Posts tagged Families
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Car-free family trip idea: Baltimore
If you have young children and don’t own a car or just don’t like driving, you know what a pain weekend trips can be. With the new weekend MARC service to Baltimore, Charm City can be a fun family car-free trip, especially when the weather calls for indoor activities. I’ve taken my 5-year-old son to Baltimore for car-free weekends about 6 times, and he is… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Up, up, and away
The height limit is popular; Minimum wage going up; More parking for Huntington; Where do the kids go?; Marijuana bill moves forward; Rep. Moran retiring; Express lanes fall short; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Growing out and up
More local land-use control?; Silver sprawl?; Almost complete streets; Raising height limit could benefit architecture; State transportation bills pay off; DC helps the homeless more quickly; Rezoning is so much better in NY; Can everyone eat healthy?; And…. Keep reading…
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How DC once fit 800,000 residents
Over 800,000 people lived within the boundaries of the District of Columbia back in 1950. How did all of these people fit, with fewer and smaller buildings than today? Keep reading…
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Bike to School Day is May 8
We’ve been doing a lot of talking about what will get more families biking. This week is Global Road Safety Week and it’s time stop talking and get the family on the road. Coincidentally, Bike to School Day is May 8. Keep reading…
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Families can learn and practice bike safety this weekend
Last month, we asked, what will get more families biking? We got lots of great suggestions. For families who want to get biking, an event this Sunday on Capitol Hill provides a great start. Kidical Mass DC, DDOT’s Safe Routes to School Program and the Washington Area Bicyclist Association will put on ABCs of Family Biking. This free event is designed for families… Keep reading…
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Young families increasingly want urban living
More and more young adults in their 20’s and early 30’s are choosing to live in urban areas. Unlike their parents, however, they don’t want to leave when they have kids. While families seeking the urban lifestyle may face some challenges, there are huge opportunities for places that can convince them to stick around. Three panelists from the real estate and… Keep reading…
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What will get more families biking?
Washington DC has made great strides over the past decade towards creating a vibrant bicycle culture. How well does this extend to families so far? How can bicycling be more appealing to families? Recent research has found that children who bike or walk to school perform better. A Danish study found that exercise, including from biking or walking to school, helped kids concentrate… Keep reading…
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How easy is it to bring babies and toddlers on Metrobus?
Buses are vital for families across the region but riding with a young child can be challenging. Families can make the ride better for both parents and kids with a little planning. And WMATA could help accommodate families with a more flexible stroller policy, by making the bus easier to board, and providing more real-time arrival information. Living in the outskirts of Wheaton… Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Bike on
Many biked to work; Mixing cars created problem?; Divorce case increases marriage; Tech jobs growing; What billions buys; Pay camera tickets; Pop under in Dupont; Studies say; Parking’s blight; And…. Keep reading…