Posts about District of Columbia
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Sidewalk snow shoveling hall of shame: Walmart, Autozone, Exxon, Hechinger Mall
Shoveling from the weekend’s snowstorm is a big job. Many residents and businesses have cleared sidewalks, but some have not. Those that deserve a special circle of hell: businesses who had no trouble shoveling huge parking lots but left their sidewalks impassable. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Back to work
On track and en route; DC vs. NYC: snow edition; Snow toll; Parking bully; Igloo not up to code; Jack’s the man?; Return of the gondola; Dig it…. Keep reading…
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Officials are blaming people for walking in the street, but they aren’t ensuring clear sidewalks
In the snowstorm’s aftermath, local officials are telling people not to walk in the streets. But they’re not offering any alternatives to those who don’t drive. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Priorities
Creeping back to normal; New Olympic sport; See something, shovel something; Bikes are not a priority; To the skies; The sharing economy digs out; Where does all the snow go?; Where’s the beef?. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Time to dig out
Snow’s aftermath; How much snow? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯; At least the power’s on; Uber through the storm; Storm’s financial toll; Build affordable or pay up; I-66 debates; And…. Keep reading…
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Local (and federal) governments want you to go sledding!
For the first time in recent years, government officials are actually encouraging (or at least tacitly allowing) area residents to have some winter fun on hills that were previously off limits to unsanctioned sledding. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Snow daze
Winter is coming; Transit shutting down; Bowser will stomp this snow; How 1 inch of snow was so bad; Paid leave in limbo; I-66 HOT mess; Alexandria’s transportation funding; New building at UDC. Keep reading…
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Metro will shut down Friday night. Most buses won’t even run Friday.
As the region prepares for tomorrow’s snowstorm, major transportation modes are already announcing they’ll be fully shut down through Sunday. Metro is even stopping most of its buses as early as Friday morning. Keep reading…
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“Bulb-outs” could make crossing the street safer at key trouble spots
People on foot could get a little more space at the corners of 14th and U NW, Benning Road and Minnesota Avenue NE, and M and Wisconsin in Georgetown. Those are a few of the concepts in a new analysis of how to make DC’s most dangerous intersections safer. Keep reading…
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NoMa is one of DC’s fastest growing neighborhoods
The population of NoMa is booming, putting the neighborhood on track to be among Washington DC’s densest when it is all built out. New charts released by the NoMa Business Improvement District (BID) highlight its growth. Keep reading…