Posts from February 2016
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This plan would have ditched DC’s lettered street names
A federal judge proposed renaming DC’s lettered streets after presidents, judges, and cabinet members in 1897, Ghosts of DC explains. If his proposal had taken hold, we might go to movies at the Landmark Ellsworth Street Cinema downtown today. Keep reading…
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Events roundup: Our birthday party is next week!
Greater Greater Washington is turning 8! Come celebrate at our birthday party next Tuesday. Also, learn about the intersection of growth and historic preservation with Mayor Bowser and share your opinion on bus route changes in Arlington and new bike access to Vienna Metro. GGWash birthday party: Come celebrate Greater Greater Washington’s 8th birthday on Tuesday,… Keep reading…
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Double your support for GGWash with a gift today!
So many of you, our readers and friends, have stepped up to support Greater Greater Washington in this year’s reader drive. We’ve raised $16,296 so far toward our $25,000 goal with one week left! To get us over the finish line, some of our board members, editors, and other major donors have offered to match your contributions one for one for the next $5,000 of gifts,… Keep reading…
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DC Streetcar’s exuberant opening day, in photos and video
DC Streetcar is open and carrying passengers, following a festive opening day on Saturday. Enjoy this photo tour reliving the fun, and see even more at GGWash’s opening day Flickr group. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Let’s ride!
Streetcars are open; Retired trains; Separation of powers?; 11th Street bridge in 2019; Fix Fed buildings; Shelter-skelter; Baker attacks Hogan; The architecture of oppression. Keep reading…
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National links: State-sponsored sprawl
Transportation planners in Arkansas are telling residents that turning a highway into a boulevard would be unsafe, dive bars are dying out in urban areas, and might Millennials be over cities? Check out what’s happening around the world in transportation, land use, and other related areas! No boulevard for you: There’s a movement to turn Little Rock’s I-30… Keep reading…
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Silhouettes 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 can our commuter railroads be better? DC wants your input
Should MARC service run to L’Enfant Plaza? Should resources go toward more weekend commuter rail service? Every state in the US (including DC) has to create a plan for how to use its railways, these are some of the questions the District Department of Transportation is asking as it crafts its plan for passenger, commuter, and freight rail. Keep reading…
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Can you name this neighborhood? If so, come to our party! (If not, come to our party too!)
Millennials are flocking to this neighborhood outside DC, where the percentage of adults 20-34 has more than doubled since 1980 to 71%, making it one of the region’s youngest. What is it? Repeat: it’s not in the District. Can you guess? Post your answer in the comments. This is an example of a question for the trivia contest at our 8th birthday party, Tuesday, March… Keep reading…
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This summer, Alexandria’s King Street could become a complete street… or not
When it repaves a stretch of King Street this summer, the City of Alexandria wants make it safer for all users. But of the three design options Alexandria is considering, only one would make for a complete street. Keep reading…