Recent Posts
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Breakfast links: Oldest inhabitants
DC wants to keep its WWI memorial; Audit for Union Station management; Death in Rockville crash; Shady deal in Catoe’s Metro; An avalanche of tickets; Think of the tourists; Madrid swaps highway for park; Battle of the buses; Core capacity for BART. Keep reading…
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Lost Washington: Good Hope Road’s German orphanage
Good Hope Road SE, one of East Washington’s historic thoroughfares, has been home to many places now forgotten. While still a pastoral area the arterial road hosted, from the late 1800s into the 1960s, an orphanage for children of German ancestry, one such place with an obscured memory. Keep reading…
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Though a rare breed, suburban bicyclists tough it out
In outer-ring DC suburbs designed without them in mind, a surprising number of brave souls are getting around by bike, willingly mixing with cars and trucks on busy, fast highways. Upon my return to Silver Spring from Philadelphia for the holidays, I found myself driving much more than I’m used to in the course of Christmas shopping. While I anticipated a lot of car… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro works
Metro cars look good; Metro projects improve station access; MARC cuts delayed; MD Ave. plan improves land use, transit; Streetcar storage gets more expensive; Shady realtors of history; Union Square goes to AOC; Work around the alcohol; And…. Keep reading…
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It takes a village to become a bicycle commuter
After four months in my new, inside-the-beltway job, I’m firmly entrenched within the ranks of DC-area bicycle commuters. The local bicycling and transportation community deserves much of the credit for giving me the information, support and confidence to bike to work every day. With nearly 500 miles of riding to and from work under my belt to date, I’ve saved money,… Keep reading…
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Boxing Day links: Bad garages make bad neighbors
Neighbors object to secret garage; Fingers crossed for transit; CaBi huge with tourists; Calvary to meet with community; Quenching food deserts; 2011 not great for NPS; Better predictions for transit projects; No ads in Brazil city. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Breakdown boogie
Music of malfunction; Should Amazon be taxed?; Pop-ups invade vacant lots; Hispanics disproportionately killed on roads; Streetcar purchase drama continues; Reimagining the alley; India plans to sprawl. Keep reading…
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Holiday spirit illuminates a Congress Heights street
For the past 7 years, Barbara Thomas’ home in Congress Heights has lit up the neighborhood with an eclectic abundance of Christmas-themed decorations. In addition to spreading holiday cheer, the decorations have won commendations from police and others. Keep reading…
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Is DC delaying bike lanes with redundant studies?
Sometimes politicians delay otherwise popular projects they don’t support by insisting on more studies before work can begin. In DC, less than one mile of bike lanes were added in 2011. Is this a sign of tepid support for bike lanes from Mayor Gray or other top officials? Former Maryland Gov. Bob Ehrlich used a “paralysis by analysis” strategy to stall the Purple… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Everything’s fine
Fines for the food trucks; Fines for poor electric service; Seattle police mock injured jogger; Don’t forget the small businesses; Are “discretionary funds” too discretionary?; One strike, you’re out of public housing; HUD gets less sustainable; And…. Keep reading…