Posts about District of Columbia
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Breakfast links: Riding and Walking
Fewer trains; Because they’re happy; Get around; Walk this way; Wider walkways; Rising rates; Waiting game; You’re the best; Historic NIMBY; Seek and you shall find. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Lights out
Off the grid; Growing like a weed; Ready, set; Tunnel is a go; Not enough rooms; Gotta eat; Balancing act; Carbon commute; On the mark. Keep reading…
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Reform WMATA? Slash and burn? Or stay the course?
What does WMATA need? Just more money, and otherwise everything is okay? Major cuts, abandoning hope of eight-car trains and fixing the Blue Line in this generation? Or a balance of real management reforms and more investment at the same time? These are the positions Virginia, Maryland, and DC officials, respectively, are taking. In a recent article in the Washington Post, Abigail… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro on the mend
Previews; Smoke strikes twice; Forever in debt; To regulate or not to regulate; Let ‘em build; Know your rights; Taxes for transit; Walk to the train; And…. Keep reading…
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Events roundup: More than just sunshine
As the weather is warming up, there’s plenty more to do around the region than soak up the sun at a sidewalk cafe. (Though, you should do that too.) Mark your calendar for great activities around the region this week and beyond. Affordability with APA: Talk affordable housing for Montgomery County Tuesday 4/7 (tomorrow) at 5:30 pm with Praj Kasbekar of the Montgomery Housing… Keep reading…
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Gas stations were much better looking in 1924
Most gas stations these days are pretty garish, but gas stations weren’t always so. Check out this vintage 1924 station, from Connecticut Avenue in Woodley Park. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Crystal ball
See the future; London calling; Competing; Fixing parks; I’ve got the power; Passive houses take Manhattan; The hold steady; Bike lanes to nowhere; The ‘Zards at Howard?. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Budget season
Housing the homeless; Funding transit; Repeat a grade; In my day; Drop your weapons; City and country; Safety dance; Safety data; Anti pop-up candidate; Weigh in. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Up in the air
ICYMI; Line up; Credit where due; Homesick; Free and clear; Fresh blood; Whatchamacallit; Come together; Just do it. Keep reading…
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Mayor Bowser announces new “Funiculator” initiative
This article was posted as an April Fool’s joke. This morning at a press conference in Foggy Bottom, Mayor Bowser announced a proposal for a new method of getting commuters across the Potomac. Under her plan, the District Department of Transportation will construct a pair of inclines across the river to link the Kennedy Center with Rosslyn. Keep reading…