Posts tagged Georgetown
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Sidewalk snow shoveling hall of shame: “DC government is the worst offender” (and Arlington too)
After a warm Sunday, many buildings and property owners were able to clear their sidewalks, as the law requires. But some did not. We asked you to submit your photos of snow clearing scofflaws or, as reader Jasper Nijdam dubbed them, “snoflaws.” Keep reading…
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Ask GGW: Is a Georgetown gondola practical?
The Georgetown Business Improvement District and neighborhood leaders have been floating the idea of a gondola linking Georgetown with Rosslyn. But many transit experts seem skeptical. Who’s right? Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Happy birthday Greater Greater Washington!
We’re 7!; More trains just for DC?; More on Metro; No tax Hogan; Protect Purple; No streetcar schedule; Gondola transit; Virginians retiring; More bikes in Baltimore; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: You’re fired
Falling Starr; Coming out of retirement; A representative scofflaw; Gentrification in Ward 8; Wells’s environmental vision; An urban state?; Rail smash; More housing for NYC; Google that ride; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Neighborhood shifts
Ye olde Georgetown; Moving east; Office flips; Homeless crisis; Working together; Budget bites; Which neighborhood?. Keep reading…
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Events roundup: Make change
Boats in Georgetown and bikes and sustainability in Alexandria: contribute your input this week to make positive change in your community. Also, learn about the federal transportation budget. Transportation budget with APTA: The Obama administration will announce its 2015 budget proposal on Tuesday. Tuesday night, join US DOT Assistant Secretary Sylvia Garcia to talk… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Streetcar obstacles
Farewell for made-in-USA; First M, now K; Evans hits a pedestrian; Park-its still not on Penn; WMATA needs more money; Plenty of parking, even on Black Friday; Va. gas taxes going up; A vertical office park; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: A pleasant rebirth
Apartments rise from the ashes; Buses get priority; Reeves off the table; Transportation bills stall; Amtrak on the move; Georgetown gondola closer to reality?; Pay more, get less; Frack away?; Marion Barry, city-builder. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Too fast for safety
7000s delayed over safety; Uber vs. Cheh; Diplomatic impunity; Courthouse Square of the future; DC Cool; Denmark’s bike super highways; And…. Keep reading…
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For one weekend, Georgetown got wider sidewalks
Georgetown widened the sidewalks along M Street for a weekend in mid-October. Temporarily borrowing 47 parking spaces from the street created a comfortable walking experience for thousands of people. Keep reading…