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Monday, April 28
Streetscape work will begin this Sunday, April 27 at 9:30pm, weather permitting.
The work will begin on the south 3300 block of M Street and will take approximately
9-14 days per block to complete. In addition to night work, crews will also work
during non-rush hours, 9:30am to 3:30pm.
- EastBanc
Monday, March 10
The trash was too much for
some D.C. residents yesterday. They started a do-it-yourself movement,
picking up paper, cans, bottles and the residue of government
neglect. Residents from Capitol Hill to Georgetown were out on
the streets with brooms, taking advantage of temperatures in the
50s that seemed almost balmy, trying to make a little order.
- Washington Times
Wednesday, February 26
Walking to school - or even to the corner bus stop - has become
a hazardous undertaking in the wake of the Presidents Day weekend
snowstorm.
- Washington Times
Tuesday, February 25
The snow isn't even gone, but its demon seed is sprouting everywhere:
a killer crop of potholes has blossomed across roads in the last few days.
- Washington Post
A DC crew uses a new machine to fix
the holes in Georgetown. (Carol Guzy - The Post)
Friday, February 21
The 16.1-inch snowfall and
a manhole explosion in Georgetown this week won't delay the $40
million project to replace wiring underneath the streets in the
Northwest community, D.C.
- Washington Times
Friday, February 21
The blast that launched one manhole cover into the air and upended
another in Georgetown.
- Washington Post
Friday, October 19, 2001
The suggested 22-mile leg,
which is being called the new Blue Line, could include room for
11 new stations. Among them would be a stop in Georgetown -- at
M Street NW and Wisconsin Avenue -- where the idea of a Metro
station was shunned a generation ago but is now welcomed as a
tonic for parking and traffic problems.
- Washington Post
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Loss of 130 M Street parking
spaces is offset by gain of up to 104 nearby side-street spaces.
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Improved flow of traffic.
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Opportunity for improved ambience with wider sidewalks.
- Proposal Presentation
Streets trees can be compelling and interesting as the necessary qualities,
or they can add the salt an pepper, the spice or difference that turns
a good street into a great one.
Explanation of what changes are proposed to improve M Street
Wednesday, February 19
Three buildings in Georgetown have been evacuated and evening traffic snarled because
of natural gas fumes.
- Washington Post
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This short movie shows how the new traffic pattern will look like after the streetscapes improvements in Georgetown.
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