Posts tagged Education
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Saint Elizabeths: reuse or abuse?
In mid-November, I attended the second St. Elizabeths West Campus walking tour hosted by the DC Preservation League (DCPL). Founded in 1852 as the Government Hospital for the Insane at the urging of social reformer Dorothea Dix and its first Superintendent, Charles H. Nichols, St. Elizabeths’ entire campus was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, designated… Keep reading…
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Assuring sidewalks vs. assuring good sidewalks
At the beginning of 2007, Mary Cheh introduced a bill (cosponsored by Barry, Brown, Wells and even, yes, Schwartz) to require sidewalks be installed on at least one side of a street when it’s being reconstructed or resurfaced. Keep reading…
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Better Know a Single-Member District: 3C03
SMD 3C03. From Google Maps. “The fightin’ 3C03” 3C03 is one of three SMDs in the neighborhood of Woodley Park. Woodley combines some large residential buildings along Connecticut with single-family homes farther away, a small but lively retail strip, and perhaps the greatest concentration of large institutional land uses in any neighborhood its size. There… Keep reading…
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Weekend reading: Walk and ride, or not
Walk to the bus station? Heresy! Reston has a bus station and bike rack right next to the W&OD Trail, but instead of building a connection, the county put in a fence. Remind you of Owings Mills? (FABB via WashCycle) Keep reading…
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(Some) DC teachers want to vote; (some) NY teachers want to park
Teachers displeased with their union’s decision not to even hold a vote on Michelle Rhee’s proposed two-track contract have launched a petition. It criticizes the WTU’s decision as driven by the loudest voices in the room, and calls for a secret ballot vote. Via DC Teacher Chic. Keep reading…
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The rest of the puzzle to make Washington greater
Greater Greater Washington generally writes about land use and transportation. But its mission statement talks about “improving the vitality of Washington, DC and the walkable cities and neighborhoods in the Washington metropolitan area.” Keep reading…
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Weekend reading: Up and down the Green Line edition
First stop Columbia Heights: Today is Columbia Heights Day, featuring local music, food, family activities, a bike ride and more. Keep reading…
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Afternoon links: New developments on old issues edition
Union Station in the Post: Raw Fisher reports that Union Station’s movie theater will close, rumors of which we discussed in July. And Dr. Gridlock posts a letter wondering why pedestrians aren’t hit more often in Columbus Circle; Gridlock mentions the circle’s planned redesign. Keep reading…
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Florida Ave reconstruction mustn’t block Duke plan
DDOT is reconstructing the segment of Florida Avenue between U Street and Sherman Avenue (around 9th and 10th Streets, NW). It’s only changing a few things: there are a couple of new bulb-outs (good) but a ridiculously narrow sidewalk is staying as is (bad). Keep reading…
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Teachers’ union playing NIMBY role
The fight over Michelle Rhee’s merit pay proposal has much in common with recent fights over parking reform or development on Wisconsin Avenue. We have a creative, 21st century vision for making things better, and most newer stakeholders support it. On the other hand, many people feel the old system is working well for them and resist any change. Institutions which claim to… Keep reading…