Posts tagged Curb Cuts
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K Street reconstruction misses key ped and bike features
Last Saturday, DC officials cut a ribbon on a project to rebuild on K Street NW between 3rd and 7th Streets. The road is better than it was before, but some elements that would have helped pedestrians and cyclists disappeared between earlier studies and the final project. Keep reading…
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Congo withdraws curb cut requests
The Republic of the Congo has withdrawn its request to build a circular driveway or a shorter one-way driveway in front of the property at 16th and Riggs where it hopes to move its embassy from Crestwood. At a hearing Tuesday before the Foreign Missions Board of Zoning Adjustment, the ambassador from the Republic of the Congo and his DC attorneys said they would modify their request… Keep reading…
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Congo wants circular driveway at 16th and Riggs
The Republic of the Congo has purchased the historic Toutorsky Mansion at 16th and Riggs, NW, and is requesting permission to replace much of the front yard with a circular driveway. The embassy can function in the space without the driveway, and DC should deny that element. The 18-room house, built in 1894 for for Supreme Court Justice Henry Billings Brown, writer of the famous… Keep reading…
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3577 Warder gets free curb cut despite policy, bad acts
There are days when I’m reminded that I live in the Wild, Wild West. Wednesday was one of those days as I received a phone call alerting me that 3577 Warder Street was getting a curb cut. Yes, they had permits, and plans, and everything appears to be on the up-and-up. The existence of such documents in this case makes me scratch my head and wonder why developers are afforded permissions… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Freedom
Car for the blind?; Banned for life for following the law; News flash: Near SE still in recession like everywhere else; Jail time needed for cycle assault?; Scratch one circular driveway; Why free weekend parking on Metro?; Need bike racks at the pool; Traffic bad, so…. Keep reading…
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Modern condo building proposed for Park View
The developers of the property at 3577 Warder Street have posted a rendering and details of their project, which will contain five 2-bedroom units and parking. Keep reading…
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Links across the nation (and world): At the extremes
NYC vs. Houston; Houston vs. NYC; 5 cents in Baltimore?; Robot turns snow into bricks; Curbing curb cuts in SF; Mixed-use in Mountain View; Driverless trains?. Keep reading…
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Lunch links: Protect yourself
Live chat at 1: Our first of what will hopefully become a series of live chats is today at 1 pm. This time, it will feature Greater Greater Washington contributors. Bring your questions! Keep reading…
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Weekend reading: someone is wrong on the Internet
More obnoxiously judgmental? Prince of Petworth discusses the curb cut-gorging townhouses on P Street between 16th and 17th, leading to a debate about curb cuts followed by “which blog commenters are more obnoxiously judgmental,” on PoP or Greater Greater Washington. Keep reading…
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Dinner links: cheap, plentiful parking spaces are like clean coal
I got a new way to park: WebUrbanist finds “15 Creative, Innovative & Hilarious Parking Solutions”, from the giant VW factory cavern to falling into quicksand. Via Planetizen. Keep reading…