Posts tagged Education
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Florida Avenue gets closer to a “complete street”
DDOT has developed 3 options to redesign 9th Street and Florida Avenue, NW from U Street to just past Sherman Avenue. All make the road move closer to being a complete street, but also leave a few disappointing gaps. All 3 options widen the notoriously narrow sidewalk on the east side of 9th Street between U and V Streets. All 3 options also redistribute sections of the right-of-way… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The value of bike lanes
Mixed-use and cycle track for Herndon; Fewer bike and pedestrian scofflaws; On bike lanes; Evans paying for sports tickets; Another round of campus plans; Clean up or close coal plant?; Fighting homelessness in Fairfax; And…. Keep reading…
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Cheh appoints self to school board by giving up on Hardy
DC Public School leaders were caught by surprise this week when DC Council member Mary Cheh tried to intervene in the school planning process by demanding a new middle school be built in Ward 3. The proposal for a new Ward 3 middle school represents an about face on the part of Ward 3 parents and Cheh. For the past 2 years, they called for changes at Ward 2’s Hardy Middle… Keep reading…
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Georgetown ANC redistricting plan marginalizes students
A redistricting plan proposed for Georgetown’s ANC 2E would dramatically under-represent students attending Georgetown University. The proposal is a direct attempt to limit student involvement in neighborhood affairs. Yesterday, the Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E redistricting task force adopted a redistricting plan proposed by the group’s co-chairs,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Suburban traffic engineer follies
Fairfax proposes deathtrap at Wiehle; MCDOT speeds cars, makes area unsafe to walk; Arlington making Glebe safer; Tourmobile going, eventually; Wells hits deer; NYC bike lane survives lawsuit; Park ideas bloom; In mob news; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Suited for development
GSA focusing on TOD; A diffrerent redevelopment of Southwest; CaBi coming to Montgomery; How can Custis Trail improve?; Students want greater ANC role; Security gate creates danger; DC schoolbuses don’t make the grade; And…. Keep reading…
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Morning links: Spending priorities
Cantor would cut bike funds; Northeast high school is reborn; DC preserves but doesn’t use; Maryland’s conflicting priorities; A sad end to a distinguished life; Not exactly ticket amnesty; And…in streetcar news; And…in environmental news. Keep reading…
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Proof and Examiner monger fear of youth in Chinatown
Today’s Washington Examiner discusses an upcoming event for youth in Chinatown. The piece, written by Freeman Klopott, opens by comparing the event to the violent mob riots in London. This is an example of over-the-top journalism that at best is poorly thought out, and at worst could be seen as race-baiting. It opens with the assertion that “some business owners… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Watch out for riots
Alexandria braces for BRAC; Restaurateur afraid of riots; Parking lot to become DC skatepark; DC challenging Census numbers; Homicide stats diverge; WMATA culture gradually crushes innovation?; Metro morsels; Spatial grid shows Tube distortion; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Meet the taxis
Meet the cabbie who bikes; Meet Arlington’s karaoke cab; Learn more about DC’s 1st sidewalk cafe; Metro social staff vs. the critics; Chief Lanier vs. the officers; Thomas’ staff promises loyalty for cash; Does Ward 3 need a new school?; And…. Keep reading…