Posts about District of Columbia
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Breakfast links: You’re fired
Falling Starr; Coming out of retirement; A representative scofflaw; Gentrification in Ward 8; Wells’s environmental vision; An urban state?; Rail smash; More housing for NYC; Google that ride; And…. Keep reading…
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The five best Brutalist buildings in DC
Perhaps Brutalist architecture never got a fair chance because of a false cognate. The public has long misunderstood this least lovable of architectural styles, but several local buildings show that even Brutalism can be beautiful. Keep reading…
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Bollards shape bicycle tracks in the snow
Snow is not just fun or a chore to shovel, but also a planning tool in the way it visually reveals the paths people take as they walk, bike, or drive. Jeff Miller captured this fascinating photograph of how bicyclists’ many paths converge on a few points as they pass through the bollards on Pennsylvania Avenue near the White House. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Neighborhood shifts
Ye olde Georgetown; Moving east; Office flips; Homeless crisis; Working together; Budget bites; Which neighborhood?. Keep reading…
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Events roundup: Make change
Boats in Georgetown and bikes and sustainability in Alexandria: contribute your input this week to make positive change in your community. Also, learn about the federal transportation budget. Transportation budget with APTA: The Obama administration will announce its 2015 budget proposal on Tuesday. Tuesday night, join US DOT Assistant Secretary Sylvia Garcia to talk… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Getting around Montgomery
Share the lines; No MoCo authority; ACT against Chevy Chase; Wrong pop-up plan; CaBi upgrade disrupts; How to house the homeless; Anchors weigh down dead malls; Competing with Uber; Tax man comes for Airbnb; And…. Keep reading…
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All the buildings and races of DC, Arlington & Alexandria on one map
This incredibly cool map shows the footprints of every building in DC, Arlington and Alexandria, colored according to the predominant race living on that block. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Purple Line hopes and fears
Purple Line signs; Add value off the bus; DC’s own Kirby Delauter; Different rules for Uber; Free parking myth; Free transit myth; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Inequality hits home
Inequality grows in DC; Stay or go; Weekend woes; MoCo CaBi; Powerful women; Not free to be free range; Firefighters win lawsuit; London commits to bikes; And…. Keep reading…
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What’s the best way to protect a bikeway? How about a bikeshare station?
How’s this for a natural idea: Locate bikeshare stations between a street’s protected bikeway and car lanes. That’s exactly the arrangement in Crystal City, where the Capital Bikeshare station at 23rd and Eads helps to form part of the bikeway’s protective barrier. Keep reading…