Posts about Community
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Events roundup: From Silver Spring to Shaw to Sweden
Talk about transit, walkability, and sustainability in Montgomery County, Shaw, and even Sweden at upcoming events around the region. Rapid transit happy hour: If you like chatting about transit while enjoying a post-work beverage, join Communities for Transit and the Coalition for Smarter Growth at a Montgomery County transit happy hour on Tuesday, April 15. Learn… Keep reading…
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How well do you know Metro? Can you guess the station?
One of WMATA’s design principles from the start was to have a uniform station design. That can sometimes make it hard to figure out which stop you’re at. But there are subtle differences. Can you spot them? Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Migration
Fewer move to Washington; Act with autonomy, or not?; Sprawl continues amid transit; Purple Line property purchases coming; Bold ideas to improve Rosslyn; Peak tourism follows peak bloom; And…. Keep reading…
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Bikes (not blossoms) in the Flickr pool
Now that peak bloom is here, chances are you’ve been inundated with cherry blossom photos this week. They’re gorgeous, but there’s a lot going on beyond the blossoms! Here are our favorite new (non-blossom) images from the Greater and Lesser Washington Flickr pool, showcasing the best and worst of the Washington region. Keep reading…
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Lipstick can help the Tysons pig, a little
Fairfax County is considering dressing up the Silver Line’s mammoth concrete pylons with murals. The idea could help animate the otherwise bleak, gray structures. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Peaks and valleys
Blossoms blooming; Not the best velodrome time; With spring, new bike lanes; Don’t blame bike lanes; Numbers up and down; Who will plan Montgomery?; Parking saps vitality (and tax revenue); 10,000 map maniacs; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Boundary line
Next mayor dislikes boundary plan; School boundaries and housing; DCHD eyes Anacostia Metro; Scattered shelters not supported; Silver Line as public art; Closer to passenger service?; Potholepalooza is back; Fund the fund; Standardizing subway maps. Keep reading…
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Morning bell: Bowser takes a position on school boundaries but keeps other issues open
Candidates on school boundary proposals: Democratic mayoral nominee Muriel Bowser opposes cutting neighborhoods east of the park out of the Deal-Wilson feeder pattern, and presumptive independent candidate David Catania would “press pause” on the whole thing until schools have been improved. (Post) Bowser cagey on keeping Henderson: The candidate met with… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Musical chairs
Vihstadt wins; Tommy may run; And Yvette may run; Holder defends investigation; Mikulski questions Metro; Rock Creek repairs soon?; M is for Mostly finished; Purple Line Holocaust bill stalls; And…. Keep reading…
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Events roundup: All together now
Add your voice to the public involvement process, learn about the history of a DC landmark, and meet fellow transit supporters in Montgomery County at events around the region. Whose voices do planners hear?: Social media and evolving technologies have allowed a more diverse set of voices to weigh in on the planning process than ever before, but informal comments online often… Keep reading…