Posts about Dwight Eisenhower
Tweaks to Ike Memorial: Frank Gehry has modified a statue of Eisenhower to show him as a cadet in the planned memorial, but won't remove huge huge steel tapestries which have drawn the most criticism from architects and the Eisenhower family. (Examiner) (Comment)
And...: People are moving to the new development by the ballpark, but slowly (DCmud) ... On this date in 1956, President Eisenhower signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act, which pushed the federal funding match to 90-10 and ushered in the modern interstate era (FHWA, Stephen Miller) ... FIFA's top issue to get ready for the World Cup in South Africa? Transportation; a park-and-ride system hasn't worked well during the Confederations Cup. (Comment)
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Bikeshare is a gateway to private biking, not competition
- Bikeshare is a gateway to private biking, not competition
- Judge denies injunction against closing schools
- Long-term closures: A solution to single-tracking?
- Metro policy for refunds after delays falls short, riders say
- M Street cycle track keeps improving, draws church anger
- O'Malley announces first projects using new gas tax money
- Prince George's County struggles to get trails right
Sun May 26
11:00 am Roosevelt Ride in Greenbelt
Sat Jun 1
10:00 am CSG walking tour of Wheaton
Tue Jun 4
6:30 pm Height limit meeting at NCPC
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