Posts from January 2017
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Breakfast Links: Virginia tackles transportation
The Virginia General Assembly is reviewing multiple transportation bills during their 45-day session. The Capital Crescent Trail crossing in Bethesda is getting major safety improvements. DC spent more than $40 million for snow removal after 2016's blizzard, but a new audit shows that some of those funds may have been used improperly. Keep reading…
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An express bus from Mount Rainier to downtown starts picking up passengers in March
Last May, the DC Council approved funding for the G9, an express bus line along the Rhode Island Avenue corridor. According to a WMATA spokesperson, the line, which will run from Mount Rainier in Prince George's County to downtown DC, will begin service on March 20th. Keep reading…
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Could Georgetown’s C&O Canal become a winter skateway?
In Ottawa, a canal that runs through the city turns into a skater’s paradise when it freezes, with some people even using it to commute. Creating the same thing along the C&O Canal, which runs through Georgetown, could be physically possible, but there are a lot of steps to get there. Keep reading…
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Building of the Week: Pierce School
Over the past two decades, turning old school buildings into homes has become increasingly common. Pierce School Lofts, at Maryland Avenue and G Street NE, has one of the most colorful histories, having served as a segregated school, venue for dogfights, and homeless center before becoming luxury loft apartments. Keep reading…
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A passageway between the Met Branch Trail and Florida Ave is coming, and it just got a big upgrade
Back in the summer, the company behind the Washington Gateway development just off the Metropolitan Branch Trail updated plans for a “bike lobby” in the bottom of one of its new buildings. At that point, the plan was to enclose the it with glass walls but, thanks to community input, the space will no longer be enclosed, and it will be open for longer hours. Keep reading…
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Breakfast Links: DC’s questionable property tax collection program pays up
DC will pay up $1 million to residents who lost their homes through a much-criticized tax collection program. Mayor Bowser stands up for DC Fire and EMS on the 2015 L'Enfant Plaza smoke incident. Uber will share its travel time data from DC rides. Keep reading…
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Many condo buildings east of the Anacostia are in trouble. Here’s why, and what can be done.
Buying a home in DC can seem nearly impossible for a lot of people, but there’s an untapped supply of condominiums east of the Anacostia River that would be very affordable for many. But a number of condo owners associations in the area are in bad financial shape, leading to lost opportunity for buyers, sellers, and surrounding communities. Keep reading…
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Think you know Metro? It’s whichWMATA week 98.
Think you know Metro? It's whichWMATA week 98! Keep reading…
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On average, a driver kills a pedestrian in our region once every four days
If an infectious disease killed 814 people in the DC metro area, wouldn’t leaders take action? That’s the number of people on foot that drivers struck and killed in the Washington region between 2005 and 2014. That number makes us the 69th most dangerous place nationally for people walking, according to a new ranking out on Tuesday. Keep reading…
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Ottawa has a four mile ice skating highway
Ottawans probably don’t get a lot of snow days off work. Not with winter commuting options like the Rideau skateway, a four mile long highway for ice skaters. Keep reading…