Decode the interstates: What highway numbers actually mean
Sep 12, 2019 · Image by the author. Why is I-95 named I-95? What about I-395, or I-270, or I-66? There’s a logical system behind it all, and it’s easy to learn.
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Breakfast links: Maryland files latest rent price-fixing lawsuit. Links By Eleanor Barker (Contributor) January 17, 2025. Maryland AG is latest to file suit alleging price-fixing of rents. Following the lead of several other states and the US Department of Justice, Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown has sued software company RealPage, along with six Maryland property management companies ...
Gentrification is beneficial on average, studies say. That doesn’t …
Aug 6, 2019 · Nick Finio is the Associate Director of the National Center for Smart Growth at the University of Maryland, College Park, where he is also a PhD Candidate in Urban and Regional Planning. His dissertation is focused on gentrification in the DC area and elsewhere. At NCSG, he works on a variety of projects, including Purple Line …
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Why traffic never gets better – Greater Greater Washington
Dec 10, 2024 · Heaven and hell: a spectacular sunset over Tysons traffic. Image by Daniel Kelly used with permission.. This post is the second installment in a GGWash series, Why Traffic? The first can be found here.. In 1962, Anthony Downs wrote that there is a Fundamental Law of Highway Congestion: no matter how much road is built, the highway will end up congested again.
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2024 Elections Hub. You’ll find here information about Greater Greater Washington’s political work in 2024 elections in the District of Columbia and Virginia, including resources about voting and candidates, candidates’ responses to our questionnaires, our endorsements, and how you can help our endorsed candidates win their elections.
WMATA’s return to automatic trains is a big deal. Here’s what it …
Dec 11, 2024 · Inside a Metrorail cab with automatic operational capacity. Image by WMATA. Earlier this month, WMATA wrapped up the final preparations ahead of the re-launch of Automatic Train Operation across the Metrorail system.
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DC’s public housing agency is making halting progress, but much …
Oct 10, 2024 · DC Housing Authority opened up a downtown office earlier this year. Image by DC Housing Authority.. In October 2022, a damning audit of DC’s Housing Authority identified 82 violations of federal policies. Two years later, the DCHA is making only halting progress.
Gender-neutral bathrooms benefit a lot of people. Our region …
Feb 6, 2019 · Bathroom access might be the most visible battle right now in the wide-ranging fight for transgender civil rights, but the issue is more complex than many people realize. Gender-neutral bathrooms are the most inclusive option and bring real health benefits to real people, but in most of our region, they aren’t yet required.