Posts tagged Trees
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Breakfast links: Not open and shut
Metro gets doored; Spurned pot applicants sue; Memorial to Red Line victims; Germantown steps a little forward; Renting success; Downtown needs to perform; Economics reaches Gaithersburg; School gap grows; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Blame it on the alcohol
Closing time; A dryer U St.?; Where the bars are; How to succeed in coffee; Good and bad for WMATA transparency; Watch out for the tracks; Arts District tops; Gas mileage performance parking?; And…. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Can of worms
Thomas had help; … but Graham is on it; A party as old as tea; The sordid world of fare jumping; DC does foliage; The invisible helmet; And…. Keep reading…
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Have an empty street tree box? Ask for a new tree now
District residents have until June 15th to suggest locations that need trees for the upcoming 2012-2013 street tree planting season. DDOT’s Urban Forestry Administration (UFA) designates June 15th of each year as the final day for resident feedback on where to place trees during the roughly October through April annual planting season. UFA’s job revolves… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Stimulating
DC streets get greener; DC very stimulated; Don’t drink on Metro; Tysons roads get more expensive; What kind of casino development?; Enforce the law; And… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Less of a benefit
Transit benefit going down; Breakdown strands passengers; Apartments held up by Metro; Ethics bill passes; New bike lanes scarce; Old Jeff Davis gets fixes, new name; Make it safe to bike to Target; Bus isn’t really cheaper than Silver Line; And…. Keep reading…
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DC’s tree-lovers are partners, not pests
Trees are one of the most cherished parts of the streetscape for many homeowners. So when a crew sporting chainsaws suddenly shows up on your street unannounced and refuses to answer any questions, it’s more than little worrisome. DDOT’s Urban Forestry Administration, which manages tree pruning, engages in no regular communication with residents about the work… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Where’s the money?
It’s a start for South Cap, MoCo BRT; ICC has made Maryland “road-poor”; Supermarket tax credit is fishy; McKay “likely” off WMATA Board for Dyke; Alternative waterfront plan untenable; Where are the trees still bright?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Suburban moods
Tysons, a transit and walking wasteland; Arlington isn’t going anywhere; Toll builders pay to play; Georgetown v. neighbors v. Post; AdMo streetscape not pleasing all; Cost of housing up; NVTC still waiting for capital money; And…. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Long-term thinking
DC must plant trees and add green roofs; Liberal professor opposes pro-Democrat gerrymandering; Civil rights activists wrote their own restaurant reviews; Free parking drives driving; NY seeks neighborhood approval for bike stations; California parking reduction meets opposition; And…. Keep reading…