Posts tagged Muriel Bowser
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Muriel Bowser announces eight sites for homeless shelters
DC is working to close the homeless shelter at DC General and replace it with smaller shelters spread around the city. Today, Mayor Bowser announced where they will go and a set of public engagement meetings to discuss the plan. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Safe and secure on Metro
A few bad apples; Smile! You’re on WMATA cam; WMATA’s new finance wrangler; Disabled in snow; Kicking Baltimore while it’s down; Parking to housing; Surprising no one; Housing zipcode by zipcode. Keep reading…
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DC is testing a way to curb stormwater pollution
What happens to all the water when snow melts? To keep our water clean, DC wants to limit the amount of stormwater runoff a property can have, and create a market for buildings that go over to buy credits from those who don’t. If it works, the program will serve as an example for other cities facing similar challenges. Keep reading…
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To get ideas for reusing the historic Franklin School building, DC can look to Newark, NJ
The Franklin School, at 13th and K NW, is an iconic DC building, but it has been vacant and abandoned since 2008. On a recent trip to Newark, New Jersey, I got a glimpse of another use for old, historic buildings. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Grocery stories
Waiting for groceries; Next stop: groceries; Tiny Orange houses; Bail for Baltimore?; You think it’s hard to walk?; Hotel or studio; Bright lights of Loudoun; The rent is slightly lower!; The tracks beneath; Bikeless in Seattle. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: For a safer system
Metro’s crime spike; No new fares; Unnecessary shutdown; Blizzard’s hefty price tag; Where’s our interchange?; New afforable housing projects; Picking Purple Line builders; Marriott’s decision deadline; No ballot initiative; Memorial sneak peek. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Ticket to ride
Jack’s back; Metro opens all doors; Parking tickets tossed; Gondola goals; Soft support for RFK stadium; Tear down this treehouse; Sidewalk savior; Where VA grows; Need more people to eat. Keep reading…
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Sidewalk snow shoveling hall of shame: Walmart, Autozone, Exxon, Hechinger Mall
Shoveling from the weekend’s snowstorm is a big job. Many residents and businesses have cleared sidewalks, but some have not. Those that deserve a special circle of hell: businesses who had no trouble shoveling huge parking lots but left their sidewalks impassable. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Snow daze
Winter is coming; Transit shutting down; Bowser will stomp this snow; How 1 inch of snow was so bad; Paid leave in limbo; I-66 HOT mess; Alexandria’s transportation funding; New building at UDC. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The cost of change
No paid leave; No eating, drinking, or loading SmarTrip; Metro on time; Strip it down; Connect the (railcar) dots; Bike lane blues; Flags for cyclist safety?. Keep reading…