Posts from February 2019
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Here are the answers to whichWMATA week 138
On Tuesday, we featured the 138th challenge to see how well you know the Metro system. Here are the answers. How'd you do? Keep reading…
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Alexandria is updating its bus network, and riders want faster and more frequent service
Late last year, the City of Alexandria launched its Transit Vision plan, which seeks to improve and adjust bus services by 2030. The goal is to have a better system in place to serve the anticipated growth and needs of the changing city of 100,000 residents. Keep reading…
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We still need $7,819 to close out our fundraising drive. Will you donate?
Will you help grow our GGWash Neighborhood by joining this new membership program? If membership isn’t your thing, we welcome your donation of any size. Please give now. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: This grocer controls a fifth of the Washington region’s market, and counting
Giant dominates the region's grocer market, and plans to expand even more. The most dangerous intersections in the District, mapped. Neglected African American cemeteries will be restored in Virginia. Keep reading…
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One myth and four questions about whether Metro can restore late night service
Should Metro keep closing at 11:30 most nights and 1 am Friday and Saturday, or restore the later hours it had until 2016? What about in the future? Can bus service fill the gap, or ride-hailing services like Uber/Lyft/Via? Keep reading…
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An updated Crummell School plan swaps 32 apartments for more green space
More than 50 Ivy City residents and other community members gathered at Bethesda Baptist Church on February 11 to hear the latest proposed developments for the historic Crummell School site. A bill introduced in late 2017 that received a hearing in June would lease an approximately 100,000-square-foot plot of city land to a development team for 99 years at the rate of $1 per year. Keep reading…
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Neighborhood Spotlight: Embrace “geekiness of all stripes”
Robb Dooling is a particularly engaged urbanist. He’s a member of DC’s Multimodal Accessibility Advisory Council, which advocates for better transit and public spaces for people with disabilities. In 2018, he was elected as an serves as an Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner for 6C06 in NoMa and Old City. Keep reading…
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What would a Green New Deal for DC look like?
The Green New Deal, the economic and environmental plan most prominantly championed by New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, has sweeping ideas for a change in national policy. But what would a more localized Green New Deal for DC look like? Keep reading…
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Our region needs better suburb-to-suburb transit, but a Metro loop isn’t the best option
The Washington region has a dearth of transit connecting its suburban areas, as I wrote in my first post in this series. Some people have latched onto the idea of extending the Purple Line into a loop around the Beltway to help remedy this problem. While it's an intriguing idea, there are better ways to connect these communities. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Last year’s record rainfall has proven to be a costly problem for roads
Last year's heavy rainfall in the region has left cities scrambling to repair roads and paying heavy fines. The DC Housing Authority has a plan to refinance some of its public housing. The Metro late-night service compromise is falling apart, due to opposition from Maryland. Keep reading…