Recent Posts
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Live chat: Shane Farthing of WABA, tomorrow at 1
Greater Greater Washington will host its next live guest, Washington Area Bicyclist Association executive director Shane Farthing, tomorrow at 1 pm. Keep reading…
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Parking innovation bypassing performance parking zones
During last Friday’s online chat, DDOT Director Gabe Klein announced his intention to select a “parking czar” to manage the many pilot programs and other improvements to on-street parking in the District. We think this is an excellent idea to apply dedicated management staff to the issue of on-street parking. The many technology pilots, recent changes… Keep reading…
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Silver Spring plaza instantly becomes de facto skatepark
Fresh off its inaugural weekend, the new Veterans Plaza in downtown Silver Spring appears to be a success, mobbed with people despite the ongoing heat wave. But residents who protested a deal giving much of the adjacent Civic Building to Round House Theatre might be equally surprised to find their new town square’s become a de facto skatepark. Designed by Boston-based… Keep reading…
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Communication is everything on “Blue Line Realignment,” a.k.a. the “Yellow and Orange Line Service Increase”
Metro plans a relatively minor service change that will significantly increase overall system capacity. The way it’s framed will either help the change see widespread adoption or else derail the idea, cause enormous customer confusion, or force changes to the Metro map that cause other confusion. Metro has often called this the “Blue Line Split” or “Blue… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Go for safety
Safety fixes approved; Bus thief made a convincing driver; Hot and on the wrong track; East Falls Church accepted; Riemer only endorsed challenger; Parking czar?; ARTful improvements; Public street, no photography. Keep reading…
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What’s That? #31
Each week I show small close-up photographs of three different well-known places and things related to the Washington, DC area. Keep reading…
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What’s Missing? The answers aren’t
Congratulations to Sand Box John, Lance, Collier, Tuppenceforthebirds, Eric, Graham S., Michael, Daniel, IMGoph for getting all three answers to this week’s What’s Missing? Keep reading…
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Brunch links: Big new parking
It’s still complex; Manhattan’s own DC USA; Automated garages; Bus “driver” arrested; BRT not so rapid; Which Gov’s better for schools?; Making crossing worse for safety. Keep reading…
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Floating in the Flickr pool
Here are a few of our favorites from the Greater and Lesser Washington Flickr pool this week. Keep reading…