Posts tagged Snow
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Breakfast links: For a safer system
Metro’s crime spike; No new fares; Unnecessary shutdown; Blizzard’s hefty price tag; Where’s our interchange?; New afforable housing projects; Picking Purple Line builders; Marriott’s decision deadline; No ballot initiative; Memorial sneak peek. 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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Breakfast links: Fines and transit fights
Back on track, sort of; Railroad is public; Giant fines for snow fouls; Snowblind technology; The Snojo Nnamdi Show; Crime is crime; Maglev madness; DC’s streetcar past; Bike to bicycle kicks; FHWA fickle on fonts. 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…
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Breakfast links: Back to work
On track and en route; DC vs. NYC: snow edition; Snow toll; Parking bully; Igloo not up to code; Jack’s the man?; Return of the gondola; Dig it…. Keep reading…
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Officials are blaming people for walking in the street, but they aren’t ensuring clear sidewalks
In the snowstorm’s aftermath, local officials are telling people not to walk in the streets. But they’re not offering any alternatives to those who don’t drive. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Priorities
Creeping back to normal; New Olympic sport; See something, shovel something; Bikes are not a priority; To the skies; The sharing economy digs out; Where does all the snow go?; Where’s the beef?. Keep reading…
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We can all help during a snow storm. Here’s how.
There are lots of ways to help keep your neighborhood safe during a storm, and speed recovery once it passes. From pitching in to clean up snow and ice to just staying off the roads or visiting neighbors, every little bit helps. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Time to dig out
Snow’s aftermath; How much snow? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯; At least the power’s on; Uber through the storm; Storm’s financial toll; Build affordable or pay up; I-66 debates; And…. Keep reading…