Posts about District of Columbia
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The Circulator will start on the National Mall on Sunday
DC’s Circulator bus is going to start operating on the National Mall this Sunday, June 14th. Keep reading…
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There’s a big racial disparity in where people born in DC end up moving (or not moving)
Thirty-two percent of black people born in DC still live there, but only 4% of white people born there do. Where they’ve moved to also differs greatly by race. This disparity arose from racial and racist policies in our history. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Are you sure?
Crowded Metro; Purple rumors; Fewer tickets; What does it mean; Costly schools; Paperless; He wasn’t texting. Keep reading…
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Commutes become hazardous when people don’t respect bike routes
Two short videos show how difficult people in cars can make it for those on bikes to use the bike lanes on New York Avenue NW and L Street NW. Keep reading…
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Education in multiple languages gives kids a big boost, which means high demand for DC’s programs
Seven DC public schools and six charters teach children in not just one language, but two. It’s an approach that helps native and non-native English speakers, poor and affluent children alike, the latest research shows. But 13 schools are far from enough to meet the demand. Children pick up languages very quickly. When you think about it, it’s quite an amazing feat… Keep reading…
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To stop sewage from overflowing into the Anacostia, Nannie is digging in
She is smooth, round, and has teeth so hard they can chew through rock. She hangs out down by the river, waiting for when she gets the thumbs up signal. Her name is Nannie. Standing 26 feet tall, she’s a tunnel-boring machine that is waiting to drill a tunnel from RFK stadium, along and under the Anacostia River, where she will meet up with another part of the tunnel currently under… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Virginia votes
Silberberg for Alexandria; The victors in Arlington and Fairfax; No love for nominee; Share and yield; Green is gold; Get to work; WMATA sued for negligence; Love thy neighbor; Mapping markets; Riot repair; Park on, New Hampshire; And…. Keep reading…
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Rowhouse “pop-up” restrictions get much stricter at the eleventh hour
Jim, a homeowner in Columbia Heights who wants to add onto his row house, might be in trouble. New rules limiting homeowners’ ability to divide a house into more than two units or build a “pop-up” on top just got even stricter as DC’s Zoning Commission took its final vote. Responding to neighborhood outcry about row houses being converted into three,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Goal for DC
United stays in DC; Fix it; Vote, Virginia!; DC Water on the river; See you in court; Red line not maglev; Not so fast; MoCo likes bikes; Come for the jobs; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Win some, lose some
Why, WMATA?; Alexandria votes; From the ashes; Affordable housing wreaks no havoc; MoCo focus on taxis; Feeling Whole; Gondolas are legit; And…. Keep reading…