Posts about District of Columbia
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NoMa has a new, transportation-themed restaurant
A new NoMa restaurant celebrates transportation, from drinks named for train travel to multimodal options for getting there. Keep reading…
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NoMa is going to get the large park it needs
A two-acre plot of land next to the Metropolitan Branch Trail will one day be NoMa’s largest park. That’s great news for an area that plans to add another 7,000 residential units and numerous new shops and amenities over the next few years. Keep reading…
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Construction has made a busy Silver Spring street dangerous for pedestrians
In downtown Silver Spring, a busy Georgia Avenue sidewalk is closed for the construction of a new apartment building. The signed pedestrian detour is very inconvenient, and many people are choosing to walk in the travel lanes of the road instead. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Here we go again
Chaos in ANC 5D; Mayor’s first year; Alexandria’s new mayor; Paid leave for MD?; Another tragedy; MTP to tackle bad behavior; New park plans; End to a deadly year; Self-destructive housing advocates; Less talk, more action. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: New year, old headways
In case you missed it; Heeding old headways; Housing our homeless; First step for flooding; Preventing shark-infested waters; Small living in Big Apple; Poetry in motion. Keep reading…
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2015’s greatest hits: Hidden clues reveal an old road that disappeared from DC
To close out 2015, we’re reposting some of the most popular and still-relevant articles from the year. This post originally ran on January 8. Enjoy and happy New Year! Milkhouse Ford Road in Northwest DC no longer exists as a major thoroughfare. But clues of its past life are still visible thanks to skewed property lines, an abandoned ford over Rock Creek, and seemingly misplaced… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Not so grand
Vision 1000?; Housing heats up; Where Lyft takes you; The eggcellent Echo; Winter riding; Math fail; Forget shiny noses; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Wait until spring
Bus lane delays ahead; Bridge bummer; Show me the data; Office park makeover; Rhode Island Avenue revs up; Ashburn advances; Stranded in the South; Signs signs. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Housing for the holidays
From church to housing; Parks and housing; Pop-back problems; Fairfax plans ahead; WMATA audit complete; WMATA’s firefighters; Officers needed; MD eyes biz tax relief; Change MD’s state song. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Tunnel vision
B&P Tunnel plans; DC going gray; Transit for all; The last scrap yard; Cashing in on the casino; A short ride home; End-of-the-year tallies. Keep reading…