Posts tagged Cat:public_spaces
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Stormwater management should work with, not against, Smart Growth
Virginia is updating statewide stormwater regulations. A draft is open for public comment until August 21, 2009. Some people are concerned that the stricter caps on nutrient loads, as currently written, will promote low-density development and ultimately hurt the water quality and quantity of runoff in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Keep reading…
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Sidewalks belong everywhere, even where Fenty friends live
Residents of the North Portal Estates neighborhood thought they were getting a nice, new street reconstruction, including sidewalks to keep themselves and their children safe. That is, until one politically-connected resident intervened personally with Mayor Fenty. Now, DDOT has just finished reconstructing several main streets in the neighborhood as wide roads for cars… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Vox populi
Make no little plans for Summer Streets; Buses are confusing, what else is new?; Is NextBus data proprietary?; In search of an official modernist champion, you mean; Rails and trails; And…. Keep reading…
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What are your big ideas for the environment?
The DC Council wants your bold ideas for greening the District of Columbia. On Friday, July 10th, Councilmember Mary Cheh’s Committee on Government Operations and the Environment and GW’s Office of Sustainability are hosing a “Policy Greenhouse” where ten people get to present their 5-minute big ideas. Keep reading…
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Breafast links: More sustainable practices
5 cents for a bag here and elsewhere; Metro challenges include ridership crunch, “reputation deficit”; DoD budget includes Medical Center Metro entrance; DDOT will also improve 6th and Florida; Police under pressure to write tickets; Highway fund out of money, again; Rethinking the mall, or not; BaltWash SmarTrip. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Fitting together
Car-free German suburb; Bikes: the new pickups; Suggest DC’s next technological innovation; MTA, Metro fail to create unified SmarTrip; How about driving the speed limit?; Why is it so hard to build a train?; Give Bread To Me; Cul-de-sacs will eat your brains. Keep reading…
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WalkingTown DC schedule released
Twice a year, WalkingTown DC organizes a weekend of walking tours and bike tours all across the city, from historic neighborhoods to cultural history, gardens to cemeteries. This year’s Spring WalkingTown DC is May 30-31. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Greener except on the Green Line
Uncutting transit; No Metro after late Nats games?; Good job Cavan!; FOX supports transit yesterday; Moran introduces national bag fee; More for the Mall; Vehicle hits man, reporter ignores driver; Too aggressive; UMD deletes garages; How about zig-zags?; Fenty’s $4,000 bike and other facts; Shopping to housing in Germantown; Not what we meant, Mendo. Keep reading…
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Residents suggest more walkable intersection designs at 7th and Maryland
Greater Capitol Hill’s residents proudly lead the city in promoting a vision of our streets as welcoming and safe places for pedestrians, bicycles, transit, and cars alike. Not only did they elect DC’s most pro-walkability, pro-complete streets Councilmember, but multiple groups of residents have created designs and blogs for improving their particular corners of the neighborhood. Keep reading…
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Maryland creates “Clean Energy Center” in auto-dependent location
This looks like an April Fool’s joke, but isn’t. On Tuesday, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley announced that the new Maryland Clean Energy Center will be locate in a remote part of Rockville far from any transit, which will require all visitors to drive, adding to traffic, energy consumption, and pollution. The new center will be a quasi-governmental nonprofit… Keep reading…