Posts tagged Power Lines
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Breakfast links: Decision day for late-night service
The fate of late night; Political theater and the WMATA Board; Crowdsourcing accessibility; A breath of fresh air; Westbard power struggle; Phone theft is up; From Fannie Mae to condos; Mass transit on mass media; Fossil fuel failings. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Time to dig out
Snow’s aftermath; How much snow? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯; At least the power’s on; Uber through the storm; Storm’s financial toll; Build affordable or pay up; I-66 debates; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Train trouble
Midday single-tracking and more; An open invitation; Bus blight?; Pot prohibitions stay in place; Waterfront woes; Affordable housing everywhere; Growing apart; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Lights out
Off the grid; Growing like a weed; Ready, set; Tunnel is a go; Not enough rooms; Gotta eat; Balancing act; Carbon commute; On the mark. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Busy street bike lanes
Bike lanes on Branch Avenue; Bike lanes on highways; 7000s soon; IG overstepped on camera report?; Circulator change bad for Georgetown?; Dominion mum on power line; What do Millennials want?; And…. Keep reading…
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Bury power lines under streets, not sidewalks
DC is about to launch a massive project burying 163 miles of power lines. The project will improve power reliability, but hidden issues could impact neighborhood streetscapes and tree canopies. After the 2012 derecho caused widespread power outages, DC began development of a plan to improve reliability during extreme weather, called DC Power Lines Undergrounding (DC PLUG). Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Back to school
Welcome back; Catania against school reassignment; Silver linings; Driverless in DC; Tree removal tiff; Tiny homes in DC; Engaged renters; Storage for the homeless; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Back in gear
Metrobus (kind of) back in operation; Bury the power; Think DC’s bidding wars are bad?; E-bike CaBi?; More roads though we drive less?; Washington vs. DC in film; Support for BRT in Montgomery; Instant runoffs for DC?; Safeway’s suitor. Keep reading…
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This utility line carries more than gas
Utility lines provide us amenities like electricity, water, and gas, but they can also improve the physical connections between communities. A new video shows how one gas line in Montgomery County doubles as a trail and neighborhood gathering space. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Hot and cold
More snow today; Education debate gets heated; DC’s ugliest buildings; Car2Go raises rates; Free bus to Metro continued; Restore service or decrease fares?; Unfortunate Charm City milestone; Unusual crime fighting methods; High Line critters; And…. Keep reading…