Posts tagged Twitter
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Inclusionary zombies? Check out these urban planning Halloween costumes
This Halloween, urbanist Twitter in DC and across the country poked fun at confusing parking signs, celebrated the upcoming opening of the Silver Line extension, and embodied (literally) the desire for more bus and bike lanes. Keep reading…
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Why vacant homes won’t solve our housing shortage
One frequently-heard retort to any call to allow more housing construction is a single statistic: There are 17 million vacant houses, more than 30 for every American experiencing homelessness during the 2018 Point-In-Time survey. While those vacant houses do exist, they exist for complicated reasons. Keep reading…
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Here’s why “urbanist Twitter” was in a tizzy over the aerial tramway emoji
There are hundreds of emojis, yet most of the time, we find ourselves sticking to the classics—an innocent smiley face, a cute puppy, or perhaps a simple heart. Some emojis are so obscure, it's difficult to imagine a situation where you’d ever use them. Keep reading…
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Twitter-hate for Metro’s new swag store? C’mon, man.
In our region, if Metro is involved then it comes with obligatory negativity and a good dose of amusing snark in the #WMATA Twitter-verse. Nonetheless, Metro’s ability to properly schedule its weekend track work teams will not be affected by a swag shop. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Stop-and-go
Red light, green light; Metro isn’t alone; Homeless shelter plan, refined; Metro puts late-night service to bed; When SafeTrack comes too late; That’s the tweet of the police; DC’s dining stars; The price of parking; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Baffling bike blockages
L St bike lane blues; Arlington’s bike plan is ancient; Westbard’s way forward; Pepco-Exelon approved; The area grows; The history behind Reston; Gondola study gears up; Metro union impressed with Wiedefeld; Send in the drones; NYPD v. pedestrian; Behind BART’s twitter. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Honestly
Frank and fixing; Honest BART; Council scrutinizes shelter plan; W&OD at Wiehle; No more institutionalization; Beer garden at bat; Driven to serve; Co-everything. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: All together now
Wholesale overhaul; McDuffie vs. Bowser; Sue me; Where has my bus bench gone; Underground McMillan party; Build on a parking lot; First family settles in; Council tweets for the tweeple. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: But that’s crazy
Refunds and apologies; All for one and one for all; Almost hit; The Mayor’s duplex; Filling the void; That’s nuts; Who really needs the help. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: New ways to move
Buses flying by; Uber for kids?; Walkblock still blocked; TOD comes to Totten; Secondhand smoke; “Rain tax” lives, for now; Underground plans; And…. Keep reading…