Posts tagged Foggy Bottom
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Breakfast links: On the rise
Fares. hiked; Study the lane now!; MoveDC draws AAA ire; How to broaden CaBi?; Spies like us; Give tours freely; Mile high transit; Dream of the 1890s; Don’t stop for ducks?; And…. Keep reading…
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An “Abe’s to Ben’s” Circulator could connect tourists to DC neighborhoods
The National Park Service plans to create a new Circulator route around the National Mall. NPS and the city could also improve transit options to nearby neighborhoods with a line from the Mall to Foggy Bottom, Dupont Circle, and U Street. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Not enough on transit
Poor transit hinders Baltimore; Transit benefits decrease; LA cracks down on jaywalking; Cycling’s popularity invites taxes; Utah improves traffic light efficiency; Neighbors oppose Grosvenor townhouses; DC traffic cameras will not go live; And…. Keep reading…
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Tom Sherwood defends speed cameras
WAMU Politics Hour co-host, NBC 4 reporter, and Dream City co-author Tom Sherwood defended the District’s speed camera enforcement program during a brief exchange with host Kojo Nnamdi on last Friday’s show. Sherwood said he felt “irritated” by the May 29 Washington Post article by Ashley Halsey III on speed cameras. That story led off with the fact… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Track worked
A good weekend to bike; Saved from the tracks; No one wants the middle seat; Move Constitution Avenue?; The rent really is damn high; DC gov employees will get fatter paychecks; Cuccinelli won’t repeal VA transpo funding; Ride Montgomery for Earth Day; Share with brotherly love. Keep reading…
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9 college students running for ANC seats
Something unprecedented is happening at the most grassroots level of DC’s democracy. For the first time ever, 9 college students are choosing to run for seats on Advisory Neighborhood Commissions. These candidates represent part of a broader trend of enhanced student engagement in local affairs. Since DC Students Speak launched at Georgetown only 2 years ago, the organization… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Big days for bikes
Millions and millions; Two wheel Friday; How we move; Stop ugly houses; FoBo finally done; Height limiting; Why part of 14th isn’t changing; No legal takers for storefront; Bet you can get there; And…. Keep reading…
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Washington Circle getting many more crosswalks
Today, the roads and traffic patterns around Washington Circle make it difficult and dangerous to get into or through it on foot. A plan from the National Park Service and DDOT will fix that by adding more crosswalks, paths, and traffic signals. Right now, there are only 4 crosswalks in and out of the circle, each crossing at least 3 lanes of traffic. Two of them, at New Hampshire Avenue,… Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Unfortunately expected
Hurt cyclist ticketed for nonexistent violation; Costco “beautiful,” says Kwame; Let’s loosen the numbers; Evans has Logan Circle parking plan; Want a grocery? Add housing; Hidden urbanism; Sprawl is really quite big; Promise and peril in public housing; Elect the regionals?; And…. Keep reading…
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DDOT recommends 4 Metro station renames
DDOT has formally asked WMATA to change the names of 4 Metrorail stations in the District. It also recommended, but later withdrew, a 5th: Current nameProposed nameWaterfront - SEUWaterfront - Arena StageNavy YardNavy Yard - BallparkNew York Ave. - Florida Ave. - Gallaudet U.New York Ave. - NoMaGallaudet UniversitySmithsonianSmithsonianThe National MallFoggy Bottom… Keep reading…