Posts tagged Louisiana
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Cemeteries use a lot of space and are terrible for the environment. Is there a better way?
In Berlin, cemeteries are being converted to parks, playgrounds, and housing. Is Berlin going in the right direction? Are other cities, including those in the Washington region, likely to follow suit? Keep reading…
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National links: Here’s how beer gardens and halls became popular in the US
A look at the history of beer gardens. A new law in Seattle could mean more child care facilities in the city. How transportation planning was impacted by this broken algorithm, and more in this week’s National links. Keep reading…
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Cemeteries use a lot of space and are terrible for the environment. Is there a better way?
In Berlin, cemeteries are being converted to parks, playgrounds, and housing. This reprioritizing reflects a change in attitude among some Berliners who see their city shrinking as its population increases—without the housing or recreation space to match. It also coincides with a decrease in conventional casket-in-ground burials, as cremations become more popular. Keep reading…
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The Senate Sergeant-at-Arms and 37 parking spots stand in the way of a Louisiana Avenue bike lane
The four-year-old plan to add a protected bikeway to Louisiana Avenue is at a standstill while the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) continues to negotiate the street design with Congress. The primary sticking point for the 0.6-mile-long lane? The Senate Sergeant-at-Arms (SAA) doesn’t want to give up 37 parking spaces. Keep reading…
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Cemeteries use a lot of space and are terrible for the environment. Is there a better way?
In Berlin, cemeteries are being converted to parks, playgrounds, and housing. This reprioritizing reflects a change in attitude among some Berliners who see their city shrinking as its population increases—without the housing or recreation space to match. It also coincides with a decrease in conventional casket-in-ground burials, as cremations become more popular. Keep reading…
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Events: Protect cyclists on Louisiana Avenue
Protect cyclists on Louisiana Avenue, help develop policy recommendations to make DC's streets safer for people walking, consider what it means to build a city for all, learn how to make development in Anacostia beneficial for current residents, and more in this week's events. Keep reading…
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Baton Rouge is more like DC than you think. This tool explains why.
In one particular case, it turns out that DC has more in common with Baton Rouge, Louisiana than you might think. DC is 35.6% white, which makes it more similar to Baton Rouge (at 36.4%) than San Francisco (at 41.2%). That's according to a new online tool that uses Census data to compare cities. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Getting housing regulation right
Regulating DCRA; Where there’s smoke?; How you gonna pay the rent?; The Tide turns 5; Wait for it … in an Uber room; More housing for Michigan Park; Baltimore’s new boats; EmergencyBnB; And…. Keep reading…
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Today
In the last 72 hours, Alton Sterling and Philando Castile were killed by police officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Minneapolis a suburb of St. Paul, Minnesota, and then a sniper killed five police officers in Dallas. These tragic deaths, on the heels of a mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando last month, have left us reeling. At its core, Greater Greater Washington is about… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Reality bites
Millennington; The more Shaw changes; Even better than Frager’s; Act regionally; Tragedy in Bethesda; You can have it; Katrina reactions; The decider. Keep reading…