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Alexandria delays King Street bike lanes
Bike lanes proposed for King Street in Alexandria are proving to be contentious. While they could complete the city’s bicycle network, neighbors don’t want to give up guest parking spaces. Keep reading…
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Morning bell: DC CAS scores are questioned, but SAT is up
Test scoring method creates controversy: The Post revealed that DC’s Office of the State Superintendent of Education quietly chose a scoring method for last year’s standardized tests that resulted in a higher overall proficiency rate. Councilmember David Catania claims OSSE’s decision amounts to “cheating.” But OSSE defends its scoring choice… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Sustainable DC
Innovate to sustainability; Streetcar planning begins; Is gentrification cyclical?; Bicycles are traffic too; Looking for J Street?; Parking-free “Banned in Boston”?; And…. Keep reading…
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Neighborhood details in the Flickr pool
Here are our favorite new images from the Greater and Lesser Washington Flickr pool, showcasing the best and worst of the Washington region. Keep reading…
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Bikeshare comes to Montgomery County
On the heels of its third anniversary, Capital Bikeshare makes a big expansion into Montgomery County. Local officials celebrated the first of 50 new stations that will open here today in Rockville with a large crowd of well-wishers. Keep reading…
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Choosing a school just got easier
Parents trying to decide which DCPS or charter school is the best fit for their child have faced a confusing array of data. But a newly launched website will give them easy access to information about which schools draw kids from their neighborhood, and more. The Open Schools website, created by a volunteer project called Code for DC, went live earlier this week. The site creates… Keep reading…
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Supporters pack second Montgomery BRT hearing
Residents from across Montgomery County spoke in favor of building an 82-mile bus rapid transit network at the second of two public hearings about the proposal at the County Council last night in Rockville. While public opinion at the first hearing Tuesday night was more split, supporters dominated Thursday’s hearing, arguing that BRT was the only way to tackle the county’s… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Get on bikes
Bikeshare Grand Opening!; Crystal City peddles bikes; Bikeshare thefts in Paris; Walkability and mortgage rates; No code red this summer; Ground-floor retail made easy; Twinbrook Metro development moves forward; Reopened Union Station turns 25; And…. Keep reading…
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Reston’s other town center to expand
Reston’s Lake Anne Village Center could soon expand with a larger main street and more housing. Keep reading…
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Visit an abandoned Catholic school in Anacostia
Since June 2007, a three-story Catholic school in Historic Anacostia has sat quietly, unused and largely unnoticed. Last week, staff from the Archdiocese of Washington took me on a tour of the abandoned building, last known as the Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, with a small group of architects and contractors. Keep reading…