Posts tagged Sidewalks
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Breakfast links: What’s the holdup?
The sound of construction delays; Get to the station; The case for 16th street bus lanes; Amputee supports bike lanes; Limit height, limit stadiums?; Cycletrack or sidewalks for Florida?; Development in Southwest; Homeless battle rages. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Go multimodal
Route 7 for all; Decking 66; Town of Chevy Chase: it’s on; Meanwhile, a modest proposal; Clearing the CCT; Pothole patrol; A condo in a downward spiral; French railway reparations?; Post picks Bowser; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: It’s clear now
Bike lanes get clear; Kidnapped for taxi fare?; Bikeshare comes to more Metro stations; DC Water passes on Anacostia facility; Public housing faces huge shortfall; BRT for Arlington; Bad road gets worse; And…. Keep reading…
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Sidewalk shoveling Hall of Shame: Snochi edition
After two storms in one day, the DC area is finally beginning to dig out. But some are clearing their sidewalks faster than others and, in some cases, making the sidewalks harder to use. Keep reading…
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Plans for a sidewalk and bike lane get caught on trees
While a proposed sidewalk and bike lane on Broad Branch Road has community support, possible damage to trees has sparked opposition. But it’s unclear why these particular trees are worth saving. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Objection!
The Green Mile; Access issues; Northern Virginia drives statewide growth; Plan Orange for Walmart site; Local news coverage takes a hit; Get your hands off your money; Death of a mall; Police blame bikes; Can you get to DHS HQ?; And…. Keep reading…
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Neighbors unite to tackle slippery sidewalks
Fed up with the slippery, dangerous sidewalks in their neighborhood, Glover Park residents took matters into their own hands and came together to de-ice Calvert Street. After last week’s snowfall, we highlighted a “Hall of Shame” of residents, businesses, public agencies, and even embassies who neglected to clear their sidewalks. As the snow melted… Keep reading…
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One resident really knows how to clear the sidewalk
Uncleared sidewalks are a serious problem in urban areas, but snow makes suburban areas even more impassable on foot. Unless you happen to live near Richard Hoye, who has an actual motorized vehicle to plow sidewalks himself where nobody else will do it. Keep reading…
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Sidewalk snow clearing Hall of Shame
Around the city and region, a lot of sidewalks are clear, and a lot aren’t. Where they aren’t, in many cases the snow is now packed down into a sheet of ice, making walking very treacherous. I asked readers to send in photos and reports of the problem areas along their commutes. Steve Mothershead, who walks along Martin Luther King Avenue, SE to the Anacostia Metro in… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: End opposition
King Street bike battle continues; Gentrification is… good?; DC Water takes a green path; DC tech tied to public sector; Bike lanes boost business; Help shovel for those who can’t; And…. Keep reading…