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Breakfast links: It's electric 27 Aug 2013 | 05:47 pm
by Chad Maddox Photo by G Monkie on Flickr. Electric bikes are coming: The DC area's first electric bicycle store is planned to open in Clarendon next month. A related company plans to offer electri...
WMATA considers 6-week Red Line closure 26 Aug 2013 | 11:12 pm
by Matt Johnson WMATA is considering closing the Red Line's western branch for 6 weeks to repair significant leaking. If it happens, riders will absolutely need good alternatives for getting around. ...
Survey shows most people want more transit, walkable places 26 Aug 2013 | 08:55 pm
by Dan Reed In many communities around Greater Washington, attempts to improve transit, accommodate walkers and bicyclists or do infill development are often controversial. But a new survey suggests ...
CFA doesn't have a say over Pennsylvania Avenue bike lanes 26 Aug 2013 | 07:06 pm
by Ryan Sigworth Pennsylvania Avenue is a nationally and historically significant street, and the Commission on Fine Arts works to preserve it. But their input has become an obstacle to bicyclists wh...
Breakfast links: Development under the lens 26 Aug 2013 | 05:55 pm
by Matt Malinowski Photo by photogeography on Flickr. Red Line could close for 6 weeks: Metro could close the Red Line for 6 weeks between Friendship Heights and Medical Center stations to stop wate...
A sense of drama in the Flickr pool 23 Aug 2013 | 11:37 pm
by Aimee Custis Here are our favorite new images from the Greater and Lesser Washington Flickr pool, showcasing the best and worst of the Washington region. Union Station. Photo by Ian Livingston. ...
What drives the growth of DC's tech sector? 23 Aug 2013 | 08:59 pm
by Ken Archer DC has lavished attention and subsidies on a few tech companies to bolster its economy. But the growth of tech firms in and around Dupont Circle suggests that investing in an attractive...
Residents urge DC to make Shaed a recreation center 23 Aug 2013 | 08:07 pm
by Martin Moulton Many Ward 5 residents oppose awarding a former DCPS building to a charter school, saying there are already enough charter schools in the area. But under existing law, charters will ...
BRT is great, but highway buses aren't BRT 23 Aug 2013 | 07:12 pm
by Steven Yates Are highway toll lanes a great way to provide rapid bus service all over the region, or a sneaky way to widen roads under the auspices of improving transit? Photo from Washington Sta...
Breakfast links: Exceptions 23 Aug 2013 | 05:38 pm
by Sam Sherwood Photo by Rex Hammock on Flickr. Strip club wants bike lane exception too: The Camelot Show Bar also voiced opposition to the M Street cycletrack, and the owner is not happy that anot...
