Posts from August 2014
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How Ward 8’s thoroughfares have changed since 1870
In 1870, the areas between the old city and the District line were still fairly rural. But many of the thoroughfares that shape the city today were already around then. Let’s look at the roads that connected communities in what is now Ward 8. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Big money
Baltimore’s big gamble opens; Metro settles suit; DASH bus improvements; Let kids walk; A council divided; CaBi signs in Bethesda; McMillan building trimmed; And…. Keep reading…
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Reassign students before improving school quality, not the other way around
Both of the leading candidates in the DC mayoral race have come out against Mayor Gray’s new school assignment plan, saying school quality should be addressed first. But reassigning students may be the only real way to inspire parent confidence in less desirable schools. Councilmember and mayoral candidate David Catania announced yesterday that he will “take… Keep reading…
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How did Silver Spring get its boundaries? And how would you define them?
You could ask five residents what Silver Spring’s boundaries are and receive five different answers, ranging from a neighborhood near the DC line to a city the size of the District of Columbia itself. But how did it end up this way to begin with? The answer involves a railroad, zip codes, and possibly Marion Barry. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Back to school
Welcome back; Catania against school reassignment; Silver linings; Driverless in DC; Tree removal tiff; Tiny homes in DC; Engaged renters; Storage for the homeless; And…. Keep reading…
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Do you know the station? It’s whichWMATA week 20
It’s time for the twentieth installment of our weekly “whichWMATA” series! Below are photos of 5 stations in the Washington Metro system. Can you identify each from its picture? Keep reading…
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Alexandria’s Metroway BRT: Open and carrying passengers
The DC region’s first Bus Rapid Transit line opened this weekend. Metroway runs from Crystal City to Braddock Road, using a transitway along Route 1 in Alexandria. Keep reading…
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Anxious about the new school boundaries? Here are some things to consider.
Last week DC Mayor Vincent Gray accepted the new school boundaries and feeder patterns proposed by the advisory committee that has been working on the issue for the past 10 months. While some residents have legitimate concerns about the change, it may not prove as bad as they fear. Even after the committee backed away from the more radical proposals it floated in April, the plan… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Know your history
The day the city burned; The Beltway’s golden; More affordable than we thought?; Historic districts are not the problem; The show will go on; Subway bag check; Scaling up urban farming; And…. Keep reading…
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Summertime 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…