Posts tagged Trees
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Breakfast links: MoSnow and MoCo
More snowy stuff; Forestry above and beyond; Maryland hearing bag bill; Better(-sounding) design for Falkland Chase; Lights, camera, zoning; Lots of bike parking or not that much?; Down in Atlanta. Keep reading…
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Missing the notice for the trees
Few government actions impact homeowners’ properties as quickly or as irrevocably as cutting down trees. A leafy canopy makes a street far more desirable and valuable. It’s no wonder, then, that residents get very upset when their government removes trees. Sometimes trees have to go; disease can kill them, and if a tree falls, that impacts the homeowner immediately… Keep reading…
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Reconstruction of 17th Street NW to begin Monday
The long-planned streetscape project for 17th Street between Massachusetts and New Hampshire Avenues will begin on Monday. DDOT staffers updated residents at a community meeting last night. This project will bring ADA-compliant curb ramps, new tree boxes, street lamps and new road and sidewalk surfaces to 17th Street. When asked for a comparison project with a similar look… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links I: Peds, bikes, trees and parks
Don’t walk in Florida; Bike lane posted; Fenty’s training rides break various laws; Park View or just Private Golf Course View?; Pepco’s lumber subsidiary; Parking Depot. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Eye of the beholder
Murals: Love ‘em or hate ‘em?; “Rethinking” SmarTrip (but not bus stop spacing); Streetcar wires AND trees?; All together now: Highways are really expensive; And gas taxes don’t cover it; Gateway may close Virginia Ave; I just didn’t see the elephant. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Transit or traffic for lovers
Arlington v. Virginia; Virginia Railway Expansion; Shoulda coulda woulda; Seattle rejects bag fee; Float to the game; Walkability is money; Twelve feet; College Park wants in. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Mean streets of Maryland
Cyclist dies at spot slated to become more auto-centric; That’s not all; Behave yourselves!; Watering trees by bike; Amtrak on Google Transit too; Road connectivity dialogue proceeding over DMPED’s objections; Cheh, Graham, Wells safe; Mendelson, Fenty maybe not. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Peas and carrots
Building a hotel? Build a bike station too; Council holds land deals; Spoil the land for the greater good?; Hope Park?; Don’t close ‘em, add concessions; Old buildings are green; Parking around the globe; Just a little bit. Keep reading…
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Policy Greenhouse proposal: Urban canopy and market mechanisms
Tomorrow, ten people and groups will present ideas for “high-impact environmental solutions” for DC at the 2009 Policy Greenhouse sponsored by DC Councilmember Mary Cheh. I have been asked to present my proposal for a portfolio standard (a kind of cap-and-trade system) with market-price trading to increase DC’s urban canopy. Keep reading…
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Dinner links: Save the planet
Streetlights of the future; 30-plus years behind the times: NPS of course; DC gets a B on trees; Have Obama’s first 100 days greened DC?; Energy efficiency stimulus will go to solar panels and bags; U Street hotel gets a little shorter; 5th and Mass gets a little safer; 1904 book promotes Columbia Heights; Hugs and helmets. Keep reading…