Posts tagged Families
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Give up your seat on the bus or train to those in need
If you see person with a disability, an elderly person, or a pregnant woman on a crowded bus or train, please give up your seat! Reader Melissa experienced the worst of human nature in a recent ride on the K Street Circulator around 10:30 one day. She was about 8 months pregnant and had a seat next to a window. An elderly gentleman of about 80 got on the bus, and couldn’t sit… Keep reading…
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Bring the kids on your next bike ride with these products
To those who think biking alone in the city may seem perilous, biking with kids in the city can seem downright reckless. But there are lots of options to bring the kids safely along with you as you bike around the city. From bakfietsen to Xtracycles, Kidical Mass DC, WABA, DDOT Safe Routes to School are presenting The ABC’s of Family Biking to show off and demonstrate… Keep reading…
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Park Service, Wells helping downtown get a playground
Downtown DC is in desperate need of a playground, and with the help of the National Park Service and Councilmember Tommy Wells, the District may just be able to get one. Peter May from the National Park Service told residents that NPS may be able to turn over some of the vacant park space near Mount Vernon Square to the District to house a play area. Still, it will be a long road—a… Keep reading…
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Bike/bus and bike/stroller merge bicycling and kids’ travel
In an alternate universe where much of our daily travel happens by bicycle, people would apply to bicycles some of the engineering and design ingenuity that goes into products like cars and baby strollers. Or maybe they already do, especially in the alternate universe known as the Netherlands, where far more travel does happen by bicycle. Two fascinating bicycle products integrate… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: More about the Metro budget
WMATA to hire 1000; Bike lockers get cheaper; Sarles answers only some questions; Transit center delayed; Fairfax wants FBI; Grants push a better H Street; Herndon says no to roundabout; Poor kids miss play. Keep reading…
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Some special needs kids still falling through DCPS cracks
DC Public Schools recently opened a second facility to serve DC parents who are concerned that their preschool-age child may have a disability or a developmental delay. However, as a judge’s ruling made clear last week, ineffective managers of these facilities are allowing children with special needs to fall through the cracks. This is not only tragic for these children, but… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Is it ethical?
Scandal of the week: Tampa trip; Catania making $240K from electric contractor; Is Metro friendly for kids?; Beware confusing SmarTrip balance readouts; Contractor, MWAA dispute Silver Line delays; Megabus in, tour buses out; Residents disagree on Adams Morgan’s future; DC urges WMATA to hire more residents; Light rail to Charles Co?; And…. Keep reading…
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Write about education and other family issues for GGW
One very important part of making Greater Washington greater is creating communities that serve people of all stages in life, including families with children. While we often write about transportation and urban planning, having good public schools, daycare options, playgrounds and recreation, and safe routes to school are all vital elements. We’ve recently been… Keep reading…
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Car-free family trip idea: Harpers Ferry
If you have young children, and don’t own a car, you know what a pain weekend trips can be. For a relatively painless alternative, Harpers Ferry fits the bill. In the foothills, just a short train ride from Washington, Harpers Ferry offers plenty for the whole family. My wife and I have taken our 2-year-old to Harpers Ferry twice without a car, and we all had a blast. It’s… Keep reading…
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Downtown’s lack of playgrounds is hard on families
We received this letter from Chinatown resident Caroline Armijo: Since March, I have been on a quest to find space for a playground in downtown DC. I have been living in Chinatown for six years and now have a two-year-old daughter. I was warned that the lack of playgrounds, not the dismal schools, is the primary reason that young families move away from downtown. I did not understand… Keep reading…