Recent Posts
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See the redesigned Metro maps and vote for your favorite!
17 people entered our Redesign the Metro Map contest. Now, you can see the entries and vote on them! Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: What’s affordable?
Housing project not-so-affordable for DC; To close a tax loophole?; Growing groceries; Got Metro opinions?; Jury’s still out on Sulaimon; A greenway isn’t enough; High(line) aspirations; Double-edged referendums; And…. Keep reading…
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Greater Greater Week in Review: May 8-14, 2011
If you can’t read Greater Greater Washington every day, you’ll still be able to catch all our posts at a glance with Greater Greater Week in Review. Featured posts: Architecture should create sense of place, not “flair”: Erik Weber wrote enthusiastically about two designs by the Mexican architecture firm of TEN Arquitectos. Pieces of flair are… Keep reading…
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ATU 689 responds to overtime article
Jackie Jeter, President of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689, sent us this response to an article in the Washington Examiner regarding overtime pay. We reported on the Examiner’s article in a breakfast link on Monday. As President of Local 689, the union representing almost 11,000 active and retired WMATA employees, it is my duty to respond to public accusations that… Keep reading…
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Weekend video: Complete streets mean more than bike lanes
In recent years, a large part of the transportation debate in this region has been about bikes versus cars. The seeming tug-of-war between modes really came to a head when DDOT installed the new median bike lanes on Pennsylvania Avenue, and even got play in the recent mayoral election in the District. But building complete streets is about much more than bike lanes. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Speed can be scary
Mt. Vernon Trail not friendly to kids; Speed brings skeletons; This week in hipsterdom; More TOD for PG; More autonomy, more meddling?; Bostonians pinpoint the bus; Midtown Manhattan adds pop-up cafes; Philly reduces sewer overflows; And…. Keep reading…
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Looking down on 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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On the calendar: Bike to Work, Bike DC, Bikeshare expansion
It’s National Bike Month, and there are a lot of great bicycling-related events coming up as well as a few non-bicycling related ones. Bike To Work Day is next Friday, and the Bike DC ride is the following Sunday. WMATA’s budget hearings are also happening next week. Tomorrow is a conference on bicycling in Montgomery County, sponsored by the Montgomery County Civic… Keep reading…
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Karina Ricks, Leah Treat leaving DDOT
Karina Ricks, head of DDOT’s Policy and Planning department, is leaving DDOT, David Schultz is reporting. Leah Treat, head of finance, will also leave to work for Gabe Klein in Chicago. Keep reading…
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Georgetown U needs to manage transportation demand
DDOT rejected Georgetown University’s campus plan last week, citing its lack of an aggressive transportation demand management plan. While we are not in agreement about the Office of Planning’s call for on-campus housing for 100% of undergraduates, we are in agreement that GU could make a much more aggressive investment in transit. We believe that Georgetown… Keep reading…