Tag Archives: Transit
WMATA Planning Some Changes to Georgetown Bus Routes
As reported by GGW, WMATA is now considering some changes to a host of bus lines. Metro is characterizing the changes as “adjustments” but in many cases a better description would be “cuts”. And some of those cuts will fall … Continue reading
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Georgetown to Receive Four Capital Bikeshare Stations
The District is rolling out a new bike sharing system this fall. It has been dubbed Capital Bikeshare and it will replace the successful, but limited, SmartBike program that was introduced in 2008. Capital Bikeshare will have 100 stations in … Continue reading
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ANC May Preview: Drink Up Edition
ANC2E will meet for its May session next Monday night at 6:30 at Visitation. If you like long discussions over liquor licenses, this is your month. Oh and streetcars! License Renewals Eleven establishments are up for liquor license. The ANC is planning … Continue reading
Washington Fine Properties Reinvents the Word “Block”
GM was browsing the real estate listings on the back of the Georgetowner the other day and he came across this puzzling listing: The home is a modest two bedroom row house, virtually identical to dozens and dozens throughout Georgetown … Continue reading
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The Morning Metropolitan
Clock on P St. by M.V. Jantzen. Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: Steel beams are being installed at 1290 Wisconsin, dispelling any suspicions that Apple has decided to pull out. Metrobuses appear to be running normal routes as of … Continue reading
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The Morning Metropolitan
Whitehaven St. Parking Meter by Meta-Man. Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: GU demolished by GWU in Rose Park snowball fight. 30 Series and Circulator are the only transit options today.
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The Morning Metropolitan
Flood walls at the waterfront by M.V. Jantzen. Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: A New Yorker reminisces fondly of her Georgetown sublet during Christmastime. Bus route changes went into effect yesterday.
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The Great Georgetown Bugaboo Part II: How We Really Get There From Here
Last week GM explored the question of cars and parking in Georgetown by digging into the Census records to determine what the actual car ownership levels are in Georgetown. The somewhat surprising results demonstrated that the parking problem in Georgetown … Continue reading
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About that Nextbus Link
You may notice above the masthead a link to a Nextbus page. That page explains how you can receive, right now, real-time information about when a Metrobus will actually arrive. Many Georgetown residents, including GM, take Metrobus almost everyday. Until … Continue reading
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