Posts from April 2019
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A Bloomingdale ANC is trying to water down a street safety plan to temporarily save two parking spots
First Street NW in Bloomingdale is a residential street, but many drivers use it as a commuting thoroughfare, making it dangerous to people walking in the neighborhood. Residents have complained about it for years, but happily there's a plan to add better pedestrian infrastructure and to slow drivers down. There's just one catch. Keep reading…
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See what the four candidates for Fairfax’s Lee District think about the big issues
Fairfax County's Lee District ranges from the west side of Route 1 to Springfield and Newington. Current Supervisor Jeff McKay is vacating the seat to run for Chairman of the Board of Supervisors. Four Democrats — Kelly Hebron, Larysa Kautz, Rodney Lusk, and James Migliaccio — want to take his place. Keep reading…
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NBC4’s story about Dave Salovesh’s death frets about cyclists running lights
At first, I was glad to see the media at the emplacement of the ghost bike at Florida Avenue NE & 12th Street NE. I wanted them to hear the hurt in the cycling community, to see our tears and our goodbyes, to see us take the intersection and close it down in honor of Dave Salovesh. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Citizen scientists are testing how clean our rivers really are
Local “citizen scientists” are examining how clean DC's rivers are. The Dulles Toll Road is making more revenue even though fewer people use it. Metro chooses two new regional headquarters in Maryland and Virginia. Keep reading…
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A Fairfax County police officer hit a cyclist, and then gave him a ticket
This past weekend, a Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD) officer hit a cyclist with their car at an intersection as the officer was turning right at a red light. The cyclist was taken to the hospital to be treated for his minor injuries, but his bad day didn't end there. After the collision, the FCPD gave the cyclist, 55-year-old Thomas Crawley of Alexandria, a ticket. Keep reading…
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Here are the answers to whichWMATA week 142
On Tuesday, we featured the 142nd challenge to see how well you know the Metro system. Here are the answers. How'd you do? Keep reading…
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Virginia Senate candidates Favola and Merlene debate housing, child care, and ethics
Incumbent state senator Barbara Favola and challenger Nicole Merlene faced voters on the same stage for the first time on Saturday, April 13, at a morning candidate forum at Busboys & Poets in Shirlington. About 100 people watched the two contenders for the Democratic nomination for Virginia State Senate District 31 respond to questions from the audience. Keep reading…
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A community mourns Abdul Seck and demands safer roads east of the Anacostia
The sun was setting as neighbors, supporters and mourners gathered on a hilly corner in Anacostia on Wednesday, April 24 to say goodbye and celebrate the life of someone gone too soon. Abdul Seck, 31, from Bronx, New York City, was killed this past Easter Sunday during a fatal traffic crash that injured five others, including two children. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Much of the Washington region gets a failing grade on healthy air
Much of the Washington and Baltimore region gets failing grades on healthy air. DC lawmakers join a growing list of opponents to Hogan’s highway plan. Alexandria officials are furious they didn't know earlier about Metro's shutdown extension. Keep reading…
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The Washington Post fails to ask the hard questions about highway widening
The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) asserts that widening the Beltway and I-270 by adding four privately-financed toll lanes would vastly speed up traffic on the untolled lanes. Frustratingly, the Washington Post, in its news pages and in a Sunday editorial, uncritically repeats these specious claims. Keep reading…