Posts tagged Government
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H Street-Benning Road could get streetcars by 2012
The H Street-Benning Road streetcar could become a reality as soon as the end of 2012, if the DC Council approves a reprogramming gap budget capital proposal to fund construction of the line. Thereprogramming gap budget capital proposal, recently circulated around the Council, cobbles together $63 million in unused capital funds from the Great Streets program, fire station… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Big links on big stories
RIP Constance Holden; Outcry smashing ARTS overlay cap; Gaithersbargain wins straw poll; Not all Loudoun roads need to be 8 lanes; Pulitzer for distracted driving reporting; And…; Development dispatches. Keep reading…
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Sidewalk Assurance Act going to markup tomorrow
Tomorrow, the DC Council Committee on Public Works and Transportation will vote on a bill to require installing sidewalks on at least one side of any street reconstruction. In many parts of DC, streets lack sidewalks. In many cases, these are the same areas with low rates of car ownership, large numbers of children walking to school, and large percentages of senior citizens. DDOT… Keep reading…
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Summit security fails to protect
The driver of a 5-ton military convoy truck struck and killed a cyclist while moving to block New York Avenue for a motorcade last night. There were many witnesses at a nearby restaurant. MPD is investigating. So far, the woman is unidentified, but WJLA has found out that she was 68 and lived in Northwest DC. That makes it sound like she is identified and we should hear more soon. Keep reading…
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Dinner links: Budget spectacular
Examiner pays price for bad reporting; Meter increases under fire; Md. phone ban passes, 3-foot passing not yet; Group calls for regional cooperation; Whither Virginia Avenue?; Graham for transit, taxes; Stopping would be FABBulous; Congrats. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Law-abiding, at least in Jersey
That’s respect; Stop for pedestrians in New Jersey; Charges pending already?; Don’t drive, especially here; Close M Street in G’town weekends?; 2 school fires; PG’s missed opportunities; Old, white, retired people. Keep reading…
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Some restaurant limitations aren’t all bad
DCRA will stop issuing any permits for “restaurants, bars, diners, coffees shops and carry-outs” along the 14th and U commercial corridors because the area has reached the 25% maximum allowed by zoning. Nobody wants to discourage investment in the city, especially in places that are historically underdeveloped. On the other hand, there are some good reasons… Keep reading…
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Who decides DC’s zoning?
DC’s Zoning Administrator recently ruled that the ARTS overlay around 14th and U has reached its bar and restaurant maximum of 25%, prompting many blog posts about the decision. Some commenters specifically charge that DCRA, the agency of which the Zoning Administrator is a part, is stifling restaurants. But they’re not actually the ones who make the zoning policy. Keep reading…
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The only thing we have to fear is a summit at the Convention Center
On Monday, April 12 and Tuesday April 13, fifty heads of state will convene at the Convention Center for the Nuclear Security Summit hosted by the State Department. The Secret Service will cordon off numerous streets around the Convention Center, creating significant traffic jams, forcing the rerouting of numerous bus lines and subjecting residents of the adjacent… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Future of the suburbs is transit
Suburban walkable places the future?; Pound foolish; Transit “poison pill” still not dead; Washington Circle of Death; Small steps for safety; Leaning house of Shaw; Nextboooooos?. Keep reading…