Posts about Community
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Events roundup: Movies and more
Take an evening to relax and enjoy a documentary (or two)! The Summer in the City film series kicks off tomorrow with an illuminating look at public housing in America in the 1950s and 60s. If movies aren’t your thing, RSVP for a reception to honor 50 years of the Urban Mass Transit Act. Pruitt-Igoe on the big screen: Watch the tale of the infamous St. Louis public housing… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Follow up
Reno’s back on; Higher wages; Longer days?; St. Elizabeths stalled; New York’s “pop ups”; Rental demand; Accessible rideshare?; And…. Keep reading…
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Do you know Metro? It’s whichWMATA week 12
It’s time for the 11th edition of “whichWMATA.” Can you guess the 5 stations where these images were taken? Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: On the rise
Fares. hiked; Study the lane now!; MoveDC draws AAA ire; How to broaden CaBi?; Spies like us; Give tours freely; Mile high transit; Dream of the 1890s; Don’t stop for ducks?; And…. Keep reading…
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Signs in the Flickr pool
Here are our favorite new images from the Greater and Lesser Washington Flickr pool, showcasing the best and worst of the Washington region. Keep reading…
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Confusing Park Police rules scuttle Fort Reno concerts, Mall food trucks
The National Park Service’s difficult and sometimes inscrutable regulations for events in parks may have claimed another victim: Long-running summer concerts in Fort Reno. The same day, Park Police also cracked down on food trucks along the Mall. The organizer of the Fort Reno concerts, Amanda MacKaye, announced yesterday that the concerts are canceled for this year. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Build for bikes
Trail rebuild gets OK; Bike lanes mean more space; Bikes are the real menace!; Support for stadium?; No liquor delivery?; A bigger Circulator?; Check out affordable housing; And…. Keep reading…
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12 maps show how American cities sprawl differently
Some big US cities are dense, while others are spread out. This affects the economy, quality of life, and the environment. Here’s a way to visualize the residential density of the country’s 12 largest regions and their varying levels of sprawl. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: All the colors
Finance buildings for green cards; Purple Line draws suit; Yellow cabs vs. black sedans; Riders needn’t be blue over Silver; (Not) seeing red; Dulles losing out?; Riemer defends Met Branch; Harris legalized marijuana?; Detroit loses its grid; And…. Keep reading…
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Here are the answers to whichWMATA week 11
On Monday, we posted our eleventh photo challenge to see how well you know Metro. I took photos of five station pylons. Here are the answers. How well did you do? We got 39 guesses this week. 15 of you got all 5 correct. Great job! Keep reading…