Category Archives: Transportation
Georgetown Adds Fifth Bikeshare Station
As wonderful Christmas/Hanukkah/Winter Solstice gift, Georgetown received its fifth Capital Bikeshare station, this one located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Ave. and M St. This is a perfect location for a bikeshare station, and GM expects it to be used … Continue reading
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M St. Cycletrack Will Extend to Georgetown
Photo by Ajfroggie. Last week, DDOT presented to the Bicycle Advisory Committee its map of bike lanes that it expects to construct in 2012. In the map released by the BAC, it showed the highly anticipated M St. bicycle track … Continue reading
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How Georgetown Would’ve Looked if Metro Never Built
As reported by several outlets, WMATA just put out an interesting study that looked at what DC would look like if Metro were never built. While the focus elsewhere has been on how devastated a neighborhood like Mt. Vernon Triangle … Continue reading
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NPS Supports Keeping Rose Park Path as Multipurpose
Photo by Csuspect. As discussed a while back in connection with the possible placement of a Capital Bikeshare station in Rose Park, there has been a long simmering fight in Rose Park over the use of a path that travels … Continue reading
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Georgetown Businesses and Residents Don’t Support Evans’ Meter Proposal
Today, GM turns over the reins of the Georgetown Metropolitan for a day to his friend and fellow Georgetowner Ken Archer to discuss Jack Evans recent parking proposals: Councilmember Jack Evans’ proposal to roll back parking meter rates and hours … Continue reading
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Several Transportation Ideas Proposed Affecting Georgetown
Photo by CascadeFoto. Recently several DC pols have issued some proposals that could significantly impact Georgetown’s transportation mix. Some of the ideas are good, others bad. Let’s start with the good. Up until Chris Ziemann left DDOT last year, Ward … Continue reading
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Where Georgetown’s Alleys Are
Detail of map courtesy of Rob Pitingolo. Last week, using data from DC Data Catalog Rob Pitingolo published a map of all of DC’s alleys. GM’s cut and pasted above a detail of that map showing just Georgetown. Take a … Continue reading
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Signs Giving a Mixed Message on Canal Rd.
When you approach Georgetown from the west on Canal Rd., you’re faced with a couple of options. You can stay on Canal as it becomes M St. and enter Georgetown. You can, of course, hang a right onto the Key … Continue reading
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River Taxi Finally Underway
Photo by Oblivious Dude. Last year GM reported a couple false starts on the proposed river taxi, but now it looks like it’s finally happening. The American River Taxi has started making runs between Georgetown, the SW waterfront, and Nationals … Continue reading
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City Brings Ice Rink to Georgetown
A little while back, GM wondered whether it wouldn’t be a good idea to bring an ice rink to Georgetown. Well the city has taken him up on that idea. Just not exactly the way he imagined. You see, while … Continue reading
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