Recent Posts
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Events roundup: Time to testify
Speak out on DC’s proposed zoning update, learn about streetcars in DC and Bus Rapid Transit in Montgomery County, and envision a new Franklin Park at events around the region. Testify on DC’s zoning rewrite: It’s finally here. After many years of delays, push back, and changes, DC’s Zoning Commission will begin considering the first update to the… Keep reading…
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Morning bell: Boundary and feeder patterns get a facelift
Task force re-evaluates lines drawn in the 1970’s: A committee of education officials and other stakeholders has begun the process of changing the way DCPS assigns students to schools. Other residents can participate through focus and working groups. Some are concerned that a proposal to include charters in feeder patterns will limit choice. (Post, DME, Examiner)… Keep reading…
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Topic of the week: DC’s height limit
As part of a new weekly series on Greater Greater Washington, we’ll take a topic that is relevant in the week’s news and allow our contributors to briefly weigh in on it. This week: proposed changes to DC’s height limit. Dan Malouff had a great post on the topic and there have been several stories featured in the Breakfast Links recently on the subject. … Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Building communities
Neighborhoods reflect disparities; DC’s first mixed-income redevelopment; Placemaking builds community; Trolley Trail connected; Public-private partnerships hit roadblocks; A glow-in-the-dark bike path; Demand, meet supply; And…. Keep reading…
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If students can’t write, how can they learn?
When I started tutoring students in writing at a high-poverty D.C. public high school this year, I was prepared to run into some problems. I knew it was hard for an overworked teacher with a class of 25 or 30 students to engage in the kind of one-on-one work that teaching writing often requires. That’s why I volunteered to help. Keep reading…
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BOO! in the Flickr pool
Here are our favorite new Halloween-themed images from the Greater and Lesser Washington Flickr pool, showcasing the best and worst of the Washington region. Keep reading…
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Is a walkable neighborhood out of reach for you?
Are you getting priced out of being able to live in the kind of neighborhood you want? Do you wish your neighborhood had more local stores and other amenities in walking distance? Please tell your story below. Keep reading…
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Cleveland Park’s shops can thrive without the service lane
Cleveland Park businesses say they need a service lane on Connecticut Avenue. But a new study says that most people walk, bike, or take transit to their shops, suggesting they need a bigger sidewalk instead. The District Department of Transportation recently outlined four options for reconfiguring the service lane along Connecticut Avenue between Macomb and Ordway streets,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Shiny new things
New Metro railcars; Euro-trains coming to US; Can streetcar and delivery trucks coexist?; Taxi issues pile up; Monument shedding scaffolding; Boat club keeps water access; Leave your electronic devices on; Technology not reducing Millennial driving; And…. Keep reading…
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Montgomery may cut Wisconsin Ave BRT line off from DC
Tomorrow, it’s likely that the Montgomery County Council’s transportation committee will approve a Bus Rapid Transit line along the high-density Route 355 corridor. But Council staff is recommending it end at Bethesda instead of at the District line in Friendship Heights. \t\t The county’s BRT plan has progressed through the committee over the last few… Keep reading…