Posts tagged Adams Morgan
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Dinner links: Visions of transportation
WABA action: restore Columbia Road bike lanes; Trail users “undesirable” to one Vienna councilmember; Making Thomas Circle a usable park; Baltimore Red Line fight looking a lot like purple; Cheaper gas changing little; Zoning Commission hears from proponents; DC unveils artistic bike racks; At least we’re not in London; People near transit own fewer cars. Keep reading…
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Now there’s really too much parking at DC USA
The latest casualty of the economic downturn is a second grocery store at Columbia Heights. Ellwood Thompson had planned a store in the DC USA complex, but has now postponed those plans indefinitely, telling Richmond BizSense, “It’s just not prudent to expand into a new market with the economy the way it is.” (Tip: Jon G.)… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Art, plants and plans in the city
Art for 18th and Columbia; Street art; Mini robots are art, too; Backyard garden matchmaking; Bike lanes or bike-scooter-PUMA lanes?; Homeless newspapers growing; Free reusable bags already out; Giant subway-sized tunnel in Georgetown, but not for trains; Obama hyping sprawl to cut ribbons; Vehicle ownership down in DC; Walking up more than biking; Time to amend the Comp Plan. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Do it yourself, not the old way
Design your own Oregon Metro; Silly, confusing and a waste of space; Rejected for being “too historic”; The Pullman Porters; Lewis: Cul-de-sacs aren’t safer; Overseeing bicycling; “Mystery rider” program reveals problems, may be cut. Keep reading…
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Champlain St under Marie Reed to reopen with contraflow bike lane
DDOT’s bicycle group is on a roll, adding useful bicycle facilities to DDOT projects throughout the city. Last night, DDOT engineers and planners presented a proposal to reconnect Champlain Street in Adams Morgan through and under the Marie Reed Community Learning Center. Currently, the street is blocked off through the site, reducing road connectivity in the area and forcing… Keep reading…
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What it’s like to get shot
In July, liberal blogger Brian Beutler was shot in a failed mugging attempt in Adams Morgan. In this video, The Atlantic’s Ta-Nehisi Coates and Beutler discuss Beutler’s experience, race and crime, the way “scared white people” perceive black people and vice versa, gang initiations, politics, gentrification, and more. Via Yglesias. Keep reading…
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Graham “intrigued” by RPP improvement ideas
The discussion at Wednesday’s DC Council hearing ranged across the full spectrum of parking topics: resident-only parking blocks, smaller RPP zones, the 72-hour rule, Emergency No Parking signs, the price of RPP stickers, loading zones, and more. Chairman Jim Graham seemed to approach the hearing with a very open mind, saying he was “intrigued” by at least… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Two sides of many coins
Adams Morgan ANC commissioner arrested: Nancy Shia, representing northeastern Adams Morgan on ANC 1C, was arrested Sunday for taking pictures of a crime scene. Shia claims she was “just trying to document the scene,” while police claim she was “impeding a police investigation” and opened the door of a police vehicle to get a picture of a juvenile suspect. Keep reading…
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The rest of the puzzle to make Washington greater
Greater Greater Washington generally writes about land use and transportation. But its mission statement talks about “improving the vitality of Washington, DC and the walkable cities and neighborhoods in the Washington metropolitan area.” Keep reading…
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Boasberg dismisses “irrelevancies” at Hilton hearing
Today’s HPRB meeting followed a familiar pattern, with Chairman Tersh Boasberg repeatedly cutting off witnesses for bringing up issues the Board can’t consider—even those that were mentioned in the staff report. Keep reading…