Posts tagged Dupont Circle
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Residents and two museums take different sides at a contentious meeting about a Dupont bike lane
How can DC best get people on bikes safely through the west side of Dupont Circle and Foggy Bottom? If people have been parking their cars nearly for free for years, do they have a right to veto changes to a street? Keep reading…
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Where are “sneckdowns” in your neighborhood?
When there's a significant snow, we can see where motor vehicles are driving on the roads because they push the snow aside. The spots where this doesn't happen shows us where there's extra pavement that might be better used in other ways. These are called “sneckdowns.” Keep reading…
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Events: More bicycle lanes please!
Our calendar doesn't have very many events this week, but mark your planners for a GGWash “fireside chat” next Friday at noon about how government can take better risks. Is there a great urbanist event going on this week that we don't know about? Let us know in the comments! Keep reading…
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Is underground housing a bad thing?
The Scottish Rite Masonic temple in Dupont Circle plans to build apartments on some empty space behind its building. One element of the project is two levels of apartments below the ground level. This has raised the question: is underground living an abomination, or something people can choose to pay for as they wish? Keep reading…
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Our 2018 endorsements for Advisory Neighborhood Commissions in Ward 2
When tourists visit DC, they spend most of their time in Ward 2 — it’s home to Georgetown, Dupont and Logan Circles, downtown, and the Mall. But for those of you who call these places home, this November you have a number of candidates to choose between for local office. Keep reading…
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Scooters aren’t to blame for crashes — car-centric streets are
On Friday, September 21 a person riding a scooter was struck and killed by an SUV driver in Dupont Circle, the first fatality of a person on a rented scooter according to DDOT records. The tragedy sparked the usual handwringing over the danger of the devices, and comments about the persistence of victim-blaming. Keep reading…
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DC fixes two dangerous spots on the M Street bikeway. For FedEx, though, “we’re still waiting.”
A turning truck driver killed cyclist Jeffrey Long at New Hampshire Avenue and M Street NW in DC in July. In response, the District Department of Transportation took out three parking spaces and filled the space with flexible posts to prevent parking. But that's not the only trouble spot on the M Street protected bikeway, as Dupont Circle Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner Mike Silverstein explains in this video. Keep reading…
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Here’s where bus lanes may one day speed up your ride on 16th Street
Planners from the District Department of Transportation unveiled their design for bus lanes on 16th Street, the next step from a 2016 planning study which recommended a dedicated bus lane in the peak direction during the peak period, as well as a number of other changes to make the 16th Street buses faster and more reliable. Keep reading…
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Events: Stand up for a protected bikeway on 17th Street NW
Advocate for a protected bikeway on 17th Street NW, speak up about Prince George's County zoning rewrite, attend the public hearing about Montgomery County's Bike Master Plan, learn to build compost bins, or take a ride on the Met Branch Trail. Keep reading…
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Here are the top five issues you said GGWash should advocate on
The GGWash community cares about walkable, equitable urban places — that’s what we write and read about every day. We also take action when the right opportunity arises and do our best to take our cues from you, faithful readers, on what issues are worth organizing about. Keep reading…