Posts from September 2012
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Autumn sunshine 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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“Neighborhoods are like children. They need attention differently.”
“Gentrification is a word urbanists and people in this area banter about,” said former Mayor Anthony Williams at a panel discussion last night, “but neighborhoods are like children. They need attention differently.” No one size fits all. Williams said residents in Upper Northwest “just want services and not development.” Meanwhile… Keep reading…
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New, greener, safer, better design coming for 15th and W
15th and W Streets and New Hampshire and Florida Avenues, NW all come together in a large, barren expanse of asphalt that Stephen Miller nicknamed the Death Star after a driver killed a pedestrian there in 2009. But DDOT is on the side of the rebels and is striking back with a redesign. None of the roads at this intersection are very wide or carry much traffic. However, traffic engineers… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Getting going
Live social on late Metro; Metrobus gets more efficient; Metro wants help planning for the future; DC gets whiter and moves downtown; DC fails elderly, disabled?; Pepco gets rate increase; Louisville plans to build more urban highways; And…. Keep reading…
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New book chronicles Frederick Douglass in DC
A statue of Frederick Douglass (c. 1818-1895), the most famous African-American of the 19th century, will soon be added to or near Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol to represent the District of Columbia. It’s a notable and long overdue recognition for both Douglass and the District. John Muller, a journalist and Greater Greater Washington contributor, has meticulously… Keep reading…
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Park(ing) Day highlights the value of green, public space
Last Friday, the District and Arlington temporarily transformed pavement into parkland to celebrate Park(ing) Day, the annual event to raise awareness and generate discussion about how cities use public space. The pop-up parks showcased the value that green, public space has for communities, even in an area as small as a parking space. The largest Park(ing) Day space was in… Keep reading…
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Sequestration could hurt Metro, other regional projects
Because the Congressional “supercommittee” failed to agree on a deficit reduction plan, WMATA is likely to lose about $12 million from the federal government in 2013. This could spell trouble for an agency that has already had to raise fares to keep up with its significant capital needs. Under the terms of the Budget Control Act of 2011, without a supercommittee… Keep reading…
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Graham converts to deregulation over 8-hour hearing
Sometimes legislative hearings are just theater, but sometimes they actually educate elected officials about complex issues. Monday’s hearing on Uber and other innovative taxi service models achieved the latter, especially for Ward 1 Councilmember Jim Graham. Graham started out the 8-plus-hour hearing lamenting an “uneven playing field” between… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The future is soon
Water in McMillan’s future?; Autoload is coming; Underground power?; Less green, more sign; Help Fairfax pay for transport; Politicians off the ticket; Less driving alone; And…. Keep reading…
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In the real world: Zoning update hearing, citizen planners, Dupont/Logan bike safety, parking, and gentrification
Now that the summer is over, DC agencies and legislators are kicking it into gear, and there are a lot of important events coming up. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson is holding a hearing on the zoning update, and the Office of Planning has a forum about citizens can engage in planning. There’s a meeting on Dupont and Logan bike safety, a star-studded panel on gentrification,… Keep reading…