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In the same vein as UCLA’s Hypercities maps I’ve discussed previously, I recently ran across some more historical maps from Shannon over at We Love DC. The maps themselves are ok, not nearly as detailed or interesting as the Hypercities maps, taking the historic maps and re-projecting them onto an interactive Google maps interface. More interesting Continue reading Historic DC Maps Image from Wayan Vota on Flickr Some more pleas for realistic expectations: Ryan Avent chimes in on the economics of it all, and Jon Chait notes the basic, physical problem with dealing with so much snow in such a short period of time: In my neighborhood, like much of Washington, people park along the street. When Continue reading Snowpocalypse III – Linkage Since we’ve now eclipsed the seasonal record, it’s worth noting how unusual it is for DC to get lots of snow in a season, to say nothing about snow storms coming back to back. Let’s look at the history: We’re now well above that blue star for the 1898-99 season record. As Gabe Klein noted on Continue reading Snow perspective, in graph form. Photo from InspirationDC on Flickr. Well, it’s official. The winter of 2009-10 is now the snowiest winter on record in DC, eclipsing the snow season of 1898-99 That’s saying something, since DC’s current official weather station is at National Airport, which has abnormal weather conditions compared to the rest of the District, thanks to being Continue reading Snowpocalypse III – the removal Blame this guy: Some more pics from walking around Capitol Hill today: Different shoveling philosophies Those who’ve lived in snowy places know this as a matter of fact – it’s a lot easier to shovel 5 inches of snow 5 different times throughout a storm than it is to try to shovel 25 inches all at once. End result? Continue reading Snowpocalypse II – the aftermath Ever wonder where all that road salt comes from? A question that’s quite topical today. Mammoth has a post up on an operating salt mine beneath the city of Detroit. Detroit Salt Mine John Nystuen has a discussion of the legal implications, acquiring mineral rights for salt 1,000 feet below the surface of an active city. Continue reading Salt and infrastructure beneath the city Today’s snow storm means Metro’s been limited to their underground service map only. Given that buses are out of commission, this low level of service is the only real way to get around town. It also means there’s plenty of time to spend in the stations waiting for trains. So, while waiting at Potomac Avenue, I Continue reading Station cleaning – the end product Given the heavy (and ongoing) snowfall, Metro is only operating rail service in select underground locations, in order to prevent trains from getting stranded as accumulating snow makes it difficult to maintain contact with the third rail, and also to use existing tunnels to keep rail cars dry and operable, rather than buried in snow Continue reading Metro snow operations Venturing into the white abyss… Some random observations and links, since we’re all stuck inside: Snowball fights – the new kickball? Travel by train – “as God intended.” Heh heh. Some photos I snapped today: Tree down at Meridian Hill, took out the streetlight on the way down.
Dirfting on steps – U St. U st. Continue reading Snowpocalypse updates |
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