Posts tagged The Mall
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How should DC’s memorials be different in the future?
We’re revisiting a competition that asked designers to come up with monument alternatives that are less expensive, more interactive, and more flexible. Keep reading…
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Tell the DC Council: We need more public bathrooms downtown
Despite the fact that downtown DC receives more than 20 million visitors a year and hosts thousands of more residents every day, it currently only has five public restrooms available during the day off the Mall — all of the rest are privately operated. A bill before the DC Council this fall could change that, but it needs your help. Keep reading…
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The Circulator could go to Congress Heights, L’Enfant Plaza, and U Street
Changes to DC Circulator could bring the DC-run bus service to Congress Heights, L'Enfant Plaza, U Street/Howard University, but remove it from Skyland, Wisconsin Avenue, and Potomac Avenue. What do you think? Keep reading…
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Cherry Blossom Festival traffic could be safer with this temporary fix
While there's serious (and unfortunate) doubt about just how much blossoming will happen this year, there's still a chance of crowds big enough to make it hard for bike commuters using the 14th Street Bridge path to get into the District. Temporary changes to the street and sidewalks could ease the problem. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Paid leave makes leaps
One step closer to paid leave; Bowser meets Trump; McMillan breaks ground … sort of; Billboard bill burns brighter; Grimke back to the drawing board; More VRE, please; That’s no monument; And…. Keep reading…
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Our endorsements for ANC in Ward 2
When tourists visit DC, they spend most of their time in Ward 2. After all, it’s home to Georgetown, Dupont and Logan Circle, downtown, and the Mall. But for the people who call these places home, there are decisions to make in your local elections this November. Below, we’ve written about six candidates we advise voting for in competitive Advisory Neighborhood Commission races. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: It’s Metro, just without the Metro
Metro considering huge closures; Bring back BRT; Criminal justice changing in DC; September house hunting; Seed money; Closing the 7000 gap; Clueless about race and cities; Is the Mall broke?; Transit truths; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Streetcar on Sundays
Streetcar daily and more frequent; White is the new Orange; When the train stops talking; Poverty grows in DC; Keep that suburban vibe?; Pricey fix for Potomac sewage; Homeless camps kicked out; September surge; DC history on display; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Sunday service for the streetcar
More streetcars, and Sundays too!; Construction contract triggers resignations; Families fight to stay in Brookland; Metro promises better track inspection; The forgotten national parks; High-priced homes; MoCo wrestles with Airbnb rentals; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Monumental takes on our monuments
Not your father’s Mall; Confederate memorials hostile or history?; Washington Monument still shook up; New chief, familiar face; Silver Spring is for artists; Uber raises prices; Buzz for stadium; More housing or fewer jobs?. Keep reading…