Posts tagged Eckington
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An Eckington bikeshare debate goes off the trail(s)
The ANC 5E meeting on June 18 was a lesson in how ANCs can put one commissioner’s personal preferences ahead of the concerns and safety of the community. After nearly three and a half hours of meeting to discuss an agenda that was supposed to last two hours, the ANC shut down debate and voted to write a letter of opposition to a new bikeshare station. Keep reading…
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DC might buy and demolish the “Dave Thomas Circle” Wendy’s. Here’s what it should do next.
It might be DC's most awkward and hated intersection: the spot where New York Avenue, Florida Avenue, and several other streets all meet. But DDOT may soon redesign it. Here's how that would work. Keep reading…
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Our 2018 endorsements for write-in ANC candidates
There are 21 Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) seats this year with no one on the ballot: no candidate registered before this summer’s deadline. Write-in candidates for seven of those empty seats filled out our candidate questionnaire, as well as a few in contested races. Here are their responses and our endorsements. Keep reading…
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Our 2018 endorsements for Advisory Neighborhood Commissions in Ward 5
Bloomingdale, Trinidad, Brookland, Fort Totten — these are a few of the neighborhoods included in Ward 5, which covers much of Northeast DC. There are 16 contested races for the ward's Advisory Neighborhood Commissions this year, some with four different candidates running! Out of these, we found seven who deserve your vote. Keep reading…
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Gales Wood or Met Branch Commons? Voting is open to name NoMa’s new park off the Met Branch Trail
The NoMa Parks Foundation has opened voting on four possible names for its new large park off the Metropolitan Branch Trail: Tanner Park, Gales Wood, Met Branch Commons, or Union Green. Keep reading…
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A controversial development in Eckington moves forward with improved benefits
The local Advisory Neighborhood Commission just approved a community benefits package, allowing the Eckington development project to go forward. However, that package did not come together until after some controversy. Keep reading…
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DC wants to see storefront retail on this Eckington block. It’ll get a self-storage facility instead.
The shrinking size of residences in Washington, DC is boosting demand for more self-storage facilities in the city limits. That's at least what one developer wants residents of Eckington and NoMa to believe when it comes to a new storage facility that it plans to build in their neighborhood. Keep reading…
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Housing or industry? In this DC neighborhood, it’s a tough choice.
A planned new development in Eckington faces opposition on an unlikely front: its request to change the current industrial zoning to build a mixed-use residential building. Amending the zoning would keep with nearby developments, but begs the question of where Washington DC should preserve its limited industrial land, and how much it should save. Keep reading…
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A new park where the Met Branch Trail curves at R Street has a final design
A big new park is coming to Eckington, just south of where the Metropolitan Branch Trail (MBT) meets R Street NE. There will be a large green space that can be used to host events, along with a playground and dog park. Keep reading…
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5 ways to fix DC’s awful “Dave Thomas Circle” at Florida and New York Avenues
The intersection of Florida Avenue and New York Avenues NE has long been the scourge of neighborhood residents and drivers alike. The District Department of Transportation is considering five options for redesigning it. Keep reading…