Posts tagged Jefferson Memorial
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Relive an afternoon on the ballpark ferry
Washington’s growing fleet of water taxis are useful as transportation, but they’re also a fun and unique way to see the city. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: “Arrest all the black hoodies”
Discrimination in Charm City; Unsafe space; Poor performance, no penalties; Michigan Park housing moves forward; Not your average box; Officials sound off on Metro; A year without a mayor?; Swamp things. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Crystal ball
See the future; London calling; Competing; Fixing parks; I’ve got the power; Passive houses take Manhattan; The hold steady; Bike lanes to nowhere; The ‘Zards at Howard?. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Back to school
DC students want to be heard; Howard in trouble?; Virginia drivers spend more to own car; Odd logic used to block UberX; Will Gray sign living wage bill?; Illegal apartment becoming legal; Transportation Alternatives announced; Can we improve IZ?; Safe streets?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: A new look
Bethesda is the future; Private Purple; More Metro morsels; Bike around TJ; A new choice in maps; Little houses on the hillside; Play nice; Half-million-dollar highway signs?; Outlaw sustainability?. Keep reading…
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Relive a pretty afternoon on the ballpark ferry
Washington’s growing fleet of water taxis are useful as transportation, but they’re also a fun and unique way to see the city. I used an American River Taxi to travel to a Nationals game a few weeks ago, and photographed the trip for posterity. ART ferries sailing to the ballpark pick up passengers at Washington Harbor, in Georgetown. Boats pull directly up to the boardwalk,… Keep reading…
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14th Street bridge area needs a good bicycle connection
Bicycling to and from the 14th Street bridge on the DC side is not a pleasant experience. Cyclists must choose between harrowing high-speed roadways, too-narrow sidewalks, or long detours. The 14th Street Bridge EIS doesn’t address this connection, but it needs to, immediately. The Mount Vernon Trail, along the Potomac River in Virginia, has a few faults but it provides… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Under pressure
Pressure mounts on DC middle schools; Bowser has her own ethics challenge; Tenants sue over living conditions; Earthquake caused more damage than thought; No fault in Jefferson Memorial arrests; Don’t call it a bribe; Everyone doesn’t love a party; And…. Keep reading…
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Park Police arrest people for dancing at Jefferson Memorial
On Saturday, in the temple to America’s greatest defender of freedom, Thomas Jefferson, the US Park Police arrested several people who had gathered to quietly dance. In 2008, Mary Oberwetter and some other people gathered to silently dance to celebrate Jefferson’s birthday one night. Park Police told them to stop, and when Oberwetter refused, she was arrested. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Where it’s big
Where are the big apartment buildings?; I cannot tell a lie; Metro wants your input; Brown asked to resign; Reduce blight and close the budget gap; The big, greener apple; More than tunnels. Keep reading…