Posts tagged Ddot
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Breakfast links: Mapping the proposed “mansion tax” in DC
Most “mansion tax” revenue would come from Georgetown, Kalorama, and Massachusetts Avenue Heights. Proposal to bury dredge material and possible contaminants beneath Patapsco River generates pushback. Loudoun County approves plan to go fare-free for county buses, raise fares for commuter buses. Keep reading…
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The Circulator is dead. Long live the Circulator!
At a time when bus service wasn’t thriving in the District, the Circulator was established with funds that had to be used by DC explicitly on bus. Key goals were to connect the National Mall to the soon-to-be-developed Southwest Waterfront, and to make bus appealing to a wider range of riders than before. 20 years later, its founders are ready to bid it a fond farewell (mostly). Read their reflections on the system’s history and aims. Keep reading…
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Do Something: The week of April 22, 2024
This week on Do Something: upzoning in Chevy Chase DC; it’s not just about bike lanes on Connecticut Avenue; how to get safer streets and social housing in Montgomery County; and getting ready for the primary in DC and Virginia. Keep reading…
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Do Something: The week of April 15, 2024
This week on Do Something: the wheels come off on Connecticut Avenue; fourplexes (and more) in Montgomery County; and getting ready for the Virginia primaries. Keep reading…
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Region’s DMVs to launch kids’ art contest for temporary license plates
Fake tags are a real problem, but the DMVs of the DMV think it’s time to fight fire with fire–or at least fake tags with even faker-looking tags. It’s a chance for the region’s kids to get as creative as adults do with these increasingly dubious means of legal identification. Keep reading…
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Do Something: The week of March 25, 2024
This week on Do Something: join our DC budget training; manifesting bus priority on Columbia Road; Republicans fail to gut Moore Housing in Maryland; and are you thinking about running for office in Virginia? Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Virginia House passes arena bill, future uncertain
Net loss? Virginia House passes arena bill, future uncertain. Three years later, displaced DC condo owners still awaiting resolution. Nearly 400 units of housing planned for part of Bethesda office park. Keep reading…
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Do Something: The week of February 5, 2024
This week, here’s how you can Do Something about bus and bike lanes on Columbia Road; park funding and trans health care in Maryland; and accessory apartments in Virginia. And a Ludacris-inspired highway bill (we’re not kidding!) Keep reading…
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GGWash Picks of 2023: The case for rider joy
Kai Hall, GGWash’s policy officer, argues that transit and local leaders should pursue rider joy as a visionary long-term strategy to build cultural, political, and financial support for transit. Keep reading…
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The lessons of DC’s circles and squares
From the 1870s up to the present day, competing interests — erecting monuments and memorials, preserving space for civic recreation, and catering to vehicular traffic — have led to drastic changes in our shared public spaces. Keep reading…