Posts tagged Riots
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DC’s downtown wasn’t supposed to be where it is. Here’s how it migrated
George Washington and Pierre L’Enfant envisioned a very different city when they laid out plans for the Capitol. Part I of a three-part series discusses what changed for the nation’s capital between the 1700s and World War II. Keep reading…
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When the Metro first arrived in Shaw and Columbia Heights, they were far different than they are today
During rush hour, northbound Yellow Line trains need to reverse direction at Mount Vernon Square because there isn’t enough capacity for all of them to run to Greenbelt. That’s because when Metro designed the Yellow Line, it was hard to imagine neighborhoods like Shaw and U Street developing as rapidly as they did. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Railcars delayed, buses on schedule
I like big buses; 7000s delayed; Orange and Silver return; Metro might make money; Alexandria archeology; Route 7 solutions; Charm City polishes its charm; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Out of the way
Walmart hits a snag; The boom slows; Shaw shows off; $1 million in cash; To tow or not to tow; Traffic unicorns; Two tiers; Split your ride; Unrest leads to backlash. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Infrastructure
Too fast; Bad timing; MoCo’s branch begins; Sexy buses; Budget blows; No cause for celebration; CaBi saves cash; Damaged; Making transit happen; Poor placement. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Repeat
Not again; Purple politics; No blocked docks; Skip the bag, skip the cleanup; Keep families in DC; Write-in wins; Invest in transit; The real story; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Decisions, decisions
Who won?; It’s official; Capital cuts; A calmer day; Summer of our discontent; Too much; Fixing Route 1; End of an era; And…; Join the breakfast club. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Empty promises
ICC costs more than money; Reconciliation takes time; Traffic cameras not raking in the bucks; Stores get a surprise; Capitol Hemp alleges injustice; Push the primary; The biker blame game; The slow attrition of car use; And…. Keep reading…
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The legacy of DC’s 1968 riots
April 8, 1968 marked the end of the riots in DC which began after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. These riots changed many of the city’s commercial corridors and neighborhoods forever. Keep reading…
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