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Get Off My Parking Space!

May 27th, 2010 · 7 Comments · Capitol Hill

At a recent dinner party, there was a lively conversation about the new multi-space parking meters that don’t actually seem to work a lot of the time.  This, of course, devolved into complaints about the $20 in quarters you have to carry around in order to park for any length of time (7 minutes, really??).  [...]

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Stakeholders Brainstorm About C St, NE

January 5th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Capitol Hill North, Rosedale

DDOT kicked the new year off with a January 2nd meeting of key stakeholders and community leaders discussing the conceptual design development of C Street, NE.  The purpose of the meeting was to gather stakeholders, such as Council Member Wells, ANC Commissioners and representatives from local neighborhood associations, to present early-stage conceptual options and elicit [...]

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Freshman on The Hill

December 4th, 2009 · 2 Comments · New Hill East, Rosedale

In the heart of our livable, walkable village there is a gaping inconsistency.  It’s like a game of “One of these things is not like the others.” Capitol Hill’s mostly quiet grid opens up at C Street, NE, starting around 15th Street, like a large gash on its way to RFK stadium and dumps a [...]

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Barracks Row Main Street Awarded DDOT Transportation Enhancement Grant Funding in FY ’10 for Mural Stabilization

November 2nd, 2009 · 2 Comments · Barracks Row

The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) announced last week that Barracks Row Main Street was one of ten recipients of funding through DDOT’s Transportation Enhancement Program. The grants are intended to improve the pedestrian experience around the city and  Barracks Row Main Street seeks to do this while also connecting visitors to the history of [...]

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