Posts tagged 14th Street
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14th Street could get a faster bus line. Here’s how.
Buses that run along 14th Street NW are among the busiest in the city, and they’re often crowded and painfully slow. To better serve the skyrocketing residential and business population on the 14th Street corridor, WMATA has considered adding bus service that will run down 14th while only making a few stops Keep reading…
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WMATA recommended express bus service along 14th Street NW four years ago. Is it time to make it happen?
The buses that run up and down 14th Street NW are among the most used in the region, but they move slowly and don’t come often enough. WMATA suggested adding express service a few years ago, but that has yet to happen. Keep reading…
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Our endorsements for ANC in Ward 4
A series of hilly neighborhoods at the top of the District, both in terms of geography and elevation, comprises Ward 4. Residents here are from Petworth, Manor Park, Brightwood, 16th Street Heights, and Takoma, among other places. We found five candidates running in contested Ward 4 races for Advisory Neighborhood Commission to endorse, and we hope you go vote for them. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Close call
Bad day for inspectors; Hogan changes tune on Metro funding; HPO approves SunTrust; A dozen strange Metro delays; Express bus for 14th?; Judging Maryland’s Marriott deal; Airbnb hearts inauguration; Behind Glover Park’s name. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Woodley Park hotel plans falter
Whining wins on Wardman Park; Slow down, SafeTrack?; Lyttonsville’s plan for walkability; Brookland Manor still on the move; 14th St changes, as seen through food; Our automated future is coming … slowly; And…. Keep reading…
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How five local businesspeople would tackle gentrification on 14th Street
As recently as ten years ago, DC’s bustling 14th Street corridor was riddled with crime and blight. Its rapid transformation is one version of the same story you can find all over the District. How can change of this magnitude serve existing communities rather than displace them? Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Dollars and deaths in Maryland
I-270 spending; Shuttle buses for MoCo; Second cyclist killed; Farewell for a historic fire station?; SafeTrack shuttle SNAFU; 1600 Pennsylvania Ave … SE; LA’s newest Metro line; Road rage on the rise; And (where to find cars)…; Drink with us!. Keep reading…
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N Street NW has new bike lanes
If you’ve biked down N Street just north of Thomas Circle recently, your ride may have been more convenient than it used to be thanks to new contraflow lanes. Even though the lanes only stretch two blocks on either side of 14th street, they provide valuable new options for travelling east-west in this part of downtown. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Budget and bus lanes
Budget autonomy to the brig; Parking rate parity; 14th St streetscape; 16th St bus lane lag; IZ in DC; Plaza over Connecticut; Fort Reno done for?; Dollars for demand; A new VPP. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Tunnel trouble
No Red Line water repairs; FTA in the tunnels; Circulator short on maintenance; Bye bye bus shelter; Leggett lets up on taxes; Rally on dirt bikes; Metro on customer accountability; Pothole hunters. Keep reading…