Posts tagged Shaw
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Sexual violence isn’t uncommon on Metro. Here’s what WMATA is doing to fix that.
More people experience sexual assault on Metro trains and buses than you might think, and the victims are often women, trans people, and people of color. Metro just launched a new campaign to combat that, and it’s a great first step (but is just a step) toward a safer ride for everyone. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Dude, where’s my bus funding?
No budget for late-night buses; Say goodbye to traffic studies; District-owned to developed; From corner to circle; Four strikes, you’re out; Calm roads are safer roads; And…. Keep reading…
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Our endorsements for ANC in Ward 6
There’s a lot to Ward 6. On one end, you can be standing in Navy Yard, outside of Nationals Park, while on the other you’re in Shaw. And as you travel between the two, you might pass the Supreme Court! Ward 6’s neighborhoods have experienced a lot of change recently, and many of its Advisory Neighborhood Commission races are hotly contested. We looked through these races and found seven… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Is Metro getting better?
Any progress yet?; Not enough for affordable housing; Metro wants to enforce; Staying really late at work; Union Station back up to snuff; And…. Keep reading…
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Festivals like Saturday’s Art All Night are great for cities
Local DC performing and visual artists and installations will invade seven DC neighborhoods Saturday night as part of a free program called Art All Night. This year’s festival, and events like it, are great for fostering urbanism. 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: The hunt for affordable housing solutions
Streetcar daily and more frequent; White is the new Orange; When the train stops talking; Poverty grows in DC; Keep that suburban vibe?; Pricey fix for Potomac sewage; Homeless camps kicked out; September surge; DC history on display; And…; $100M for affordable housing; The affordability struggle is real; Old condo problems; What’s in a neighborhood’s name?; Fewer red-light fatalities; NIH will still call Bethesda home; Changes for Confederate symbols; MoCo’s liquor showdown. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Middle class drowns in mortgages
Underwater in Prince George’s; DC’s broken policing; More reliable, less punctual; Minimum wage not enough; DC’s coolest playground; Manspreading is not a new phenomenon; Smarter bridges. Keep reading…
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The Area Median Income (AMI), explained
There are a number of programs used to create affordable housing in the region, including housing vouchers, inclusionary zoning, low-income housing tax credits and public housing. Each of these programs use a central statistic — the area median income, or AMI — to determine whether families are eligible for the program. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Derailment could be a crime
Criminal charges for going off the rails?; Another pedestrian fatality; What’s the White House worth?; ANC on SunTrust; Another delay for Barry Farm; From cutters to condos; Deliveries in a flash for Virginians; More housing morsels…. Keep reading…