Posts about District of Columbia
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Ask GGW: Is a Georgetown gondola practical?
The Georgetown Business Improvement District and neighborhood leaders have been floating the idea of a gondola linking Georgetown with Rosslyn. But many transit experts seem skeptical. Who’s right? Keep reading…
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Walkblock of the week #1: 16th and I
In a booming city, construction is part of life. But when construction closes sidewalks it makes walking more difficult and dangerous. The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) has a policy requiring that construction closures keep a safe path open for pedestrians and cyclists, but that often doesn’t happen in reality. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Rebuke
Money over culture?; Free our sidewalks; Downzoning going ahead; Safety steps; Slower growth in DC; Morning bell; How can Metro save energy?; And…. Keep reading…
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Some needy DCPS students are getting a lot less funding than others
Last year, the DC Council passed legislation designed to ensure that additional funds would be distributed equally among the District’s neediest students. A new interactive graphic shows that instead, some of those students are getting a lot less money than others. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Time for a shake-up
Franklin School plans scrambled; Elections inspection; Illegal hearing; 1970s AdMo; Bethesda Central Park?; Young looks back; Neighborhood knucklehead; And…. Keep reading…
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Five new murals that add life to NoMa and Truxton Circle
New murals are brightening NoMa and Truxton Circle. Here’s where you can find them. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Tax deals
Save the trust fund; Tax stadiums; Black History and urban planning; Homeowners demand help; Fairfax cold to charter plan; High driving; Intersection of doom; Portland and DC changing; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Smoke blocks the truth
Blame the fire department; Regional service; Can downtown Bethesda grow?; Franklin School plan stalled; Boom or bust?; How to update our infrastructure; Growth in the suburbs; The longest walk commute; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Happy birthday Greater Greater Washington!
We’re 7!; More trains just for DC?; More on Metro; No tax Hogan; Protect Purple; No streetcar schedule; Gondola transit; Virginians retiring; More bikes in Baltimore; And…. Keep reading…
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Where to go wireless: The next big streetcar question
Now that DC’s oft-delayed H Street streetcar is hopefully near opening, DDOT officials are planning the next wave of lines. One of the biggest emerging questions (besides the role of dedicated lanes) is where the streetcars should run without wires. DC has important monumental views that wires could impact. Therefore, DDOT has been promising hybrid streetcars… Keep reading…