Posts tagged Libraries
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Nader-backed group opposes creative reuse of MLK Library
Even before proposals have been made, the District Dynamos, an off-shoot of Ralph Nader’s Library Renaissance Project, says they’ll oppose any attempt to modernize, renovate or substantially change the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library in downtown DC with a private partner. Discussions about the the library’s future began in 2006. The building,… Keep reading…
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For David Adjaye’s DC libraries, seeing is believing
Among all of the new DC public libraries, the Bellevue and Francis Gregory branches east of the river have the strongest design. Without sacrificing functionality and accessibility, they put sophisticated works of architecture in historically underserved neighborhoods. But photos don’t tell the whole story. You have to go see them yourself. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: “Glacial” progress on trails
Rock Creek Trail fixes slowly moving; Will MoCo CaBi lead to sidewalk riding?; More bike bits; Major Red Line problems; DC will cut sales tax, some fares; DC boom might slow?; Narrow Wilson Boulevard?; Air travel and DCA redux; Young adults still want libraries; And…. Keep reading…
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Then & now: Welcome to MLK Jr. Memorial Library
“Please empty your pockets and put all of your electronic devices on the bin,” DC Library Police officers used to tell every patron entering the revolving doors of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. The days of passing through a metal detector at the city’s central library are long gone. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Underregulation? Overregulation?
Pop up and up and up; Why the food truck rules?; No renting your house short term; Mobile Metro gets better; Three more years (of Sarles); Transportation money and lockbox; Alexandria wants to double CaBi; No to Pike lanes; And… Keep reading…
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Streetcars, parks, and libraries get boost in Gray budget
Bike lanes, parks in NoMA and around the city, streetcars, libraries 7 days a week, new trash cans for free, school modernizations, and many more programs get funding under the operating and capital budgets Mayor Gray is unveiling this morning. Streetcars: In the 6-year capital plan, streetcars get $400 million, which should fund completing the first line from Minnesota Avenue… Keep reading…
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School librarian funding slips away in new budget
After parent outcry about librarians in schools last year, a DCPS task force recommended keeping existing full-time librarians and working toward having one in every school in 3 years. Unfortunately, the 2014 budget allocations do not put DCPS on track to meet this commitment. Last year, DCPS moved librarians out of the category of “required staff” and into “flexible… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Ride and learn
Better understand the Silver Line; Gripes on the Metro; Transfer delays dissuade transit riders; Drive-by wounds 13 in NoMA; KIPP wants to build at Randall; Too many schools?; Washington isn’t richest; And…; And and…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: A better ride
A sick route; Reliable railcars; Kubicek leaves WMATA; War on non-cars continues; US drives less; Hampton Roads only gets roads; Brown in the clear; Check out the new library; A hero to save us; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Getting there quicker?
Moving more quickly in the city; Local commuters shift to transit; Pay attention to DC’s gun victims; Courts may end DC’s concealed weapons ban; Longer library hours?; Tide turning on national VMT study?; Rising wealth reshapes region; And…; Conributors nominated as best “tweeps”. Keep reading…