Posts tagged Nps
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Great park, no tables… so bring your own
There are great food trucks around DC’s downtown squares, but to eat in the squares you have to sit on the grass or on a bench, which makes socializing difficult. Jacob Mason saw some people at Farragut Square who have an innovative solution: they brought their own table. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: CaBi lives
CaBi moving forward; Arlington soulless?; Metro fares by phone; Greenbelt redevelopment; Children’s National at Walter Reed?; DC rail safety scrutinized; New Communities needs overhaul; No more polystyrene; Wheelchair-accessible cabs in Arlington?; A better Memorial Circle. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Deals with Uber and Lyft
VA and MD rule on Uber and Lyft; Meanwhile, rules wait in DC; Give your input for Courthouse Square; Forbes says DC is coolest metro; Architect criticizes DC skyline; Buses in Bowie; Boathouse paddles along; And…. Keep reading…
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America’s Main Street, Pennsylvania Avenue, is anything but
“It’s a disgrace—fix it.” Those are the words President John F. Kennedy allegedly uttered as his inauguration motorcade inched along Pennsylvania Avenue in 1961. At the time, “America’s Main Street” between the US Capitol and the White House was a cluttered and dilapidated street replete with X-rated theater houses, pawn… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Countdown to opening
Blue Line frequency cuts cause frustration; The story so far; Travel delays prevalent around the region; Dealing with the racial wealth gap; Don’t ban apps, price parking correctly; Bike sharing for work and pleasure; Bikeshare deal in the works; Congestion grows less quickly with rail; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Adjust your plans
Leave your car at home; Everything longer on the Blue Line; Housing beats offices; How to make housing affordable; What happens in Tenleytown; Trashy work; Senator leaves big shoes to fill; Crosswalk enforcement; Bike in a skirt; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Follow up
Reno’s back on; Higher wages; Longer days?; St. Elizabeths stalled; New York’s “pop ups”; Rental demand; Accessible rideshare?; And…. Keep reading…
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Confusing Park Police rules scuttle Fort Reno concerts, Mall food trucks
The National Park Service’s difficult and sometimes inscrutable regulations for events in parks may have claimed another victim: Long-running summer concerts in Fort Reno. The same day, Park Police also cracked down on food trucks along the Mall. The organizer of the Fort Reno concerts, Amanda MacKaye, announced yesterday that the concerts are canceled for this year. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Political shake-up
Beyer wins in the 8th; Cantor’s swan song; Carol Schwartz returns; Bowser would keep Henderson; When will Maryland Avenue get safer?; Four alternatives for North-South streetcar; Traffic? What traffic?; CaBi helped bike businesses; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Deal or no deal
Soccer stadium deal pending; Spy versus preservationists; Budget autonomy overturned; Better cycling around the Mall; Silver Line a step closer; Metro signs say what?; Springtime for Hitler bus ads; McDuffie for McMillan; And…. Keep reading…