Posts about Community
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What’s in the zoning update: Fewer parking minimums
Tonight is the second public meeting for the DC Zoning Update, at 421 7th St. NW in the Penn Quarter. Let us know if you can come to this one, or one of the others in December and January. Steven Yates attended the first meeting, Saturday in Southwest. He reported: Parking seemed like the most contentious issue. There were some people concerned with the elimination of some… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bonded
Dems make Bonds interim councilmember; Judge blocks Ivy City yard; Arlington rejects electric taxis; Bethesda could be better for bikes; From parking to park; DC still the Corcoran’s home; DC one of the choiciest; Tax land, not buildings?; And…. Keep reading…
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See downtown Silver Spring change over the past 7 years
It’s hard to notice change occurring on a daily basis. But looking at photos of downtown Silver Spring over the past 7 years, it’s clear how dramatic the transformation has been. #slideshow .blog_image img { border: none }… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: More bikes in more places
More are biking; Fairfax gets friendlier to bikes, peds; Stuck in park on parking; Pick a tagline; Yes! changes; Why Intelsat picked Tysons; Corporate incentives don’t work; And…. Keep reading…
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In motion 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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What’s in the zoning update: Accessory dwellings
Tomorrow is the first public meeting for the DC zoning update. It might also be the most important, as the tenor of the discussion could shape a lot of press coverage. DC residents, are you going? The meeting is Saturday, December 8, 10 am to noon at 1100 4th Street, SW, plus another Tuesday in Penn Quarter and Thursday in Anacostia. In any public process, regardless of the merits,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Stop the madness
Use McMillan site to stop flooding?; Trade the FBI for the Redskins?; Cyclist stabs driver; Rail yard construction could delay Silver Line; Wards 1 & 2 making the most children; Development along Lee Highway?; Fairfax wants funds from Pentagon; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Changes at WMATA
Silver Line extension explained; More Silver, less Blue; Ridership down; WMATA Board gets new rules; Not so free air; Taxis discriminate; It wasn’t prices; A Post columnist making sense on bicycles?; Big boxes not created equal; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Votes and non-votes
DC Council votes; Tysons tax vote pushed back; Olson “too Arlington” for PG?; Gray not into autonomy vote; L Street lane opens, M is next; A “bike beltway” for Towson?; Court hears psychic’s zoning challenge; Not throwing stones; More infrastructure $?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Getting around
Metro keeping 2 Southeast bus routes; Need to fund transit to grow; Transit pays off; What’s going to happen to transportation?; More DC Bikeshare delayed; Arlington may close tax-dodging restaurants; DC moving to legalize Uber; And…. Keep reading…