Posts tagged Snow
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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…
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Are sidewalks and bike lanes getting cleared of snow?
4-8 inches of snow fell on the region yesterday, as you are surely aware. That means that all road users, drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists have to navigate snowy streets. Property owners sometimes are diligent about clearing their vehicular paths but not sidewalks. How about this time? Some businesses and institutions won’t have had a chance to clear snow by this morning… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Dreams
King’s streets; Can DC rival Silicon Valley?; No roundtable; Eminent domain imminent?; Minneapolis without more parking; Cleveland rocks bicycles; Metered weekend parking a success; LA’s future is Shanghai?. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Northern exposure
Snow approaches; Uncertainty for CaBi vendor; The Holocaust and Purple Line; Can San Francisco be affordable?; A busier DCA; Bowser says no to 16th St. bus lane; Car-free in Greenbelt?; Less federal office space in DC; And…; And more…. Keep reading…
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“Sneckdowns” reveal the street space cars don’t use
Every time it snows, vast sections of city streets remain covered by snow long after plows and moving cars have cleared the travel lanes. These leftover spaces are called “sneckdowns,” and they show where sidewalks or medians could replace roads without any loss to car drivers. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Shiny new things
New Metro railcars; Euro-trains coming to US; Can streetcar and delivery trucks coexist?; Taxi issues pile up; Monument shedding scaffolding; Boat club keeps water access; Leave your electronic devices on; Technology not reducing Millennial driving; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Education woes
GWU considers money in admissions; Parents try to stay; Parents consider leaving; New laws for bikes; DC United stadium deal critics gather; 495 Express lanes see lower volumes; New tool to help CaBi; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Transportation innovation
Social media changing transportation habits; Millennials want diverse transit options; A future with less driving; Purple Line NIMBY?; Smoking banned in public facilities; How should CaBi expand?; DC revenue estimates go up; Shutdown weather forecast; See something, text something; And…. Keep reading…