Posts tagged Bridges
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Crystal City could be getting a flashy pedestrian bridge to the airport
Could this pedestrian bridge from Crystal City to Washington National Airport be the new High Line? Planners hope it will add more high-quality public space to the neighborhood. Keep reading…
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Gawk at DC’s beautiful new design for the South Capitol Street bridge
DC's design for the new Frederick Douglass Bridge is a soaring marvel of modern aesthetics. Keep reading…
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Chat: What infrastructure do we need, and how do we build it?
Today, GGWash contributors Patrick Kennedy, Tracy Loh, and Joanne Pierce traded thoughts on whether building infrastructure means pitting equality against equity, and how government can make more choices that actually benefit constituents. Check out their conversation! Keep reading…
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How I biked to work with inauguration security barriers
Starting today, large swathes of the area in DC around the National Mall, along with the Memorial Bridge, are closed to cars, bikes, and pedestrians for the inauguration and related events. I had to rethink my commute today, but while I feared a difficult trip with barriers and police turning me around at unexpected points, I was pleasantly surprised with how easy and unremarkable it was. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Paid leave makes leaps
One step closer to paid leave; Bowser meets Trump; McMillan breaks ground … sort of; Billboard bill burns brighter; Grimke back to the drawing board; More VRE, please; That’s no monument; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Homeless in the city
Bucking the trend… for the worst; Replacing the Nice Bridge; SunTrust Plaza squatters; There’s a lot of construction in DC; Show me the receipts; Potential HUD pick is cozy with Ryan; Struggle for housing in Vancouver. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: SafeTrack extends its stay
SafeTrack slower than expected; Water taxis get real on service; Maryland might lose Uber; Stadium redesign; New Communities slow to start; Kaya’s contractor commotion; The plan is all about PPPs. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Show Metro the money
Governors balk at paying for better transportation; Will Metro riders return to save the day?; Find the missing (bike) link; Buzzard Point buzzkills; “Stop work” must be shared; Parking meter pilot meets Chinatown; History in your gas tank; Nationals boost short-term rentals. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Housing market hot streak
Housing is hot; Neighbors say no; Phishing season; No choice for Metro?; Changes to flight paths; Bridge dreams burnt; The dangers of digging; Rent my bike; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Middle class drowns in mortgages
Underwater in Prince George’s; DC’s broken policing; More reliable, less punctual; Minimum wage not enough; DC’s coolest playground; Manspreading is not a new phenomenon; Smarter bridges. Keep reading…