Posts tagged Nps
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Park Service makes great strides, but much work remains
The Cherry Blossom Festival is underway on the Mall, and for the first time, it’s a lot easier to see the trees on a bicycle. In a few years, a low-cost DC Circulator bus will likely add another convenient mode of travel and bring “America’s front yard” closer to our doorstep than ever before. … Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bike and street smarts
Bikes on the rise; How to continue the rise of bikes; Most dangerous county gets street smart; Less parking; Merrifield gets walkable; Alexander stops jobs in Ward 7; Transportation bill gridlocked; Senate wants NPS to ban bikes; And…. Keep reading…
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Capital Bikeshare comes to the Mall, already
The National Park Service may take ten years to make some decisions, but on bike sharing, they’ve been lightning fast. Jacques Arsenault noticed that a Capital Bikeshare station is already up on the Mall, on Ohio Drive: Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Vacant ethics
Ethics posts go unfilled; Montgomery grows for once; Intersection design still critical; Take the Rapid out of BRT; NPS says no triathlon; A poorly appraised situation; Red-top meters red flagged; Bit of K Street to get an upgrade; And…:. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: What’s in your wallet?
More on money orders; Senate passes transportation bill; Want to buy a paper?; How should Arlington expand CaBi?; Liquor licenses need reform; Don’t get squashed by a truck; The Disneyfied monument; More forum wrap-ups; And…. 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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Park Service, Wells helping downtown get a playground
Downtown DC is in desperate need of a playground, and with the help of the National Park Service and Councilmember Tommy Wells, the District may just be able to get one. Peter May from the National Park Service told residents that NPS may be able to turn over some of the vacant park space near Mount Vernon Square to the District to house a play area. Still, it will be a long road—a… Keep reading…
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Small changes could make crossing Sousa Bridge safer
Anyone who has walked or biked across the Sousa Bridge, which carries Pennsylvania Avenue over the Anacostia River, knows that it is one of the most dangerous bridge crossings in DC. DDOT needs to make this route safer, but in the meantime, it and NPS can make an alternate route through Anacostia Park more efficient and desirable. When you bike or walk across the Sousa bridge, you… Keep reading…
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6-year study suggests tweaks around 14th Street bridges
Near the Jefferson Memorial, 5 bridges cross the Potomac carrying motor vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, the Metro, and freight and passenger trains. How can they be improved? The Federal Highway Administration, DDOT, VDOT, and the National Park Service have been working on an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the 14th Street Bridge corridor since 2006. They looked… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Building consensus
Build up; MWAA doesn’t need state money; Stanley apologizes; United will need to unite land; Community engagement has its price; Summit for the forgotten; Illegal parkers caught at Thompson; And…. Keep reading…