Posts tagged Georgetown
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Morning links: Things on the rise
Dulles station debate heats up; Carol Schwartz is fed up; Georgetown waterfront flooded; MoCo council members fighting Costco; DDOT to plan more streetcars; Cap Crescent and Purple Line are friends; Nats, DC fight over late service; Amtrak puts railfans to work; And…. Keep reading…
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Consolidate bus stops to speed up the 30s line
Metro should consolidate bus stops on the 30s line to improve bus performance on Wisconsin and Pennsylvania Avenues. Metro streamlined other lines to stop no more than 4 or 5 times per mile, but the 30s line can stop as much as 9 times per mile. Alternatively, Metro could convert some local buses into express buses during peak hours. This option could give Metro more flexibility… Keep reading…
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GU campus plan changes target zoning board, not neighbors
Georgetown University’s neighbors have continued to push back on its campus plan, and the university made some changes. But it’s clear that at this point, Georgetown has stopped trying to win over the neighbors and is instead aiming at the DC Office of Planning and body that really has to approve the changes, the Zoning Commission. There’s more to the changes… Keep reading…
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Do you have a legal right to a cliffside view?
A condo building is planned for the site of the Exxon station at the bottom of the Exorcist Steps on M Street NW in Georgetown. Residents on Prospect Street, just 75 steps above the site, fear the building will block their spectacular views of the Potomac. But can Prospect Street residents, who undoubtedly paid handsomely for their views of the Potomac, have any say in a project… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: People want a city, are getting a city
It’s development utopia again; People really want more restaurants; Recession worse for suburbs; Retail begins in Metro stations; Georgetown students deserve 2 ANC seats; Bethesda gets pay-by-phone; Another lousy parking “privatization”; Bike lanes make crazy writers really crazy; And…. Keep reading…
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Now and not so long ago: Stoupsy’s Cafe
Today, the northeast corner of N Street and Wisconsin Avenue NW houses Paolo’s Restaurant, but in 1993 it was Stoupsy’s Cafe. Actually, Paolo’s was there too, but only occupied part of the space they have today. $(function(){ \t$(‘#container’).beforeAfter({ \t\timagePath: ‘scripts/beforeafter/’, \t}); });… Keep reading…
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Rhee feared Hardy principal was weeding out poor kids
A new book on Michelle Rhee, The Bee Eater by journalist Richard Whitmire, reports an eyebrow-raising claim: That former Hardy Middle School principal Patrick Pope manipulated the admissions process to reduce the numbers of poor students gaining admission to the school. Could this be true? A high-level education administrator who served in the Fenty administration… Keep reading…
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Now and not so long ago: M and Potomac
Here is the 3200 block of M Street, NW today and in 1993. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: New ways of thinking
Target willing to go without huge garage?; Wyman will update Metro map; Baker has plans for PG; Where are the new MoCo residents?; DC might withhold $50M in face of cuts; Undisciplined school discipline; Biddle wasting BOEE & opponent resources?; Gray’s hiring misses mark; Metro needs longer track work planning. Keep reading…