Posts tagged Public Spaces
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I’m an environmentalist but…
Last night, about 150 people showed up for a DC Council hearing on Klingle Road. The Washington Post has a carefully balanced article on the hearing, at which about 80% of the attendees and speakers opposed reopening the road (largely thanks to good organizing by WABA, the Sierra Club, and others). Keep reading…
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Klingle: sign up today to testify
We need people to testify in favor of making part of Rock Creek Park a park instead of a highway. The meeting is tomorrow, Thursday, 6:30 pm at the Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave NW. People interested in speaking must call or email Jonathon Kass, jkass@dccouncil.us or 202-724-8152, by 5 pm today. Keep reading…
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Greaterest Hits
First time here? Below are a few of the most popular posts from Greater Greater Washington recently: Transit Keep reading…
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Klingle gets the ax
As predicted, the Committee on Public Works and the Environment voted 3-2 (Brown, Cheh, and Alexander versus Graham and Bowser) not to spend lots of local money to rebuild a high-speed bypass through Rock Creek Park that we’ve done fine without for 18 years. Keep reading…
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Suburbanites enjoy amenities but have no time for them
The Post asked readers to write about what they loved about their homes, and Marc Fisher has a summary. Everyone, city and suburb, enjoyed public spaces and contact with neighbors. Only the manner of that contact varied from county to county, with more neighborhood restaurants and churches in Prince George’s, more intercultural interaction in Montgomery. Keep reading…
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Don’t call it a park
NCPC, NPS, and the DC government have a new site for a new parks partnership, CapitalSpace. The alliance aims to improve DC’s smaller parks, link larger parks with greenways, and balance the various demands on the major parks. Keep reading…
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Klingle rebuild probably dead
At-Large Councilmember Kwame Brown is joining Mary Cheh (Ward 3) and Yvette Alexander (Ward 7) to oppose spending DC money to rebuild Klingle Road, the high-speed bypass through Rock Creek Park that we’ve done without for 17 years. City Desk calls the issue dead, as Brown, Cheh, and Alexander outnumber pro-highway Councilmembers Graham and Bowser on the relevant committee. Keep reading…
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Fairfax, PG worst for pedestrian safety
The Coalition for Smarter Growth crunched the numbers on car crashes that hit pedestrians, the percentage of crashes that are fatal to the pedestrian, and the rate compared to the total numbers of pedestrians on the road. Keep reading…
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That parking the Nats couldn’t live without? Never mind.
So many people are using Metro, biking or walking to Nats games that parking near the stadium is going empty, and the Nats are going to let fans pay to use it instead of just season ticket holders. Keep reading…
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WalkingTown DC schedule
April 26-27 is WalkingTown DC, a weeekend full of walking tours of neighborhoods all around DC from Takoma Park to East Washington Heights, alley tours of Capitol Hill, H Street, and Blagden Alley, tours of new development on the Southwest Waterfront and historic forts in Upper Northwest, tours of art downtown and in the Metro, eating and drinking tours, bicycle tours, and more. Keep reading…