Recent Posts
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Weekend video: Buses and bike racks
Clarence Eckerson and the team over at Streetfilms have put together a great video about buses and bike racks. The film even includes an interview with WMATA’s own Nat Bottigheimer, Assistant General Manager for Planning and Joint Development. Keep reading…
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Metro wins ruling against arbitration award
A federal judge has ruled in WMATA’s favor on one stage of a lawsuit over arbitrator-awarded pay increases to union employees. By law, WMATA’s pay and benefits for union employees are decided by arbitration. In November 2009, an arbitrator awarded workers a 3% retroactive raise and two additional annual 3% raises. WMATA decided to appeal under a law that said… Keep reading…
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Track work will disrupt Metro rides this weekend
This weekend, Metro will be closing another section of the Blue/Orange subway downtown. The Red Line will also lose service on the ends, and all lines will close early at night. Keep reading…
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Lunch links: Legislators taking action
Rosapape supports marriage equality; Protestors visit Boehner; Drinking? Sarles doesn’t want you; Ticer retiring; Evans pushes smoking; Iraq wants compensation for security walls; PAYD bill becomes PAYD anti-disclosure bill. Keep reading…
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Southwest Ecodistrict visions take shape
The National Capital Planning Commission’s “Southwest Ecodistrict” initiative seeks to redefine life along 10th Street and Maryland Avenue SW through new multi-modal, mixed-use development that will seamlessly connect the Mall and the Southwest Waterfront. Last night, NCPC held its second public scoping meeting to flesh out more details of of the… Keep reading…
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84-year-old zoning fight foreshadows those that follow
Digging through the Post archives to research an article on the Fillmore School, I came across a fascinating article from 1927. It described a zoning fight over the block facing the Fillmore School, on the eastern edge of Burleith. According to the article, J.R. Hall owned the buildings on the west side of 35th Street between S and T. This block was zoned for residential use, but… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Breaking the bank
Virginia roads bill passes House; Where do people go late at night?; UMD to keep Campus Drive open to cars; DC wants ownership of Southwest channel; DCA could get more long-haul flights; VRE breaks ridership record; DC relies heavily on property taxes; It’s Mike Barnes; And…. Keep reading…
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Arlington PD follows up personally with cyclist
Arlington police have personally visited the cyclist who couldn’t get them to take a report after a recent bicycle crash. They’ve also promised a follow-up from the supervisor for the shift when the crash took place. Mark Blacknell wrote in an email: The head of the reporting unit (Captain Afzal) pushed it down the line and it ended up with a visit to the cyclist… Keep reading…
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GGW discusses: Displacement versus gentrification
Yesterday, Erik Weber, David Garber, and Eric Fidler reacted to the NPR story about two people who chose not to live in Anacostia. In our discussion, other contributors had some broader thoughts about displacement, gentrification, and the difference between the two. Alex Baca writes: There is no stable definition of gentrification. Ask anyone—your neighbor,… Keep reading…
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Live chat with Vincent Orange
Vincent Orange, former Ward 5 Councilmember and candidate for the at-large seat in the April special election, joins us today for a live chat. #cil_page .mainchat { position: relative; overflow: auto; } Live chat with Vincent Orange(02/17/2011) Keep reading…