Posts tagged The Mall
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Weekend links: Trains, buses and cars
Quite a joy ride; Germans back aboard intercity buses; Pick a new fuel economy sticker; Guardians of the Mall; NYC real estate hurt by transit cuts; Slowdown in Sydney; Sustainable transport studies around the world; No conviction, and new Silver Line plans. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Setting a date
Capital Bikeshare to start September 20th; Is DC pedestrian unfriendly?; DC’s neglected Civil War history; Free WiFi on the Mall; Stadiums die, debt lives on; Linking cabs and passengers; Obama infrastructure proposal, political reality at odds; Fear vs. Reality. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Around town
I saw the signage; Drink to drive; Moving the slugs; Balancing the books; Drive to be charged; ART purchases; Let’s talk bikes; March in August. 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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The Circulator was my idea
5 years after launching the Circulator bus service, few would disagree that DDOT has created a compelling service and brand. But success creates its own problems. Now everyone wants the Circulator in their neighborhood, and many want a stop within a short walk of their home. Catering to every such request could dilute the service and the brand. Already, the different routes serve… 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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Breakfast links: Wet and muddled
What a storm; No IZ units yet; Communication train wreck continues in slow motion; Will Latino museum be interesting?; Living close to transit is cheaper; Photography legal despite what guards say; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Keeping it moving
Metro’s misfortunes; Blue Bus becomes Circulator 9/1; Bus stop consolidation very tough politically; BRAC imminent; Security sprawl; Washington Monument competition too modern?; Repeat after me. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: News not to overlook
Get your SmarTrip history; Street vendor patron?; Most of us don’t exist to POLITICO; Overlooked site for Latino museum; Both exits are pleasant; Bicycle “superhighways” nice but not so super; New meaning of “airpark”. Keep reading…