Posts tagged Jack Evans
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Logan Circle could have a solution to visitor parking woes
In neighborhoods with streets restricted to resident-only parking, how can visitors and household workers park when they need to? The Logan Circle Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC 2F) recently endorsed giving residents a “coupon book” of passes to give visitors. This is the best solution for areas of DC where parking is tight. Logan Circle joined the growing… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Stop in the road
Road project on hold; Will McAuliffe stop the Bi-County?; Gray in the lead; More bike racks downtown; Federal budget falls short for St. Elizabeths; Walk under Wisconsin Ave; The rent is less damn high; Traffic kills 1 million a year; Rockville #MasterPlan; Bye Geoff and Jaime!. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Delays
City misses deadline for stadium deal; Microunits delayed by parking; Easier development for White Oak; Some riders lose on $115 a month; Plastic bag use drops; Chevy Chase to lawyer up?; Alexandria will get a hotel; One property tax bill moves ahead; Performance parking on BART. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Polar vortex
Brace yourself; Arrest cyclists in winter?; Bike signals get green light; Reduce DC property taxes?; Have problems dispersed or just people; Do mixed income communities work?; Crazy elections coming; Charlotte to DC high-speed rail; A wider I-66?; And…. Keep reading…
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DDOT removes traffic calming on Wisconsin Avenue
In January, the District Department of Transportation replaced two lanes on Wisconsin Avenue in Glover Park with a painted median and turn lane to calm traffic. But due to pressure from residents and local elected officials, DDOT will end their year-long trial and return the street to six lanes. DDOT created the median between 35th and Garfield streets NW to draw attention to… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Hot and cold
More snow today; Education debate gets heated; DC’s ugliest buildings; Car2Go raises rates; Free bus to Metro continued; Restore service or decrease fares?; Unfortunate Charm City milestone; Unusual crime fighting methods; High Line critters; And…. Keep reading…
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ANC 3B throws in the towel on Wisconsin Avenue median
After a survey that says residents don’t want traffic calming on Wisconsin Avenue in Glover Park, Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3B will support returning the street to six lanes. The District is working on a new streetscape that includes measures to discourage speeding and increase pedestrian safety. But ANC 3B commissioner Brian Cohen, a longtime supporter of… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: More of a city
CaBi brings growth; Let MoCo grow more urban; Some hostile to hostel; Metro delays grow more unbearable; Taxis change at National Harbor; Bike bits; And…. Keep reading…
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DDOT bows to pressure, removes Wisconsin Ave. median
Last week, DC officials quietly reversed their recent traffic calming project in Glover Park and began removing a new median on Wisconsin Avenue. With the Glover Park ANC’s support, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) replaced one lane on Wisconsin between 35th and Garfield streets with a painted median in January to calm traffic and improve pedestrian… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Longtime residents
Bonds wants tax break for elderly; Sued for blocking development; Evans opposes disclosures; Food truck regs not tasty enough; Arlington may relax rules; Bike lanes for Hyattsville; And…. Keep reading…