Posts about District of Columbia
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Breakfast links: Future visions
Data-based sting; Affordability counts; Keep the warehouses; Hard choices; Schools shift credit; Highway funding fixes; I hate the interstate; And…. Keep reading…
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People walking and biking will get a new connection from L’Enfant Plaza to the waterfront
At the south end of the L’Enfant Promenade is a circle, Banneker Circle, atop a hill overlooking the waterfront. Unfortunately, the only way to get down to the water on foot or by bike requires a circuitous and unpleasant route. That will soon change. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: May the odds be ever in your favor
Arlington’s falling behind?; Credits for renters; Going down; See you in court; Trash truck art; Move it; Don’t hate, embrace. Keep reading…
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Lousiana Avenue could get a protected bikeway
What’s next for protected bikeways in DC? A few sections are in the works, including a connection from NoMA to Pennsylvania Avenue, a north-south bikeway downtown, and several other small connections as well as the next piece of the Metropolitan Branch Trail. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Asbestos and concrete
Asbestos on the rails; Even more Transit Center money?; Wheels for those in wheelchairs; Subsidized solar; It’s electric; Seven corners a go; Big or small. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: (Don’t) go for the gold
NOOOOO; Walkable Tysons?; WMATA waterproofing; More roads, more bikes; Post Post; Mark the Met Branch; Latest anti-Purple tactic; Greater New York stories. Keep reading…
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What’s behind the low standardized test scores in one high-priced DC neighborhood
Generally, housing prices in DC correlate with neighborhood school test scores. But Garrison Elementary in Logan Circle is a striking exception: it’s a school with math and reading proficiency rates in the mid-20s in an area where the median sale price for a three-bedroom home last year was over a million dollars. Garrison’s principal, Collin Hill, says that… Keep reading…
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Finally, the stop signs residents pushed for… along with some startling news
Residents near the intersections of Kansas Avenue and Quincy Street NW spent the last few years asking for four-way stop signs at the intersection. Recently, the intersection saw two traffic collisions on the same day. The stop signs followed soon after. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Popping up
Ineffective rules; The rest is history; What access?; Montgomery steps up; Metro cuts will wait; Simple solutions; Remaking suburbs; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Moving, moving, moving
Move to Largo; Wooing Marriott; No more MARC and VRE?; No money for Baltimore; Happy, but noncommital; New start for College Park; Tree hugger; NY ❤ Uber; Too much parking. Keep reading…