Posts tagged Shaw
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Was your neighborhood “obsolete” in 1950?
The National Capital Park and Planning Commission, forerunner to today’s NCPC, declared most of Shaw, Mount Vernon Square and Triangle, Capitol Hill, Southwest, Buena Vista and other neighborhoods “obsolete” in 1950. Yes, amazingly, they really used that term. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Deadly fire in Silver Spring
Silver Spring up in flames; Bike lanes? ANC says no thanks; How to make office parks work; Purple still pushing along; Columbia Heights on crime; Another MetroAccess assault; No PAC bump; Can’t contain shipping container homes; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: “Arrest all the black hoodies”
Discrimination in Charm City; Unsafe space; Poor performance, no penalties; Michigan Park housing moves forward; Not your average box; Officials sound off on Metro; A year without a mayor?; Swamp things. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Rape on Metro
Metro doesn’t mention crime; Obama sticks up for DC; Presidential neighbors; Mom is my roommate; Starter home struggles; The shunning economy; District of data; Preparing for the surge; Sidewalk’s closed. Now you’ll know; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Pulling out the stops
A massive maintenance plan; Shaw says yes to housing; A new branch for the MBT; Art pops up in DC; NPS paves the way; New housing for Chinatown; Hot in here. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Plethora of opinions, paucity of options
No full track closures; RFK reactions; Housing-related stress; A new approach for Metro; Maryland’s need for speed; Travel bans for LGBT fans; Mosquitoes beware; Measuring cycling stress; Howard Theatre disappointment; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Too close for comfort
Close call; Bike lane battle; Unresolved problems; More flair, please; A bold, new strategy; Some justice served, finally; New hope for Prince George’s?; Fire station compromise; More rail for BWI. Keep reading…
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A church in Shaw thinks bike lanes make streets safer
Some churches in Shaw are fighting hard to block a proposed north-south protected bikeway, but not all churches think it’s such a bad idea. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Snowlock
No salt, no service; Snow status; Metro steadies for snow; No veto for I-66; Know thy neighborhood; Trail for Fort Lincoln?; Online underground; Middle-sized housing is missing; And…. Keep reading…
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A new pocket park and safer street layout are coming to Florida Ave NW
Much of the discussion around a new development at 965 Florida Avenue NW has centered on disagreement about its affordable housing component. That aside, the project will add a lot to the neighborhood, including a new pocket park and a better layout for the intersection in front. Keep reading…