Posts tagged Sustainability
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Navy Yard sidewalks get sustainable stormwater systems
Near the soon to be opened and fantastic Park at the Yards, there’s a lot of new low-impact development infrastructure, a series of bioretention areas to capture stormwater. Keep reading…
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Columbia Heights Day and the DC State Fair
Last Saturday was Columbia Heights Day, which featured music, food, booths from lots of organizations and political candidates, kids’ activities, and more. My favorite parts were the mist tent, running into lots of people I knew, and the first annual DC State Fair. I also won third place in the “funkiest vegetable” category. But even people who didn’t get a ribbon and five… Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Around the country
From blue to red; Checking out food; GOP for HSR; Wheels on the bus; Unhealthy commutes; All about EJ; 30/10; Red bikes. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Politics and public input
Standoff in the synagogue; Exclusionary zoning; Rate the road diet; Food truck finality; The next TOD hotspot; Corman in the mirror; Couches on wheels no more. Keep reading…
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Afternoon links: More for schools
Tops in schools; Metro twhining; Strong dissent; Breaking through the windshield; Stuck in the 90s; Transit fits; Standing on the right. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The wait is over
Report card; Tea party in the USA; Maybe the Tea Party is right; And on the ninth day; Manhattan on the Potomac; Improvements on track. Keep reading…
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Shake Shack should consider a park location
Shake Shack recently made the news when they announced they’d be opening a location in Dupont Circle, at the corner of 18th Street and Jefferson Place, NW. Shake Shack has received many accolades for its food. But what makes Shake Shack’s original location in New York City so iconic is not its hamburgers and milk shakes, but its relationship with the park in which it’s… Keep reading…
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Morning links: Back to school
Happy new year; Safer routes to school; Trucking along; WMATA’s on fire; I-95 lesson plan; Bullies in Tysons. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Taking it to court
Livable, walkable, safety, jobs; Small crowd, Giant opposition; Policy poor for Purple; Arlington still steamed over HOT lanes; Replacing two cars with ten bikes; Get da dish on da trees; It may be safer, but it’s reckless. Keep reading…
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Put a lid on DC’s reservoirs
Washington, DC has two major open-air reservoirs and several smaller capped ones. Each of these are, however fenced off for security creating dead zones in the city. Instead, D.C. should follow Seattle’s lead and put lids on its reservoirs. This will improve the quality of our water, make our water supply more secure and add acres of public space to the District’s portfolio. Starting… Keep reading…