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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 Recently, this article from the Washington Examiner showed up on my neighborhood listserv for Hill East. A troublesome carry-out establishment on the Hill, previously a magnet for the drug trade and crime, has been torn down and replaced with a taller, mixed use condominium building with space for ground-floor retail. The Examiner: A former Hill East carry-out Continue reading NIMBYism on the Hill Potomac Ave. Image from M.V. Jantzen on Flickr Last week, David Alpert put together a nice Google map interface showing off DDOT’s Transportation Improvement Plan. Of particular interest to me is the new traffic circle/square/oval/rhombus at the intersection of Pennsylvania, Potomac, and 14th St SE. I’ve delved into the plans for the intersection previously (here Continue reading Potomac Avenue Square – Update Following up on the vision for the public space at the Potomac Ave Metro station, I wanted to offer a glimpse at what the square might look like in the future. All of the great squares, circles, and other urban spaces are not just defined by their public spaces, but also by the buildings that Continue reading A New Square for Potomac Ave – Part II July’s issue of the Hill Rag contains some interesting tidbits in their ANC 6B beat report about a potential reconfiguration of the traffic patterns at the intersection of Potomac and Pennsylvania Avenues in Southeast Capitol Hill. Talks of reconfiguring Penn. Ave’s course through Capitol Hill seems to be in the news a lot these days, Continue reading A New Square for Potomac Ave  |
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