Recent Posts
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Wheaton town square should belong to the public
It looks like Wheaton’s getting a town square after all. Last week, the Gazette wrote about developer B.F. Saul and their plans to turn Parking Lot 13, located at the corner of Reedie Drive and Grandview Avenue, into a town square: A town square will feature community events, much like Ellsworth Drive in downtown Silver Spring. B.F. Saul prefers to own and program the space,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: What’s on your Metro?
Are cloth seats wise or germ havens?; McDonnell finally backs Metro funding; Henderson getting the job; Gray calls for investigation of Gray; Questionable tactics against Oregon bag bill; Ga. driver assaults 13-year-old for asking him to put away a phone; Maybe transit advocates are being honest; And…. Keep reading…
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Greater Greater Week in Review: Feb. 27 - Mar. 3, 2011
If you can’t read GGW every day, you’ll still be able to catch all our posts at a glance with Greater Greater Week in Review. Featured posts: Should DC limit sidewalk cycling in commercial areas?: At this morning’s oversight hearing for the bicycle and pedestrian advisory councils, Councilmember Jack Evans chastised cyclists who speed on jogging trails,… Keep reading…
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New York sees similar bike and communication debates as DC
New York City is 13 times the size of DC and its greater metro region 3½ times as big. Political fights there are also far larger, including ones over bicycle lanes and public spaces, as a New York Times profile on Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan details. It explains how Sadik-Khan has pushed forward with many innovative projects including closing parts… Keep reading…
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Signs of 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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You could save 86% or more by switching from AAA
Are you a AAA member? If so, most likely you joined for the roadside assistance, as opposed to the relentless lobbying against transit or walkable streets. But did you also know you can probably get the same service from your insurance company? I was recently updating my auto insurance and found out that my insurance company, which uses a lizard mascot, would charge me $7.40 per… Keep reading…
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The Temporium: An experiment in urbanism
Have you ever looked at a storefront that’s been empty a long time and wondered why it couldn’t be filled, at least temporarily, by a small local business? After all, nobody benefits when a storefront sits empty too long. The property owner isn’t making any money, potential businesspeople aren’t operating their business, and neighborhood residents… Keep reading…
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UDC will fix dead plaza with student center
The University of the District of Columbia wants to build a student center on what’s now an empty plaza creating a hole in the Connecticut Avenue streetscape right at the Van Ness Metro station. An active building here would be a big improvement over dead space. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Fundamental rights
ACLU will sue over bag searches; Federal cost cutting hurts regional transit; Delaware gets more train service; what about Maryland; New Anacostia library an architectural success; Who’s running in Arlington; NYC rethinking rethinking 34th Street; And…; A roar on Arora. Keep reading…
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Arlington may measure parking occupancy with cameras
Arlington is interested in using license plate recognition technology to better understand how people park at meters. A better statistical picture could lead to more effective management and a fairer pricing scheme that generates higher revenues. Keep reading…