Posts tagged Foggy Bottom
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DC’s downtown wasn’t supposed to be where it is. Here’s how it migrated
George Washington and Pierre L’Enfant envisioned a very different city when they laid out plans for the Capitol. Part I of a three-part series discusses what changed for the nation’s capital between the 1700s and World War II. Keep reading…
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Here’s where people are riding Metro this spring
Metro ridership is still in the hole after more than a year of the coronavirus pandemic. But ridership isn’t just lower; it’s different. As the Post reported last month, the top stations around the region have changed in a post-pandemic world. Keep reading…
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What if the Kennedy Center was part of downtown DC?
The Kennedy Center is a marble island cut off from downtown by highways. What if instead, it was the heart of a new urban neighborhood linking Georgetown and the National Mall? Keep reading…
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A Metro safety commission says human error to blame in “avoidable” train collision
A train operator is to blame for an incident in which two trains collided in October 2019, says a report adopted by the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission on Thursday, June 18. Keep reading…
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Residents and two museums take different sides at a contentious meeting about a Dupont bike lane
How can DC best get people on bikes safely through the west side of Dupont Circle and Foggy Bottom? If people have been parking their cars nearly for free for years, do they have a right to veto changes to a street? Keep reading…
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Our 2018 endorsements for Advisory Neighborhood Commissions in Ward 2
When tourists visit DC, they spend most of their time in Ward 2 — it’s home to Georgetown, Dupont and Logan Circles, downtown, and the Mall. But for those of you who call these places home, this November you have a number of candidates to choose between for local office. Keep reading…
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There are more than 7,000 homeless people in DC. Learn how to help them.
Recently there’s been an apparent increase in people experiencing homelessness in the Dupont area and surrounding neighborhoods like Foggy Bottom. While it's a huge and complex issue, there are many ways to help locally. Keep reading…
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Could we close off Rock Creek Parkway by the Kennedy Center?
If part of the parkway is closed, a section of Rock Creek could be re-purposed as expanded parkland with wider trails and new recreational facilities. It would also make the Kennedy Center more connected to the waterfront. Keep reading…
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Our endorsements for write-in ANC candidates
There are 20 Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) seats this year with no one on the ballot: no candidate registered before this summer’s deadline. Write-in candidates for eight of those empty seats filled out our candidate questionnaire. Here are their responses and our endorsements. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Find the 9/11 memorial; imagine one for climate change
Have you heard of this memorial?; A climate change memorial for DC?; Is the SunTrust plaza “sacred”?; Purple Line appeal begins; Evans says no fare hike; Get your Tubman & Douglass SmarTrips; Loudoun, bike mecca?; What Amtrak will buy with $2.45B; Students versus homeless tenants; And…. Keep reading…