Posts tagged Pierre L'enfant
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The power of a good Metro announcer
In the grind of a daily commute, announcements on Metro tend to disappear among all of the ambient noise. But when a train operator goes the extra mile, the difference can be shocking. On days when I am running late, I occasionally don’t board my Orange Line train at New Carrollton until 7:20 a.m. When that happens, my ears are greeted by a very unusual train operator. His voice… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Growing out and up
More local land-use control?; Silver sprawl?; Almost complete streets; Raising height limit could benefit architecture; State transportation bills pay off; DC helps the homeless more quickly; Rezoning is so much better in NY; Can everyone eat healthy?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Speak for transit
Support streetcars tonight; Rail safer than driving, in numbers; More purple and green for PG; Pennsylvania Avenue L’Enfant’s way?; Tysons’ free lunch shuttles; Day off for killing a kid; From Raleigh to Sprawleigh. Keep reading…
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DC’s odd-shaped public spaces needn’t be awkward or neglected
Washington, DC’s height limit, monumental core, and grand avenues make it unique among American cities. DC’s plan, civic spaces, and prominent monuments befit a great national capital. L’Enfant designed his grand plan not just for the nation, but for the local community as well. Too often, however, many of the interesting local spaces created by that… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Thinking backward edition
Speeding you up isn’t the county’s only priority: A Bethesda driver writes the Gazette to complain about No Turn On Red signs. “We should do all we can to remove obstacles to efficient traffic flow,” he argues, but the county disagrees; with growing numbers of pedestrians, many intersections lack the visibility for drivers to turn right safely. Keep reading…
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Roll Call covers parking reform
Roll Call, one of Capitol Hill’s newspapers, ventured beyond the federal realm to cover DC’s parking reform proposals. The lede: Keep reading…