Category Archives: Transportation
Say Cheese
The other day, GM noticed a new camera on the light post at Q and Wisconsin. Maybe it’s been there a while, but it’s the first time that GM noticed it. GM started to wonder whether it was one of … Continue reading
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Walking in Georgetown
This week, Slate is running a series by Tom Vanderbilt on the state of walking in the U.S. Yesterday, Vanderbilt looked into the much-discussed Walk Score rating. What this is is a algorithmic that looks are various factors that improve the walkability … Continue reading
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Glover Park Streetscape Improvements Should be Carried On to Georgetown
As discussed here back in November, Glover Park is about to undertake a significant transportation project to improve its streetscape and traffic management. The project will do many things. On the most superficial level, it will beautify the sidewalks by … Continue reading
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New Car Sharing Option Well Suited for Georgetown
There’s a new car sharing company in DC, and it may be well-suited for Georgetowners. The company is Car2Go. Once you’re a member, you can grab any of their cars and use them, paying depending on how long you use … Continue reading
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Group Wants K and Wisconsin Intersection Named in Honor of Waterfront Park Patron
The Friends of the Georgetown Waterfront Park are petitioning the District government to name the intersection of K and Wisconsin after the late Senator Charles Percy, of Illinois. While Senator, Percy took a keen interest in the state of the … Continue reading
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Georgetowners Continue to Get to Work More and More Without Driving
Last year, GM took a look at the then new Census numbers which for the first time produced reams of datasets for communities as small as Georgetown. One of those data sets GM took a particular interest in was the … Continue reading
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Fixing O & P Streets
Nice video from DDOT showing work that’s being done on O & P streets. The work is really coming along, and the completed blocks look great.
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Five Minutes at Just One Corner
GM parked himself at the corner of P St. and Wisconsin over the weekend for just five minutes. Here’s what he saw:
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This Is How Bad Transportation Decisions Are Made
At the last ANC meeting, the issue of the south exit of the Safeway was discussed. GM discussed this after the meeting, but he thinks it’s worthwhile to walk through the story of the changes to this intersection because it … Continue reading
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Georgetown Needs a Master Transportation Plan
Someday Georgetown is going to have its own Metro stop. GM might be old and retired by then, but it is going to happen. It will revolutionize how people get to and leave Georgetown, finally erasing a decades old short-sighted … Continue reading
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