Posts tagged Navy Yard
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Transit Diary: Trouble in walkers’ paradise? A GGWash staffer’s week on mostly two legs and two wheels
Caitlin Rogger, GGWash’s Deputy Executive Director, shares how she got around during the National Week Without Driving. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: WMATA taps new General Manager to navigate its next phase
Metro hires a new General Manager. Bowser’s proposed budget gets an initial greenlight from DC Council. A new take on an Old Town North block. Keep reading…
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How my ride east of the Anacostia shows the harsh realities for people bicycling
A small group of riders this past weekend adjusted our helmets, tested our bells, rode up and down several streets throughout Congress Heights, Anacostia and then through Navy Yard to see what was working for bicyclists east of the Anacostia, and what could be. Keep reading…
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Here’s where the feds once envisioned a mile-long cubicle farm
During this year’s World Series, millions of baseball fans will have their eyes turned to Nationals Park, with the new skyline of Half Street SE beyond the left field line. But if federal planners from the 1960s had their way, that view could have been of a tremendous Brutalist office compound instead of a ballfield, dining/entertainment venues, and thousands of high-rise homes. Keep reading…
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My ride east of the Anacostia shows the harsh realities for people bicycling
A small group of riders this past weekend adjusted our helmets, tested our bells, rode up and down several streets throughout Congress Heights, Anacostia and then through Navy Yard to see what was working for bicyclists east of the Anacostia, and what could be. Keep reading…
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Whose curb is it, anyway?
Nine curbside locations around the District will be available to reserve for commercial deliveries starting August 1, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) recently announced. The three-month pilot gives a company called curbFlow authority to manage the zones. Keep reading…
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Our 2018 endorsements for Advisory Neighborhood Commissions in Ward 6
Ward 6 covers a lot of ground and a wide swath of DC neighborhoods. On one end, you can be standing in Navy Yard, outside of Nationals Park, while on the other you’re in Shaw. Many of Ward 6’s neighborhoods have been the epicenter of DC’s growth, and its Advisory Neighborhood Commissions (ANC) are at the center of that discussion. In November, voters in Ward 6 have 10 competitive races to consider, and in those we found five candidates to endorse. Keep reading…
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A tale of two 20003s: high rises or high rents
The near southeast quadrant of the District, from the Capitol dome down to the banks of the Anacostia river, has one ZIP code split in half by I-695, better known as the Southeast Freeway. Although these two areas look incredibly different at first glance, upon closer inspection they form a curious natural experiment. Keep reading…
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Metro needs a loop to lasso riders from this growing corner of DC
The Capitol Riverfront is the fastest-growing part of DC, which could create a bottleneck on the Green Line at the L'Enfant Plaza stop at the area continues to boom. This loop could help relieve the congestion. Keep reading…
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Yet again in the eleventh hour, a company foots the bill to extend Metro service for a Nationals game
This is not the first time the Nationals have refused to pay for extended Metro hours, nor is it the first time where an outside sponsor has decided to foot the bill. Several of our contributors shared their thoughts on the whole saga. Keep reading…