Posts tagged Water
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Breakfast links: Metro is repeating itself
The fate of late night; Political theater and the WMATA Board; Crowdsourcing accessibility; A breath of fresh air; Westbard power struggle; Phone theft is up; From Fannie Mae to condos; Mass transit on mass media; Fossil fuel failings; Copy, fail, copy again; Bus route blues; Contract pressure?; Station designs move forward; Empty homes create trouble; Ban the box; Have you seen this slick?; What’s in a (street) name?; Walk down to Electric Avenue; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro’s safety dance
A tally of Metro mistakes; Service over safety; The cost of paid family leave; The pane of history; SunTrust jumps another hurdle; Back home, for now; Uber for emergencies?; Hospital horrors; Pipe in on pipe prices; And…. Keep reading…
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This map tells you if your water pipes are made of lead
Are you concerned about lead in your drinking water? If you live in DC, this map from DC Water will tell you whether or not the pipes at your place are made of lead. Keep reading…
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Making the Anacostia a place to have fun goes hand in hand with cleaning it up
More and more people are learning how much fun there is to be had on the Anacostia River. That could mean a cleaner future for the local waterway. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: For the city
From the top; Failure to launch; Water works; Not bigger, just pricier; Bike share is not a boondoggle; Somebody help; Paved with plastic; And…. Keep reading…
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To stop sewage from overflowing into the Anacostia, Nannie is digging in
She is smooth, round, and has teeth so hard they can chew through rock. She hangs out down by the river, waiting for when she gets the thumbs up signal. Her name is Nannie. Standing 26 feet tall, she’s a tunnel-boring machine that is waiting to drill a tunnel from RFK stadium, along and under the Anacostia River, where she will meet up with another part of the tunnel currently under… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Roadblocks
Shut down I-395?; Protests continue to shut down streets; How to fund Metro; Pop-ups put down; Superheroes against drunk driving; “Forget it, Jake; it’s Chinatown”; Highway revolts in Dallas; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Vote early
Vote now; Parking makes way for sidewalks; Region prepares for mini-Olympics; Doctrine of self-preservation; How to get everyone biking; Building from a position of strength; UN investigates access to water; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Changes in the neighborhood
To pop or not to pop; Navy Yard a hit; Play place DC; Benefits for Buzzard Point; Redeveloping Grimke; Lake of debate; Dining outside gets easier in DC; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro delays
Silver Spring money hole; New Metro cars delayed; When the levee’s built; Steetcars soon; Goodbye corner office; DC residents come from, go to MD; Slow down; Smart meter opt out; And…. Keep reading…