Recent Posts
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Breakfast links: Questions in Alexandria
Should Alexandria spend on regional transportation?; Alexandria to wait and see on more bike signals; Not so much Uncle Tom’s Cabin; Good luck organizing a block party; Amtrak signals possibly sabotaged; How to balance the budget; Transit indirectly brings cars?; A bike section in the paper?. Keep reading…
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For ANC in Ward 2
Ward 2 has no competitive races west of 15th Street, but along 14th and 7th Streets in its eastern half, a number of challengers are trying to dislodge longtime, entrenched neighborhood powers. Keep reading…
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MTA and CSX explain lousy MARC Brunswick performance
According to the Maryland Transit Administration’s MARC train daily service digest, on-time performance for the Brunswick Line for October 1-21 was 56%. For the first daily afternoon train, it was 36%. The delays were typically substantial: for example, trains were 7, 11, 20, 22, and 31 minutes late on the morning of October 4; 33, 53, 47, 15, 9, 33, and 34 minutes… Keep reading…
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DC charter schools should centralize admissions
How can we make education greater in DC? One place to start is by making it easier for families to select great public schools. Our current system is rich with options. We have a wide variety of schools in the traditional DCPS school system, which offers an out-of-boundary process for any school with available space, and a robust system of charter schools. By law, each charter… Keep reading…
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GW redeveloping another square; second Foggy Bottom Metro entrance should be priority
George Washington University has begun early conversations with DC officials for another large redevelopment project on its campus. As the school, the DC government, and the public start discussing the project, all should think about how to make a much-needed second Foggy Bottom Metro entrance a reality. The project will rebuild most of Square 55, between H and I from 22nd to… Keep reading…
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Pedestrian killed on VA-234 was signal installer
Previously, we reported that VDOT had been supposed to install a traffic signal on Route 234 where one or two drivers hit and killed Miguel Zelaya-Jovel on October 15. We just received even more tragic news: Mr. Zelaya-Jovel was a VDOT contractor who was actually there to install the signal. Keep reading…
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A lot is at stake in ANC elections
ANCs, or Advisory Neighborhood Commissions, have no power to directly approve or reject any proposals. Nevertheless, they can have a tremendous effect on their neighborhoods and their growth, for good or ill. That’s why it’s very important for DC residents to learn about the candidates and cast informed votes in ANC races, and why Greater Greater Washington will… Keep reading…
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Can CityCenter and Gallery Place become one retail district?
Construction of CityCenter DC, the massive mixed-use complex slated to replace the parking lot where the old convention center used to stand, will finally start construction in April, the Post reported. When CityCenter opens it will bring about 225,000 square feet of new retail with it. For comparison, the Gallery Place development has about 250,000 square feet, including… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Parks and schools
Lighting up Sherman Circle; New parks in NE Capitol Hill?; Benefits of school integration; Too cool for school; New 11th Street bridges on track; PG County gets first “high-end” grocery; Church housing; Fairfax wants chunk of VA surplus; No more back doors. Keep reading…
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Struck in DC this week: 7 pedestrians, 3 cyclists
Each week, we we map cyclist and pedestrian crashes in the District. Last week, we did not run a Struck in DC post. In that week, two cyclists and two pedestrians are known to have been struck. You can view last week’s map or the spreadsheet for details. Keep reading…