Posts from May 2016
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Make space for bikes on the GW Parkway
The George Washington Parkway was originally just supposed to help tourists get to Mount Vernon, and its keepers’ main mission is to preserve natural resources, not maintain roads. Could there be fewer driving lanes and more space for other modes of transportation? Keep reading…
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Today would have been Jane Jacobs’ 100th birthday
Jane Jacobs was born May 4, 1916, 100 years ago today. She left the world in 2006, but in her 89 years of life she revolutionized how we think about cities. Here is what GGWash contributors said about Jane, the patron saint of American urbanism. Keep reading…
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College Park is launching a bikeshare system!
Prince George’s County’s first bikeshare system, mBike, is launching today in College Park. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Hijackings and low points
Metrobus hijacking; Metro’s bad report; Fear of trains; Dethroning slumlords; Make way for the Purple Line; Defeating displacement; No urge to surge; Testing, testing; The new group house; And…. Keep reading…
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What will become of D Street once the FBI moves?
With the FBI planning to move out of the J. Edgar Hoover building on Pennsylvania Avenue, the possibility of restoring D Street so it runs all the way to Pennsylvania Avenue has come up. But it’s unclear whether or not that’d be a good idea, or even if it’d actually be doable. Keep reading…
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Green means go (for bike lanes)
Washington is one of many cities going green, literally: green paint is becoming a go-to way to make bike lanes stand out so that using the street is safer for everyone. Keep reading…
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Careful jaywalking saves lives
To make streets walkable, we need to re-think the basic principles of how people on foot and people in cars share the roadway. This is the first of a multi-part opinion series. Pedestrians put themselves in danger if they wait for a walk signal instead of crossing the street whenever and wherever it looks safest. There are no definitive studies, but that is what available… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Short on safety
The NTSB on Metro safety; Slumlord in Congress Heights; Taxi tricks; Full time fire liasion; Motivate moves production to Detroit; Rack up art; Parking meter mythos; Not in my restaurant; Subsidized housing can invigorate poorer areas; Housing recovery by race. Keep reading…
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Montgomery County isn’t really waging war against suburbia
Some Montgomery County residents are accusing county officials of waging a “war against suburbia.” But the county isn’t coming for your single-family house, no matter who tells you otherwise. Keep reading…
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Events roundup: Let’s watch a new sport
We’re hanging out on Saturday evening, and we want our readers to join us! Come watch our editor play with his pro ultimate team. Also coming up: forums on new transit options in Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties, a walking tour of Wheaton, and a presentation of a potential new park design in NoMa. Hang out with GGWash, watch a new sport: Our Staff Editor, Jonathan… Keep reading…