Posts tagged Mount Rainier
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Breakfast links: Patterns emerge with DC housing voucher slumlords
DC’s housing voucher program is paying landlords who provide unsafe housing. 700 new e-bikes coming to Capital Bikeshare, 9th Street NW bike lane officially open. Mt. Rainier has a community food forest, and a plan for a native plant corridor. Keep reading…
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Mount Rainier as we know it couldn’t be built under today’s zoning laws.
Mount Rainier is a historic streetcar suburb that is beloved by its residents. Its tree-lined streets, Sears Craftsman bungalows, garden apartments, and funky commercial corridor have unique and undeniable charm. And under Prince George’s County’s current zoning laws, almost none of it could be built today. Keep reading…
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Mount Rainier residents are baffled the new G9 bus doesn’t stop there
In late March, Metro started running a new bus line, the G9, that made limited stops along Rhode Island Avenue between downtown and Mount Rainier, Maryland. Funny thing, though: the bus doesn't actually pick up or drop off passengers in Maryland. Keep reading…
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Washington links: Chinatown wants the streetcar now
Business owners in Chinatown say they're tired of the council promising a streetcar but not following through, Georgetown is making room for new housing for homeless families, and Mount Rainier is about to get more reliable cell phone service. Read the latest breaking stories from around Washington. Keep reading…
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Seeking cheaper space and new audiences, DC artists head to MD and VA
Rockville might seem like an unlikely place for a queer punk show. But for artist and curator Eames Armstrong, hosting a show is a way to connect to local kids who need creative outlets. It’s also a sign of how DC’s art and music scenes are expanding into Maryland and Virginia. Keep reading…
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Clearly we need to have more happy hours in Prince George’s
It’s been six years since we had a happy hour in Prince George’s County. Tuesday night, we came back with County Executive Rushern Baker and had such a huge turnout we couldn’t fit on the sidewalk. Keep reading…
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Upcoming events: Happy hour with Rushern Baker, bike theft, transportation tech, and more!
Our next happy hour is coming up on Tuesday, August 23, featuring special guest Rushern Baker, the Prince George’s County Executive. Also, here are some more upcoming ways for you to extend your urbanist learning and activism to the physical world. County Executive Baker has been a champion for smart growth and transit in a county that has been patiently waiting for both. Keep reading…
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Join us and Rushern Baker for happy hour in Mount Rainier
It’s about time we had a Greater Greater happy hour in Prince George’s County! Join us Tuesday, August 23 in Mount Rainier at Bird Kitchen + Cocktails with special guest Rushern Baker. Tuesday, August 23 from 6 to 8pm, come up to Bird Kitchen + Cocktails, located at 3801 34th Street. The last time we had a Greater Greater happy hour in Prince George’s County was… Keep reading…
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An express bus line from downtown to Mount Rainier is one step closer to reality
Neighborhoods around Rhode Island Avenue NE were built to depend on transit. A new express bus, the G9, is one step closer to running along the corridor, from downtown to Mount Rainier. Keep reading…
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A new bus line would give Rhode Island Avenue the transit it was meant to have
The G9, a new bus line that would run along Rhode Island Avenue from Mount Rainier into downtown, could become a reality if the DC Council decides to fund it this week. The G9 would give residents in the corridor a much-needed way to get downtown by transit, which their neighborhoods were built around in the first place. Keep reading…