborhoods, like many in North America, generally fall into two categories: those with cul-de-sacs, and those without. Before World War II, and for a little while afterwards,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Patriotic paths
New trail remembers War of 1812; Crashing at Boundary Stone; Capital Area Food Bank moves, expands; Farms stay in Montgomery County; Travel early, get paid?; Virginia posts budget surplus; And…. Keep reading…
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Preservation work plan misses most important job: clarity
Historic preservation does a lot of good for DC, but property owners need more clarity about what will and won’t get approved. The preservation office’s latest work plan sadly continues to omit this component, which should instead be one of its top priorities. DC’s historic preservation office has published its annual work plan. It includes many worthwhile… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Battle plans
Transportation battle at Manassas; MoCo gets bus bill; More Silver oversight; That smell; Teens imagine recreation bridge; Big BRT or big lanes?; Green roofs get more green; And…. Keep reading…
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Steny Hoyer spreads myths about the District’s budget
One of the predominant myths about the District is that the federal government fully compensates any costs or lost revenue it incurs as the Federal District. In reality, DC residents bear a heavy fiscal burden — to the tune of about $1 billion a year — because of a structural deficit that Congress could fix. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Let the games begin
The mixed bag of the Olympics; What’s up with Uber; Parking worries in AdMo; Silver Line could get cheaper money; We need infrastructure; See the data; Think your commute is bad?; When chains arrive; And…. Keep reading…
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Pretty and pretty ugly in the Flickr pool
Here are our favorite new images from the Greater and Lesser Washington Flickr pool, showcasing the best and worst of the Washington region. Keep reading…
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How would you tame or improve our comments?
Readers would comment more if our comments were less combative, had easier CAPTCHAs, and made it easier to reply to individual comments, said those who responded to our recent survey. How would you make the comments less combative, or how else could we improve them? Most of the survey respondents don’t comment very often, or at all: Do you comment on Greater Greater… Keep reading…
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Evans move cuts Shaw parking privileges
Shaw residents will soon not be able to enjoy resident parking privileges in Logan Circle, while far more distant residents of neighborhoods like Georgetown and Kalorama will get special entitlements. That’s the consequence of the recent redistricting and Evans’ successful fight 2 weeks ago against a bill that would have kept parking zones from changing. Shaw… Keep reading…