Georgia Avenue
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Community group starts project to beautify Georgia Avenue
CommentA Georgia Avenue community group is organizing a project to beautify vacant buildings along the busy Northwest corridor.
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Children: The most vulnerable navigators of our transit systems
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Why do new traffic lights in Petworth matter? Children. Yesterday Councilmember Muriel Bowser and DDOT director Terry Bellamy applauded a new light at Georgia and Taylor surrounded by kids to underscore the vital need for pedestrian safety.
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Councilmembers Jim Graham and Muriel Bowser want to save Georgia Ave's money
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Ward 1 D.C. Councilman Jim Graham and Ward 4 Councilwoman Muriel Bowser have released a joint objection to Mayor Vince Gray's recent funding reshuffle that took $1.44 million away from the Great Streets streetscaping project and spelled an end to nice medians, trees, and bike lanes from Otis Place to Florida Ave on lower Georgia Avenue.
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Demolition drama at future Walmart site
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Reports that demolition had begun on the site of the future Georgia Avenue Walmart without a permit sparked anger in Ward 4 this week. Turns out the fiasco was caused not by "flagrant disregard for due process," as some alleged, but by a typo.
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Georgia Ave/Pleasant Plains Trail debuts October 15
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A new trail will link the Petworth and Howard Metro stations and places a special importance on the deep well of history that exists in these neighborhoods.
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Georgia Avenue Great Streets project loses $1.44 million, residents protest
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The Great Streets project has lost nearly a million and a half in funding, which means no fancy bike lanes, sidewalks, and trees for Georgia between Otis Place and Florida Avenue. But some residents are fighting back in a petition that has reached 300 signatures in its first week.
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Could Georgia Avenue’s vacant property host public art?
Two arts groups propose a project installing artwork in vacant properties along Georgia Avenue between Florida and New Hampshire Avenues. [Park View D.C.]
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ICC toll road opens, finally
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The first portion of the region's long-awaited Intercounty Connector finally opened to the public early Wednesday morning.
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Tractor trailer rolls over on Beltway
CommentA tractor trailer rolled over on its side on the Inner Loop of the Beltway Monday night, closing all lanes near Connecticut Avenue in Silver Spring for a brief period, police said.
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Residents concerned about ICC's temporary terminus
CommentWe're getting a sneak peek at the first stretch of the Intercounty Connector, the 7-mile stretch bridging Interstate 370 and Georgia Avenue.
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How the ICC will change Maryland
The first phase of Maryland's newest superhighway, the Intercounty Connector, will open to traffic on Feb. 22, running between Gaithersburg and Georgia Avenue.
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Revisiting the upper Georgia Ave master plan
Georgia Avenue has a master plan.
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Lights out on Georgia Ave., 16th St.
Many signals lights are dark on 16th Street and Georgia Avenue NW because of a power outage.
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Newton & Georgia property still on track for Park Morton development
Concerned residents have reached out to ANC 1A08 Commissioner Cliff Valenti expressing concern that a homeless shelter will be back.
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Pedestrian struck on Georgia Ave.
A woman was struck by a vehicle just before 7 a.m. in the 7100 block of Georgia Avenue in Northwest, D.C. police said.
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Pedestrian struck on Georgia Ave.
CommentDC Fire and EMS reports a pedestrian was struck in the 7100 block of Georgia Avenue, NW.
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Georgia Avenue lanes re-opened after downed lines block road
CommentSome lanes of Georgia Avenue northbound were closed at Randolph Road because of downed wires, TBD's Elahe Izadi reports.
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Tree shopping options are up and down Georgia Avenue
Families, roommates and festive offices looking for the non-plastic version of a pine or fir to decorate have plenty of options in the Wheaton area.
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