Posts about District of Columbia
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Despite rich history, no theaters remain east of the river
Before the modern era of corporate-owned multiplexes, the area east of the Anacostia River had independently owned neighborhood movie theaters from Deanwood to Anacostia. However, there are now no open movie theaters in all of Ward 7 or Ward 8. With architectural skeletons of the Strand Theater and the Senator Theater still standing, it has been more than two decades since a… Keep reading…
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Lunch links: Attitudes in the city
Red light cameras catch unsafe driving; Opinions of fence flip over 20 years; Metro pass advocacy gets a site; Gray taking steps; MD could adopt station overlay districts; A tea party-urban coalition?; Hunger rising in suburbs; Shrinking cities grew in the core. Keep reading…
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To reduce enforcement errors, MPD wants traffic division
The Metropolitan Police Department wants a dedicated traffic unit to fix enforcement problems, including stories about officers serving tickets to injured pedestrians or cyclists at the hospital. MPD believes inconsistent enforcement of traffic laws has created tension between officers and pedestrians or cyclists. Officer Andrew Gamm from MPD’s 5th District,… Keep reading…
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Walk or bike along the Anacostia, but only business hours
People will be able to walk and bike the entire length of the Anacostia starting April 1, but the portion past the Navy Yard will only be open during business hours, meaning the trail will be inaccessible during the very times it would be most popular. The US Navy announced that the Navy Yard Riverwalk Trail will open to the public on April 1, completing a continuous off-street pedestrian… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Alternatives from east to west
No love for Anacostia streetcar; Reston designs its future; Dulles rail delayed a year; Many modes for cherry blossoms; Future of Ellipse area: still barricaded, less ugly; DOD should cover infrastructure in BRAC; Dealing with youth on Metro; NEC likely to get HSR money; And…. Keep reading…
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Hine project is opportunity too great to pass up
Last night, residents across Ward 6 got an update on the Stanton/Eastbanc project proposed for the former Hine Junior High School site. I came to the meeting prepared to criticize the structure, having reviewed the renderings last week, but left with the overall impression that this project has many positive qualities. Many of these could be lost if the fervor of some of the… Keep reading…
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DC Council considers primary date, diagonal parking, free school transit, taxi medallions and much more
DC’s primary will likely move to April, people will get solar rebates, and bills introduced in the DC Council yesterday could establish a taxi medallion system, make transit free for schoolchildren, add diagonal parking, and put requirements on large retailers like Walmart. The Council approved the first reading of a bill to move DC’s presidential and local primary… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Full of contradictions
VA wants cheap Dulles station; Robbery footage released; Manufactured bike lane opposition; Health impact of SE bike lane; Metro to lengthen some trains; Liberal NIMBYism in our back yard; NFL owners forget public financing; Landover Redskins?; And…. Keep reading…
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Upper NW livability study, part 2: Circles and conflicts
Yesterday, we looked at the recommendations for bike boulevards and pedestrian improvements in DDOT’s Rock Creek West II Livability Study. It also considered recommendations from several other studies, including traffic studies of two circles and a pedestrian audit of Connecticut Avenue. For the study, Parsons Brinkerhoff analyzed two large and often vexing circles,… Keep reading…
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Ward 7 residents ask for safer, more reliable bus service
Many residents drove to a community forum in Ward 7 on improving bus service last Saturday, and those who took transit faced very long rides, which precisely illustrates the need for better bus service east of the Anacostia River. Residents want to see more service on weekends and off-peak hours and want to improve safety and overcrowding on buses. But improvements could cost… Keep reading…