Moving on from the strike to meters - and who wants them, or doesn't want them. Is it as cut and dried as riders yes, drivers no? Who knows. You tell me.
You're sure to have heard it already, but Bike to Work Day is this Friday, May 16th. The Rosslyn pit stop is always one of the biggest in the area, but this year it's also going to be one of...
After months of relatively light activity because of cool temperatures, we're beginning to see roadway paving pick up. Here's one such sign of the season: The Maryland State Highway Administration plans
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Looking out into the audience at the Prince William County government center last night, Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said he thought he saw some of the same people who attended his town hall meeting
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From the General Services Administration Urban Development/Good Neighbor Program : Grant Opportunity : The General Services Administration (GSA) is seeking grant proposals that would help to
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Were announced yesterday by the DC Preservation League . The companion program provides write ups for the 10 properties, listed below: Joseph Taylor Arms Mansion (Chancery of the Democratic Republic
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Boulder CarShare Originally uploaded by rllayman One of the complaints about for profit carsharing and bicycle sharing initiatives is commodification of the public space, etc. OTOH, for profit
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The real issue I suppose is compact development. Ken and I were talking yesterday about the difference between urban and suburban, and he made the point that the suburbs are anything outside the city,
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(ANCs are Advisory Neighborhood Commissions, grassroots local government bodies organized as subdistricts of Wards, consisting of Commissioners, elected from Single Member Districts (SMDs). Each SMD
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Came across this video on YouTube of London subway passengers breaking out in a "spontaneous" dance routine to Michael Jackson's "Thriller." Notice the reactions of the other passengers. Must not be rush
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Richard Takemoto at the always informative and hip urban place making blog Cool Town Studios tells us about a hangout for bike riders called the Little Red Bike Cafe (A Third Place for Bicyclists, May
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Just in time for Bike To Work Day this Friday, May 16, the Sierra Club's Answer Guy Hey Mr. Green puts to rest the silly notion that fueling a bike (by feeding a person food that has been grown with...
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The final letter in my May 4 column was from a driver worried about jaywalkers, and it proved to be a hot topic among drivers and pedestrians. Included in the many responses was this defense of jaywalking,
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The anguished cries of Radiohead fans bounced around the Internet yesterday as many bemoaned the difficulties of reaching and leaving remote Nissan Pavilion in Bristow for the band's Sunday night concert.
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The main events this weekend are the projects at the Wilson Bridge and on Metro's Green and Yellow lines at Mount Vernon Square. Both are likely to cause delays. But watch out also for the emergency storm
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So how long do you wait for a cab you've called before you call it quits? I guess if you're in great shape and not far from a main road it wouldn't be long. But if you've got two bad knees, it's raining
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More and more of us carry a cell phone and more and more those cell phones are doing more than just making phone calls. In Chicago, city parking officials are testing a system that allows drivers to use
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While the Dulles rail project has gained the most attention lately, one of the region's other transit projects, the Purple Line in Montgomery and Prince George's counties, keeps chugging through its study
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Many of the weather-related problems on the roads are spotted on our traffic map. But drivers in Prince William County will have to deal with one such problem for days to come: All four lanes of Dale
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