Posts tagged Edgewood
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The rise and fall of a safer 8th Street NE
OPINION: The saga to add a protected bike lane along a portion of 8th Street NE epitomizes the often-frustrating struggle to build safer streets throughout DC. Keep reading…
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A wishlist for where the DC Public Library should build its Ward 5 expansion
A new report from the DC Public Library is proposing a new library in the Edgewood/Eckington/Stronghold area. Here’s an early look at some potential locations for such a library, and how that might impact surrounding areas. Keep reading…
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Brookland and Edgewood are currently separated by train tracks. Let’s connect them.
How far is it from 8th Street to 9th Street? In most places in DC the answer is one block, or about 400 feet. However, if you live in Edgewood or Brookland, the answer can be a lot longer. Keep reading…
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Our endorsements for ANC in Ward 5
Bloomingdale, Trinidad, Brookland, Fort Totten— these are a few of the neighborhoods included in Ward 5, which covers much of northeast DC. There are a lot of contested races for the ward’s Advisory Neighborhood Commissions this year, with well over 50 candidates total. We found eight who deserve your vote. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Churches fight to build housing
A little denser in Little Rome; Fort Stevens’ war of affordable housing; Derailed because they didn’t inspect; No ride to victory; Better biking for MoCo; How to bid BRT; CaBi’s grand opening in Fairfax; WiFi around the White House; RVs take on Silicon Valley. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: It’s Metro, just without the Metro
Metro considering huge closures; Bring back BRT; Criminal justice changing in DC; September house hunting; Seed money; Closing the 7000 gap; Clueless about race and cities; Is the Mall broke?; Transit truths; And…. Keep reading…
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DC’s Edgewood neighborhood is set to get more affordable housing and connections to the Met Branch Trail
Plans for a massive new development planned along Rhode Island Avenue NE include affordable housing, new connections to a large nearby apartment complex, and links to an important bike trail. Keep reading…
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Join us in Edgewood for happy hour
It’s time for the next Greater Greater happy hour! This month, we’re heading back to Edgewood for drinks, conversation, and (if the rain would stop already) some fresh air on the deck of the Dew Drop Inn. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Popping up
Ineffective rules; The rest is history; What access?; Montgomery steps up; Metro cuts will wait; Simple solutions; Remaking suburbs; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Housing too hot
Flipped; Homeownership declines for poor; Woof goes WMATA; Ticket to ride; Think of the children; Budget bites; If you build it, they will come; Non-gentrifying bridge; And…. Keep reading…