Posts by Ben Harris — Guest Contributor

Ben Harris lives in Rockville, where he writes the North Bethesda-focused blog NorthFlintVille. Prior to moving to Montgomery County in 2011, he lived for 5 years in DC’s Logan Circle neighborhood, where he served on the ANC 2F Community Development Committee and Arts Overlay Review Committee. From 2007 to 2011, he and his wife maintained the Logan Circle and Shaw-focused blog 14th&You.

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  America’s Main Street, Pennsylvania Avenue, is anything but

  Public SpacesBy Ben Harris (Guest Contributor) July 17, 2014 68

  “It’s a disgrace—fix it.” Those are the words President John F. Kennedy allegedly uttered as his inauguration motorcade inched along Pennsylvania Avenue in 1961. At the time, “America’s Main Street” between the US Capitol and the White House was a cluttered and dilapidated street replete with X-rated theater houses, pawn…  Keep reading…

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  Are Logan Circle’s changes wonderful, or something else?

  DevelopmentBy Ben Harris (Guest Contributor) July 23, 2013 207

  14th Street and Logan Circle have developed into a premier destination in DC, and there is much to celebrate about that. But the neighborhood is also becoming an ever-more-exclusive neighborhood that increasingly feels out of reach for many.  Keep reading…

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  Shocking rhetoric from John Townsend and AAA

  RoadsBy Dan Malouff (Editorial Board), David Edmondson (Contributor), Ben Ross (Contributor), Ken Archer (Contributor), Aimee Custis (Editorial Board Alum), Dan Reed (Regional Policy Director), Geoff Hatchard (Editorial Board Alum), Rahul Sinha (Elections Committee), Jaime Fearer (Editorial Board Alum), Matt Johnson (Editorial Board Alum), Nick Casey (Contributor), John Muller (Contributor), Michael Perkins (Contributor), Joe Weedon (Guest Contributor), Brian McEntee (Contributor), Martin Moulton (Contributor), Canaan Merchant (Elections Committee), Steven Glazerman (Contributor), Bradley Heard (Contributor), Tracey Johnstone (Contributor), Jereme Altendorf (Guest Contributor), Tim Krepp (Contributor), Jacques Arsenault (Contributor), Steven Yates (Contributor), Brent Bolin (Advocacy Committee), Topher Mathews (Contributor), Sandra Moscoso (Contributor), Abigail Zenner (Editorial Board Alum), Miles Grant (Contributor), Jessica Christy (Contributor), Ben Harris (Guest Contributor), Laura Dallas McSorley (Guest Contributor), Sarah Lewis (Guest Contributor), Sally Hobaugh (Guest Contributor), Ryan Sigworth (Contributor), Darren Buck (Guest Contributor), Mark Jordan (Guest Contributor), Nolan Treadway (Guest Contributor), Stewart Schwartz (Guest Contributor) April 18, 2013 289

  This week’s Washington City Paper cover story quoted AAA Mid-Atlantic spokesman John Townsend calling Greater Greater Washington editor David Alpert “retarded” and a “ninny,” and comparing Greater Greater Washington to the Ku Klux Klan. Many other reporters, people on Twitter, and residents generally have clearly stated in response…  Keep reading…

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  Bike lanes and jobs are not mutually exclusive

  PovertyBy Ben Harris (Guest Contributor) December 4, 2012 174

  Bike lanes have lately become a proxy for all things that benefit affluent residents. But juxtaposing bike infrastructure with a program like job training distorts reality, because bicycle infrastructure costs a miniscule amount compared to job programs, and actually helps poor residents gain better access to jobs. Last week, Washington Post columnist Courtland Milloy…  Keep reading…