Posts tagged Octo
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Closed pools, communication snafus dismay children
Sometimes a public pool or other facility just can’t be open when everyone hopes, but when the DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) isn’t able to keep its website and voicemail up to date, sudden changes leave children crying and parents frustrated. OnLabor Day weekend Saturday, September 8, I told my 3-year-old that we would go swim together at Wilson Pool… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Once upon a time
Time means change; The Mount Pleasant riots; Landlords discriminate against poor; The consequences of DUI leniency; MoCo ups traffic safety enforcement; CaBi clips; Charters as the internet of public education; McDonnell renews push for drilling; Governments asking you about engaging you; And…. Keep reading…
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What does Gray’s dismissal of Klein and others mean?
In the wake of disappointing news that Mayor-Elect Vincent Gray won’t be keeping Gabe Klein and several other Fenty cabinet officials, District residents and smart growth advocates have a distinct duty to avoid doom-and-gloom projections and frantic searches for apartments in Arlington or Silver Spring. Gray’s decision to replace Klein is disappointing,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Streetcars and Circulators and Metro, oh my!
Hybrid streetcar model could get DC debut; Circulator gets more riders, cool widget; Catoe back, as an advisor; Another runaway escalator?; Virginia Avenue park still in danger; VRE station has a Spot(sylvania); Wisconsin halts HSR construction; What could “Chairman Mica” mean?. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Cabinet shuffling
Rheesigning; Peck for City Administrator?; Road rash of crashes; VA liquor plan gets worse; Get yer historic DC maps; Ban stoplights?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Where it’s big
Where are the big apartment buildings?; I cannot tell a lie; Metro wants your input; Brown asked to resign; Reduce blight and close the budget gap; The big, greener apple; More than tunnels. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Setting a date
Capital Bikeshare to start September 20th; Is DC pedestrian unfriendly?; DC’s neglected Civil War history; Free WiFi on the Mall; Stadiums die, debt lives on; Linking cabs and passengers; Obama infrastructure proposal, political reality at odds; Fear vs. Reality. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: On the road again
Get ready for Traffic Tuesday; Fairfax connector to finally connect; Circulator stops to get barcodes; DC drivers worst in US; Adams Morgan restaurants protest market; Arlington may take over Columbia Pike; No more arcades; ART to increase connectivity. Keep reading…
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Should urbanists be nervous about Vince Gray? Part 1
Especially since the streetcar funding debacle, many urbanists have viewed Vincent Gray’s candidacy for Mayor with some trepidation. Certainly Adrian Fenty has his problems, but at the same time he’s pushed hard for streetcars, bike lanes, and more housing (though not always affordable housing), and turned over planning and transportation to two excellent… Keep reading…
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Tell DDOT where you want a Capital Bikeshare location
DC’s Chief Technology Officer Bryan Sivak and his innovative, fast-moving agency have launched a new interactive survey to suggest DC sites for new Capital Bikeshare stations. This extends the ideas in our experiment last year, where all of you placed a few hundred suggested locations in DC, Maryland, and Virginia on a map. OCTO’s version is more sophisticated,… Keep reading…