Posts tagged Trees
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Can Takoma Park embrace a progressive housing policy?
This fight over the 1.4-acre Takoma Junction site took on an outsized relevance in this famously progressive, educated, and argumentative city. What started as a mundane debate about a relatively modest commercial development evolved into a gentrification “proxy war” and an intense struggle over the city’s values. Keep reading…
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This vacant site could become 180 affordable homes, but it needs your help
A plan to convert vacant offices into affordable housing in Arlington's Buckingham neighborhood is up for debate this weekend. Opposition is fierce, and now is your chance to speak up in favor. Sign this petition to let the Arlington County Board know you support this badly-needed affordable housing. Keep reading…
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Use this map to keep your neighborhood trees watered!
Last year, DC’s urban forestry division planted 4,200 young trees, and if they’re going to grow big and strong, they’ll need a lot of water. That’s where you come in: to make sure each tree stays hydrated, use this interactive map to zoom in on a place (like your neighborhood) and see which trees need watering. Keep reading…
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A tree I planted in Shaw 20 years ago was recently chopped down. I see that as a sign of life.
Twenty years ago, I planted an elm tree on the sidewalk near my house. Despite the relatively high chance that a driver would run their car into it, that never happened. It did, however, recently come down as part of a construction project. To me, my tree being gone perfectly captures just how much DC has changed. Keep reading…
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Car-free travel idea: Backpacking via Metro
Sure, the Metro can take you to many places, but did you know that you can take it to go backpacking? Parks in both Maryland and Virginia have campgrounds that are less than a one-hour hike away from Metro stations. Keep reading…
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This plan would make it easier to walk or bike from L’Enfant Plaza to the Southwest Waterfront
For the past year, the National Park Service has been working on a way to make it easier to pass through Banneker Park, from L’Enfant Plaza to the forthcoming Wharf development and Anacostia Riverwalk Trail. It just released its plan for making that happen. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Technology in your life
Uber drivers aren’t color blind?; This week in apps; Next stop, Smart City, VA?; Rosslyn superblock no more; Big little steps for Metro; Driver kills Bikeshare station; That local touch; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: PACs and park plans
Bye bye, FreshPAC; Equity on the 11th St Bridge; No homeless vets in VA; DC’s economic bust?; First comes the bike lanes; Arlington’s mall investment; Give us our trees, Trump; More roads = more traffic; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Virginia votes
Silberberg, Dorsey, Cristol win; Status quo in Richmond; “Momentum” beats “moratorium”; Metro opens doors to…; Didn’t want the spotlight; Bad news rises; Go small and go home; Closer to closing DC General; No cars allowed, but transit is free; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Work from home
Derailed; Only 3 months; First one in; The new guy; Franklin facelift; Timber!; There’s (almost) an app for that; Spend less, get more. Keep reading…