If nothing else gets in the way—and that’s a big “if”—Klingle Road will become a hiker-biker trail by 2015, some 24 years after it closed to vehicular traffic.
We never thought we’d speak these wonderful words: the Klingle Road saga may finally be over.
Thought the debate over whether or not to repair Klingle Road was over? Never!
Catchy title, no? While this may not become a weekly, if even monthly feature, today brings us two pieces of news that may be of interest to cyclists in the District. The District Department of Transportation is holding a meeting today to discuss the possibility of building a bike station on the west end of Union Station. The bike station — an innovative solution for cyclists currently used in Berkeley, Ca., Embarcadero, Ca., Palo Alto,…
Yesterday was a special day for DCist – the new D.C. Circulator bus began operation. After all, what is more exciting than the launch of a new bus line? The new red buses will run along two routes – one between Georgetown and Union Station via K Street, the other between the Convention Center and the Southwest waterfront. One of our readers uploaded some photos of the interior of the new buses to DCist photos….
Coyotes, which have been spotted in the northern reaches of the District in Rock Creek Park near Oregon Avenue have migrated past Klingle Road, past the National Zoo, past Adams Morgan and now have been spotted near Massachusetts Avenue. This map from RestonPaths.com gives you a good sense as to the area where coyotes have been exploring. The Post’s headline on the matter, “Coyote Sightings in Park Spread Toward Embassies,” indicates that coyotes could threaten…
For those who have been following the Borf phenomenon, you may enjoy this marked mailbox on Connecticut Avenue across from the National Zoo which we got a photo of last week. It reads “Borf writes letters to your children.” Mr. Borf, does that mean you’re participating in a children’s pen pal program? Since this outdoor scribble graces the pedestrian approach to the National Zoo, do you like the pandas at the zoo? Or if…
As Rush and Molloy reported yesterday in the NY Daily News, Jenna Bush and a group of friends were supposedly rejected from renting a house in Cleveland Park, a house belonging to The New York Times’ Paris bureau chief. This makes us think that Jenna is realizing that Georgetown may not be the best bet for housing. Perhaps she even read our post from last week about her potential tough commute between Georgetown and Columbia…
L’Enfant’s 1791 plan for Washington has been celebrated around the world. Its grand avenues, circles, squares and monumental layout has created an impressive international capital city. But like any city, D.C. has changed over the past two centuries. But a local architect, the Post reports, has determined that in the past century, the District has lost 22 miles of its original street plan. Recent security threats have closed more streets around Capitol Hill and near…
