Posts tagged Sidewalks
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Rosslyn’s sidewalks are getting a makeover
Sidewalks are critical parts of where we live. They connect us to restaurants and businesses, make for a safe environment, and foster a sense of community. A plan for Rosslyn’s future is focusing on making its sidewalks easier and more pleasant to use. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Revitalize vs. regress
Wider sidewalks for Georgetown; Chinatown sans Verizon Center; The future of Howard Theater; Homes for “grandfamilies”; Montgomery’s share of the Purple Line; Transit talk for I-66; Accident becomes crash; No more NextBus; Bet on education; Metro makes the news; Fair on housing and crime; Less zoning, more housing. Keep reading…
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How urban foresters made Canal Road’s new traffic signal way more useful
In December, a traffic signal went up on Canal Road near Fletcher’s Boathouse, meaning there’s now a safe way for pedestrians and cyclists to cross that very recently did not exist. But if it weren’t for the work of DDOT’s urban foresters, a key sidewalk leading up to the crossing would still be totally useless. Keep reading…
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15th Street’s protected bikeway is a sidewalk now
At 15th and L Street NW, where construction is underway to turn the now former Washington Post building into Fannie Mae’s new headquarters, the protected bikeway is also serving as a sidewalk. DC’s policies say this kind of situation should be avoided if at all possible, and in this particular case, it could be. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: This time around
Here we snow again; Paid leave on the table; Failure to communicate; Feds pressure WMATA; No sidewalks, no peace; Burnham Place will rise; Zoned in Georgetown; Bikeshare ideology; Save the tree(house); Moving on up?. Keep reading…
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If students were cars, schools would have opened sooner
Many of the region’s schools closed for a full week after the recent blizzard, leaving parents to scramble for childcare and students missing out on valuable classroom time. That’s what happens when your storm recovery efforts prioritize making it easy to drive rather than giving everyone a safe way to move around. Keep reading…
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Walking and transit score high in Virginia’s transportation rankings
Scores that evaluate transportation projects in Virginia recently came out, and many of the highest belong to projects focused on walking and transit. That’s because they provide the most bang for taxpayers’ bucks. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Ticket to ride
Jack’s back; Metro opens all doors; Parking tickets tossed; Gondola goals; Soft support for RFK stadium; Tear down this treehouse; Sidewalk savior; Where VA grows; Need more people to eat. Keep reading…
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How would you grade the region’s snow response?
The Kojo Nnamdi Show is asking how you would rate your government’s response to the snowtorm, your neighbors’, and your own. At 12:40, I’ll be on the show to discuss this, and I asked our contributors for their ratings. Keep reading…
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Sidewalk snow shoveling hall of shame: Walmart, Autozone, Exxon, Hechinger Mall
Shoveling from the weekend’s snowstorm is a big job. Many residents and businesses have cleared sidewalks, but some have not. Those that deserve a special circle of hell: businesses who had no trouble shoveling huge parking lots but left their sidewalks impassable. Keep reading…