Posts about District of Columbia
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Metro’s bus system faces its own financial crunch
Metro’s rail service isn’t the only arm of the organization that’s having financial problems. Its bus arm, Metrobus, is struggling too. Increased competition from other bus services and slower travel speeds are the big reasons why. Keep reading…
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This is your very last chance to weigh in on DC’s epic 8-year zoning update (probably)
DC homeowners could soon have more freedom to rent out their basements and carriage houses, residential neighborhoods could get more corner groceries, and there might be less unneeded and unused parking in new buildings. That’s if DC’s Zoning Commission gives final sign-off to an update of the zoning code this fall. First, there’s one last public comment period… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Measuring traffic, smarter
Smarter I-66; Make it count; Our streetcar past; Pontificating on travel modes; Still friends; Hail a ride to transit; Sharing comes to Portland; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Why bother
Pay for your kicks; Stay home; The light rail’s alright; Smart growth talk; DC2028?; Balancing act; Try the National Gallery; Unequal justice in rent court; And…. Keep reading…
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Good deal or not? DC will build a Wizards practice facility near Congress Heights Metro
Tens of millions of dollars in public money would pay for a pro basketball practice facility and small arena at the St. Elizabeths campus, under a deal reported Monday. Will it spur needed economic development or take away funds from needed public projects like schools? A recent candidate for public office said about sports subsidies, “We have to make the case that this… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Visions
Vision to reality; Visualizing crashes; More eights are great; Words with Wyman; Fix Fairfax’s funding; Avoid delays with math; Lucky NY and Portland; Smart Growth chat. Keep reading…
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Mayor Bowser says she wants a new football stadium at RFK
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser says she wants to put another football stadium on the site where RFK Stadium currently sits, even though a study to look into other potential future uses of the campus is still incomplete. Keep reading…
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Buses are slow on 16th Street. Waits for people boarding and traffic lights are the biggest culprits.
When buses on 16th Street in DC are not moving, almost half the time they’re waiting at a traffic signal. Most of the rest of the time, they’re sitting at a bus stop, waiting for people to get on and off. Those are some findings from an ongoing study to speed up bus service on 16th Street. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro madness
Check us out; Panic! at the Metro; Papal pressure; Walk for a change; The race is on; No crossing borders; Razor sharp; And…. Keep reading…
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Most of DC’s new housing is in high-rises, which most people can’t afford to live in
At first glance, the District’s central-city housing boom might seem to be completely benign: as long as new housing is being built, does it matter where it is? But by funneling almost all new residences into central-city high-rises, the District is all but requiring that new housing be built with only the most expensive construction techniques, on the most expensive land. Keep reading…