Posts tagged Emergency Response
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Is the Washington region prepared for storms like Hurricane Florence?
Hurricane Florence is finally spinning away from the Carolinas, leaving a destructive wake including at least 32 people dead. The threat had governments in the Washington region engaging their emergency management plans and assessing how they would act in the case of a direct hit. Are we ready for destructive storms? Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Housing market hot streak
Housing is hot; Neighbors say no; Phishing season; No choice for Metro?; Changes to flight paths; Bridge dreams burnt; The dangers of digging; Rent my bike; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: DC’s new zoning code is here
DC retools zoning laws; Metro has fewer riders, wants shorter hours; A mixed report for Metro safety; Not enough fire trucks; Smaller hospital, bigger hospital; Beyond bike-friendly; And…. Keep reading…
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Ambulances take longer to reach you if you live east of the Anacostia River
Ambulances in DC generally take longer to respond to neighborhoods east of the Anacostia River, and the river itself seems to be part of the cause. This map, which I made using data obtained from DC FEMS under the Freedom of Information Act, shows areas of the city where the proportion of all critical 911 calls where an ambulance took more than 10 minutes to arrive at the scene from the time… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: WiFi in the Metro
Get online, underground; Don’t press this button; No to NIMBY; Bad flip to affordable digs; McMillan moving on; There’s more to congestion; Expensive cities are exclusive cities; Bugs on a train. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Beating the heat
It’s getting hot in here; Had it with hot cars; Metro’s bad budget news; Can you hear me now?; Abandoned home angst; Hardly a plan in Arlington; Fuzzy math on robberies; More bus bays for King Street; This week in approvals; Big sales in the suburbs. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Short on safety
The NTSB on Metro safety; Slumlord in Congress Heights; Taxi tricks; Full time fire liasion; Motivate moves production to Detroit; Rack up art; Parking meter mythos; Not in my restaurant; Subsidized housing can invigorate poorer areas; Housing recovery by race. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Stay safe and share
Vision Zero comes to Alexandria; Bikeshare for College Park; Suggested shelter changes; Expert expectations; Downtown’s ups and downs; SelectPass going strong; Firearms in Ward 5; Bikes that grow; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Over the hill
40th birthday challenges; Another safety leader bites the dust; Pay to stay out of crime; Development opportunities abound; Torpedo Factory factions; More ambulances for DC; No-fly zone blues; Urban desires and reality. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Ticked off
Bethesda “scare tactics”?; Hogan’s low-scoring choices; 123 Greedy Drive; Pullover king; Who you gonna call?; From radio to housing; From hospital to grocery; Parking benefits drive driving; And…. Keep reading…