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Nov 16, 2018

NoMa Is Getting Its First Public Park. There Will Be A Puppy Parade To Celebrate

It includes the city’s 13th dog park.

Jul 14, 2017

Report: D.C. Drivers Spend Triple The National Average Of Hours Searching For Parking

D.C. also has the second-highest parking fees, according to a new report.

Nov 18, 2016

Electricity-Generating Sidewalk Unveiled In Dupont

Besides the pavers, the Golden Triangle BID also added seating, flower beds, and bike parking to a pocket park on the south side of Dupont Circle.

Dec 10, 2012

Group Wants RFK Stadium Parking Lots Turned Into Parks and Sports Fields

A group is pushing for a new network of parks and sports fields to be built on the site of RFK Stadium’s northern parking lots.

Sep 20, 2012

From Parking Spot to Park: Tomorrow is Park(ing) Day

Parking spots will be become impromptu parks tomorrow as part of the global celebration of Park(ing) Day.

May 31, 2012

Gray to Name D.C. Park After Chuck Brown, Kwame Brown Wants Go-Go Hall of Fame

At the memorial service for Chuck Brown currently taking place at the Washington Convention Center, Mayor Vince Gray announced that D.C. would be taking a concrete step to remember the Godfather of Go-Go: it would name a D.C. park after him.

Feb 09, 2012

This Explains So Much: DMV Not Testing Parallel Parking

Do you feel like drivers in D.C. can’t parallel park? There might be a reason for that.

Nov 21, 2011

Video: New “Sneak Peek” at Yards Development

While residents who lept at the chance to live near Nationals Park early in the going might be frustrated at the lack of neighborhood amenities to spring up over the past five years, there’s one portion of the revamped area which has at least made some progress: the Yards development.

Sep 14, 2011

Georgetown Waterfront Park Finished

After years of construction, the fully completed Georgetown Waterfront Park opened this week, showcasing a Potomac shoreline that had otherwise been ignored for years.

Aug 10, 2011

Those Are Some Sweet Freedom Ledges, Bro

I briefly mentioned the news in this morning’s roundup, but the always-industrious Lydia DePillis put her nose to the grindstone and found a rendering of the skate park which will be erected on a parcel of the RFK Stadium concrete desert Festival Grounds.

 
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