Recent Posts
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Breakfast Links: DC Attorney General sues home renovation company after numerous consumer complaints
DC Attorney General sues renovation company Curbio for numerous consumer violations. Arlington County shifting to automated traffic enforcement. Marylanders skeptical of I-270 widening at open houses. Keep reading…
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Do Something: The week of November 20, 2023
This week you can Do Something by…logging off and spend time with people you care about. Also: the ongoing saga of 1617 U Street, celebrating MoCo’s new parks director, and Arlington gets serious about affordable housing. Keep reading…
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A Benning Road project without Streetcar will increase car dependence & environmental harms
Ward 7 was promised a transportation project that explicitly included the Streetcar extension. Removing the transit part would leave the area more car-reliant than ever. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Study of Northern Virginia reveals poverty pockets
New research released on Northern Virginia’s “islands of disadvantage.” H Street NE business leaders and residents seek a reset. Hybrid lodging, a cross between a hotel and apartment building, planned for Chinatown. Keep reading…
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Events: Bask in the moonlight on Mount Vernon Trail
Bask in the moonlight on Mount Vernon Trail. Help refurbish donated bicycles. Remove invasive plants in Rock Creek Park. Write to DDOT and elected officials about prioritizing safety. Read more in this week’s events post. Keep reading…
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Bikeshare Beat: October was CaBi’s busiest month ever
Bikeshare Beat is a new monthly column highlighting Capital Bikeshare ridership trends, and it’s kicking off on a high note: CaBi set all-time ridership records in October. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: DC’s Chinatown businesses cite concerns over office vacancies, declining foot traffic, crime
Businesses cite office vacancies, crime as hurting DC’s Chinatown recovery. Uber to connect users with DC taxicabs in new partnership. Outside of upper Northwest, DC homes are selling more slowly than last year. Keep reading…
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Photo Friday: The full spectrum
Compiled from images from the Greater and Lesser Washington Flickr pool and posts from Instagram tagging @greater_greater_washington. Keep reading…
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National links: Charlotte City Council steps back from hard-fought zoning reforms
Charlotte, NC, risks backsliding on inclusive housing reforms. How land-value taxes could reshape Detroit. Baby Boomers dominate the housing market. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro ridership trends upward; revenue falls short of projections
Metro ridership is on the rise, but revenue doesn’t exactly reflect it. Twelve percent of DC residents face housing insecurity. Baltimore faces $100 million budget deficit. Keep reading…