Posts about District of Columbia
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Brunch links: Multi-modal
Share the road; Curb U-turns; Bus wash won’t be a wash; Hurry up for safety; Not so fast; Office space; Mixed-use school; Arts & science; We’ll ask Leif Dormsjo your questions. Keep reading…
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The data proves the DC bag fee is working
DC’s bag fee has been a success, despite the insinuations and inaccuracies in a recent Washington Post “expose.” Plenty of numbers say we’re using fewer bags because of the fee. The article’s authors point to a handful of data points to make the case that the five-cent fee on plastic bags isn’t cutting bag usage in the District. But they… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Keep rollin’
Happy BTWD!; AAA helping hand; By the numbers; Metro’s new solution; A sudden acceleration; Failure to load; The final countdown; Good business; And…. Keep reading…
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We’re talking to DDOT head Leif Dormsjo on Monday. What do you want to ask him?
Leif Dormsjo, Director of the District Department of Transportation, will join Greater Greater Washington for a live chat on Monday, May 18, from noon to 1 pm. What do you want to hear about? Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Infrastructure
Too fast; Bad timing; MoCo’s branch begins; Sexy buses; Budget blows; No cause for celebration; CaBi saves cash; Damaged; Making transit happen; Poor placement. Keep reading…
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See the view from atop The Cairo
The Cairo is DC’s oldest and tallest residential skyscraper. When it opened in 1894, policymakers were so troubled over its height that they soon enacted the District’s famous height limit. 121 years later, The Cairo still towers over Dupont so much that it offers one of the city’s best views. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Derailed
Deadly crash; A new crossing; Land for cash; More ART in Arlington; Budget updates; Keep NOVA moving; Hogan passes laws; Costco carmageddon; And…. Keep reading…
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CaBi cures downtown dockblocking with new bike corrals
One of the biggest problems limiting growth of Capital Bikeshare in DC has been that downtown docks fill up early in the morning rush hour. That won’t be a problem after Thursday, when two new bikeshare corrals open, offering unlimited bikeshare parking. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Repeat
Not again; Purple politics; No blocked docks; Skip the bag, skip the cleanup; Keep families in DC; Write-in wins; Invest in transit; The real story; And…. Keep reading…
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When Metro’s busiest pinch point shut down today, what did you do?
Thousands of commuters faced gridlock at the peak of rush hour today when smoke at Foggy Bottom station forced Metro to close the crucial Rosslyn tunnel. With trains shut down and many alternatives overwhelmed by the flood of Metro riders, how did you cope? What happened Around 8:00 this morning, an insulator along the third rail between Foggy Bottom and Rosslyn Metro stations… Keep reading…