Posts tagged Georgetown
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Breakfast links: Big projects
Why “superstops” were halted; Bethesda Metro getting new escalators; Car-free every day; DC homebuyer tax credit returns?; Parking lot to retail; Pedestrian-friendly Prince George’s; Cap the price; Equal rights for DC; This genius doesn’t drive. Keep reading…
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The Circulator could go more places and be more frequent
The DC Circulator could soon go to Howard University, Southwest Waterfront, Congress Heights, and the Cathedral. But to do that, it’ll need more buses. More than that, it needs more buses now to actually deliver on the service every 10 minutes that is a key hallmark of the Circulator. Keep reading…
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Here’s where you can check out a parklet during tomorrow’s Park(ing) Day
DDOT has released a list of locations where you can find a temporary parklet for tomorrow’s Park(ing) Day. Park(ing) Day started out in San Francisco as an unapproved, guerrilla performance art project turning a parking space into a temporary park to show how much public value cities could get from the land devoted to storing even one car. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: More or less
Less crime on Metro; More and less parking needed; We’re the most expensive! Or least!; Scrutiny for traffic cameras; Who killed Kirby; Hear, hear statehood; A sign of the times; And…. Keep reading…
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Morning bell: Changes ahead
What Common Core means in practice: On the Kojo Nnamdi show, two local educators discuss how the new Common Core State Standards will change the way teachers teach. (WAMU) Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Ding ding
The streetcars are coming!; Steets closed due to summit; Georgetown encourages lingering; Hurry up and wait; Does your app know Silver?; Free parking drives driving; Mapping Vision Zero; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Future transit options?
Time to fix I-66; Columbia Pike to roll forward; Gondola funding hits roadblock; Marijuana in public housing?; No new CaBi bikes; DC’s Scooby-Doo Ghost Town; Will driverless cars encourage sprawl?; Schools or transit, not both; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Democracy in action and inaction
Speed cameras all the time; No democracy at Eastern Market; Slow down Maryland Ave; Gas delays green street; Hillandale yellin’ over Yellen guards; Georgetown could lose gas stations; Where do the embassies go?; More tickets in bike lanes; Crashes are deadlier than war; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Build for bikes
Trail rebuild gets OK; Bike lanes mean more space; Bikes are the real menace!; Support for stadium?; No liquor delivery?; A bigger Circulator?; Check out affordable housing; And…. Keep reading…
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A former trolley line could become a walking and biking trail from the Palisades to Georgetown
During DC’s streetcar era, the Glen Echo line ran from Georgetown to Glen Echo Park along a path through the Palisades. But for 52 years, this land has lain dormant. It could turn into a trail to get people on foot and bike between these neighborhoods. Keep reading…