Traffic Jam on M St. by M.V. Jantzen. Today for his occasional “Why Not” series, GM turns to the ugliness that is M St. on a summer weekend. So he asks: Why not shut down M St.? It’s an idea GM thinks about every time he sees gridlock on M St. There is a concept [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Why Not’
March 17, 2009
Why Not: Bring “Performance Parking” to Georgetown?
If there’s one thing people (both resident and visitor alike) complain most about Georgetown, it’s parking. Residents can’t reliably park close to their homes and visitors circle blocks over and over looking for a spot to leave their car for a few hours as they eat or shop. It seems like a perpetual problem without [...]
January 16, 2009
Why Not: Allow Some Streets to Revert to Cobblestones?
Last week we asked why not switch back to the old Georgetown street names; this week GM stays on the nostalgic side of our streets and asks: Why not allow some of the smaller and quieter streets in Georgetown to replace their asphalt streets with cobblestone or brick? There are many benefits to cobblestone or [...]
January 9, 2009
Why Not: Bring Back Those Old Street Names?
The Georgetown Metropolitan is proud to present the first in an ongoing series of thought pieces titled “Why Not”, wherein we explore different ideas for our neighborhood that are not typically discussed. The first installment relates to the street names. As described ad naseum last week, most of the streets in Georgetown used to have [...]
