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Our bus fares aren’t that cheap (if you transfer)
WMATA is considering raising bus fares, with the justification that they’re lower than in other cities. But somehow every time this topic comes up, people forget that there’s a big difference between our bus fares and other cities’: riders transferring between bus and rail pay a lot more. The agency recently put out a survey which, among other things, asked… Keep reading…
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Looking back at 2013
In 2013, Greater Greater Washington had 962 articles, 2,205 breakfast links, and 49,690 comments. How well do you remember what was happening last January or in the spring? Here are some of the articles in 2013 that got the most traffic or comments, had a significant influence, or which our contributors identified as their favorites. January Photo by Elizabeth Thomsen on… Keep reading…
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First-year teachers, part 1: Is there any way to make new teachers more effective?
Yesterday we heard from a college senior trying to decide how best to prepare herself for a teaching career. Today we begin the first of a three-part series drawing on interviews with first-year teachers who came to the profession in a variety of ways. Nationwide, between 40 and 50% of teachers leave the classroom within their first 5 years. For DCPS, that figure rises to 70%,… Keep reading…
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The new Frederick Douglass Bridge won’t connect to the Suitland Parkway Trail
The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) is proposing a new Frederick Douglas Memorial Bridge that will not connect to the Suitland Parkway Trail through Anacostia. The Suitland Parkway Trail’s trailhead is only one mile from the proposed bridge. DDOT will invest $600 million in a new South Capitol Street / Frederick Douglas Memorial Bridge across the Anacostia… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Polar vortex
Brace yourself; Arrest cyclists in winter?; Bike signals get green light; Reduce DC property taxes?; Have problems dispersed or just people; Do mixed income communities work?; Crazy elections coming; Charlotte to DC high-speed rail; A wider I-66?; And…. Keep reading…
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See Metro’s first 7000 series train as it arrives for testing
This morning, WMATA showed the press its newest acquisition: the 4 “pilot” cars of the 7000 series. The new cars are safer and feature many new elements that should please riders. Keep reading…
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As DC grows, Anacostia gets left behind
After decades of decline, DC’s population is growing again. But parts of the city like Anacostia are still losing people, showing that revitalization has yet to take hold everywhere. Keep reading…
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This bill could make Montgomery’s streets better for walking
Montgomery County’s urban areas are growing, but their wide, fast streets, designed to prioritize drivers over everyone else, are holding them back. A new bill going before the County Council could level the playing field for pedestrians and cyclists. Last month, Councilmembers Roger Berliner and Hans Riemer introduced several amendments to the county’s Road… Keep reading…
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What’s the best way to prepare myself to teach?
Midway through my college career at Georgetown University, I decided I wanted to teach. Now I need to figure out the best way to prepare myself to do so. As an entering freshman, I had no idea of the educational inequities just a few miles outside Georgetown’s front gates. But my very first semester I joined an organization called DC Reads, which focuses on literacy… Keep reading…
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Here are America’s largest bikesharing systems in 2013
American bikesharing boomed in 2013 like never before. Led by huge new systems in New York and Chicago, the total number of bikesharing stations in the US more than doubled, from 835 at the end of 2012 to 1,925 in 2013. Keep reading…