Posts tagged Dupont Circle
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The Lincoln Memorial just became Capital Bikeshare’s busiest station
For most its history, Capital Bikeshare’s busiest individual station has been at Dupont Circle. Not anymore. As of this summer, the Lincoln Memorial station is the new king. This animation shows trips coming and going to the Lincoln station. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Democracy now
DC demands respect; How we gonna pay?; Not really inclusionary; Get us a traffic signal; Office vacancies; More trees please; And…. Keep reading…
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In some DC neighborhood commission races, urbanism, walkability, and growth are the issues
Advisory Neighborhood Commissions (ANCs) in many DC neighborhoods have a reputation for just being obstacles to any change, but that’s not always true. In many parts of the District, ANCs have been a positive force for steps to improve communities. Will this election bring representatives who would continue or arrest those trends? Each ANC covers one or a few neighborhoods… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Shoulder your bike
Count those bikes!; Buses on the shoulder; Channel your bike; Bike racks for Bike Rack; Church fight goes another round; Easy as VRE; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Getting to sports
Clawed pays for Screech; What about soccer?; Silver lining for bike parking; Less money from cameras; Charter school turnaround; Stop for the hand; Shipping container complex; No bar here; Transit strife; And…. Keep reading…
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The Circulator could go more places and be more frequent
The DC Circulator could soon go to Howard University, Southwest Waterfront, Congress Heights, and the Cathedral. But to do that, it’ll need more buses. More than that, it needs more buses now to actually deliver on the service every 10 minutes that is a key hallmark of the Circulator. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: In and out of Arlington
Housing or parks?; County flight; Vacant in Virginia; Taxicab share decreasing; Cycle law enforcement; Transit as a social good; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Back to school
Welcome back; Catania against school reassignment; Silver linings; Driverless in DC; Tree removal tiff; Tiny homes in DC; Engaged renters; Storage for the homeless; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: School boundaries change
New school boundaries set; Who’s affected by school plan?; Cabs coming in underserved areas?; Miles of new bike lanes; Mini-park coming to Dupont; Go-go to new Chuck Brown Park; Silver Line loan; Transit commuters are healthier; And…. Keep reading…
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More households near transit mean more transit riders
Pop quiz! Can you name the 5 Metro stations that have the highest number of households within a half-mile walk? Here’s a hint: More riders walk to those 5 stations each morning than to just about any others in the system. It’s not a coincidence. According to WMATA’s PlanItMetro blog, “the more people can walk to transit, the more people do walk to transit… Keep reading…