Posts tagged Public Spaces
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Weekend links: Around the country
From blue to red; Checking out food; GOP for HSR; Wheels on the bus; Unhealthy commutes; All about EJ; 30/10; Red bikes. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Around town
I saw the signage; Drink to drive; Moving the slugs; Balancing the books; Drive to be charged; ART purchases; Let’s talk bikes; March in August. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Politics and public input
Standoff in the synagogue; Exclusionary zoning; Rate the road diet; Food truck finality; The next TOD hotspot; Corman in the mirror; Couches on wheels no more. Keep reading…
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The Circulator was my idea
5 years after launching the Circulator bus service, few would disagree that DDOT has created a compelling service and brand. But success creates its own problems. Now everyone wants the Circulator in their neighborhood, and many want a stop within a short walk of their home. Catering to every such request could dilute the service and the brand. Already, the different routes serve… Keep reading…
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Shake Shack should consider a park location
Shake Shack recently made the news when they announced they’d be opening a location in Dupont Circle, at the corner of 18th Street and Jefferson Place, NW. Shake Shack has received many accolades for its food. But what makes Shake Shack’s original location in New York City so iconic is not its hamburgers and milk shakes, but its relationship with the park in which it’s… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Taking it to court
Livable, walkable, safety, jobs; Small crowd, Giant opposition; Policy poor for Purple; Arlington still steamed over HOT lanes; Replacing two cars with ten bikes; Get da dish on da trees; It may be safer, but it’s reckless. Keep reading…
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The interesting story of the Dumbarton Bridge
It’s easy to ignore a thing of beauty when you pass it every single day. It’s even easier to ignore it when you cruise over on top of it in a bus or car. The “it” in question is the Dumbarton Bridge, and today I want to stop and take in the bridge’s beauty and tell its interesting story. Georgetown was formed in 1751, decades before the founding of the District… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Don’t take this sitting down
Comment on VDOT’s proposed bike policy; Seatless subways; Performance parking in the park; SmartBenefits in the bike lane; Empty seat on the board; A founding father of Metro passes away. Keep reading…
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Let’s cover blank walls with public murals
One of the most basic tenets of good urban design is that walkways should be lined with things to look at. Blank walls discourage walking because they make a walk seem boring and therefore longer, and because empty and lightly maintained spaces feel less safe. Detailed, colorful places are inherently more pedestrian friendly than dismal, blank spaces, and therefore urbanistically… Keep reading…
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WalkScore now includes Transit Score
WalkScore, the web site that ranks the walkability of a location based on the accessibility of nearby amenities, has added some new features. First, the WalkScore number itself is becoming more accurate with new tweaks such as measuring actual as opposed to as-the-crow-flies distances and incorporating pedestrian friendliness metrics such as intersection density and block… Keep reading…