Posts tagged Washington Post
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More than a half a century before Metro, the Washington Post proposed building a downtown subway
Talk of a subway in DC first appeared in the Washington Post way back in 1909. At the time, the idea was just to run a small loop between the Capitol building and the White House. Keep reading…
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How the urban legend of Georgetown residents halting a Metro stop came to be
Let’s first get this out of the way: The reason there is no Metro stop in Georgetown is two-fold. First, there were technical difficulties from the hardness of the bedrock and the proximity of the river which meant a station would be infeasible. Second, at the time the Metro planners were laying out the system, Georgetown was not enough of a population or job center to justify working out a solution to the feasibility problem. Keep reading…
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The Washington Post fails to ask the hard questions about highway widening
The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) asserts that widening the Beltway and I-270 by adding four privately-financed toll lanes would vastly speed up traffic on the untolled lanes. Frustratingly, the Washington Post, in its news pages and in a Sunday editorial, uncritically repeats these specious claims. Keep reading…
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DC’s Ben Franklin statue, built by the Washington Post’s founder, has a storied past
A statue of Benjamin Franklin stands on the southeast corner of 12th St. and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. A sheaf of papers in his left hand, Franklin gestures with his right as if arguing a point of policy. He faces the avenue, his back turned to the Old Post Office Building currently occupied by the Trump Hotel. Keep reading…
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Hey WaPo, it’s not a debate: we need more homes
Recently the Washington Post published an article entitled “In expensive cities, rents fall for the rich - but rise for the poor.” With a headline like that, it’s easy for opponents of YIMBYism (which broadly calls upon expensive cities to build more homes) to declare victory. But YIMBYism isn’t wrong — we’re just letting the margins dominate this debate. Keep reading…
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Election links: Before his untimely death, Kamenetz left a mark on Baltimore County
Kevin Kamenetz’s legacy in Baltimore County, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser talks everything from Initiative 77 to the streetcar on Kojo, the Post endorses David Blair for Montgomery County Executive, and more in our election link roundup. Want to stay on top of our 2018 election coverage? Sign up for our weekly newsletter! Keep reading…
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Wealthy residents blame wealthy residents for housing woes… but the real culprits weren’t options
Whoever at the Washington Post wrote this headline should get a pat on the back: “Wealthy DC residents blame wealthy DC residents for city’s spiking housing costs, poll finds.” It's a grabby headline for a fascinating poll, but the lead question doesn't really tell us much, because it didn't give people the important choices. Keep reading…
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No, you don’t have to spend $100 to get a nice dinner for two in DC
It’s no secret that if you want to find an expensive meal in DC, you don’t have to look very far. But there are also plenty of places to eat that are delicious, fun, and won’t break the bank. Keep reading…
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Chat: How should reporters write about “up and coming” neighborhoods?
Last week, an article called “River Terrace is a modest jewel tucked away in NE Washington” ran in the Washington Post’s Real Estate section. The next day, DCist staff writer Christina Sturdivant, who grew up in River Terrace, wrote that article’s author left out a lot of important detail about the neighborhood. Christina, some GGWash editorial board members, and I recently talked about the matter. Keep reading…
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Red light cameras work. The Washington Post runs the same old attack on them anyway.
Red light cameras work, but articles saying they don’t, based on more innuendo than fact, pop up in the press regularly. The latest example is from Washington Post “Tripping” blogger Frederick Kunkle. Keep reading…