Posts tagged Logan Circle
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Breakfast links: Off to the races
Who won; Who’s running, leaving; Struck around the region; Church wants to move bike lane; Slow down in Arlington; Takoma TOD plan 2.0; Is artificial turf hazardous?; Fundrise: investment or donation?; On the calendar. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Playing chicken
Yes or no to urban chickens?; Lay off DC, national writers; Induced demand for restaurants; Open a business for $1; New VRE station stalled; Rail ridership ups and downs; Cyclist diversity grows; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Best policies
How to fix tax breaks; U Street moratorium gets hearing; Penn Ave bike lane update; Micro-living without a car; Metro riders can be hot; PR for public housing; Foxx outlines vision; And…. Keep reading…
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Why we chose Garrison Elementary
You don’t have to try very hard to find reasons to worry about sending a child to Garrison Elementary School. But next year, our 3 year-old will suit up in a yellow and blue uniform and walk the half-block from our house to Garrison for his first taste of school. Garrison — nestled beside million-dollar homes near U Street and Logan Circle — has blue cage-like panels… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: No love for convenience stores
WaWa = poor suburban planning?; Georgetown against 7-Eleven; Metro getting cameras; DC gets more digital; Arts can draw tourists?; Logan Circle talks parking; Standing up to “Amtrak bullies”?; Transit relieves parallel traffic; And…. Keep reading…
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Logan Circle overtakes Columbia Heights as densest in region
Density is a good thing for urbanism. More density means more shops and amenities nearby, better transit service, and shorter walks. But what qualifies as dense? Overall city density is often reported, but a more telling statistic is neighborhood density. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Shine a light
A brighter day dawns; No Bike DC this year; ANC cool to moratorium; Subway subway fantasy map; Congressman v. architects; Long Bridge getting pool; Bike share everywhere; Costly delays; And…. Keep reading…
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As DC neighborhoods change, carry outs hold on
Carry out restaurants have been part of the fabric of Washington for decades, prized for their low prices, speed and long hours. With menus that run on for pages and pages, many break norms, serving Chinese food, fried seafood and sandwiches under one roof. And although development has brought in new restaurants and businesses along the U Street corridor, on 14th Street Northwest,… Keep reading…
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At summit, people ask for free parking for themselves
Comments at a DDOT “parking summit” last night gave a glimpse into the diverse range of attitudes about parking in the District: almost everyone wants more readily available, free parking for people like them. Some who spoke were residents who wanted more available and free parking on their local streets. Some people with disabilities wanted to have more available… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Walkable, bikeable Virginia?
King Street turns towards peds; Bikes not part of a mosaic; More get on board with Metro; Another taxi app; St. Thomas mixed-use?; The camera fight to the north; Regions aren’t equal; States opt back in to trail funding; And…. Keep reading…