Anonymous asked: Where's Gallaudet University!!?? Gallaudet's an huge part of DC, only less than ten blocks away from the infamous Union Station.. :)
It’s an essential part of the city. If that hasn’t been made clear, I apologize.
Washington D.C. on Saturday night of the Inaugural Weekend. You can see the National Mall and even follow the parade route.
There’s an astronaut. On Tumblr. And he’s tumbling. _From space_.
Thanks to Leah Jones
So cool.
Best Dive Bars in DC
This list from DCist hits the highlights — I’d be quick to add Red Derby and include a nod to the now closed Asylum in sad remembrance of one of the greatest/dirtiest basement bars in all of DC.
Any others to add to the list?
Big fan of this pumpkin from @actisdale. Happy Halloween everyone! Be safe!
DC folks, an old colleague and good mate of mine has been missing for approximately a week, he was recently hospitalised and is on a strict medicine regiment; So please reblog, share, get the word out as best you can.
I’m hoping the power of the internets will help get Jay home safe and sound.
This map I made shows the accessibility of the Metro. Each circle has a 1/2 mile diameter and centered about the points of entry to Metro Stations - they represent a 5 minute walking distance (1/4 mile) to each station. Clearly, there are a lot of holes and “access deserts,” the largest of which includes the greater Capitol Hill neighborhood (which is one of DC’s oldest and most dense neighborhoods). Further, this is a map focused on the core of the historically planned city of Washington, the access deserts only get worse as you zoom out to the entirety of the District and includes areas of the city that are most economically and socially depressed.
There is also another layer of information here that is often overlooked in evaluating transit access. Not only do these gaps, holes, and deserts make the livability of a city suppressed for residents who live outside of access areas, but this lack of access also makes the knowing, understanding, and therefore ownership of a city much more difficult for all those who live there.
Escalator to? | Washington, DC
Well hello there.
Someone on our social team found this. You’re welcome.
Senorita Lenore Riviero with Antony Jannus in Rex Smith aeroplane, Washington, D.C. 1911.
I actually found the source for this on Google. It’s from the May 27, 1911 edition of Town & Country. The woman is referred to as the “daughter of the Cuban minister.” There was an Antonio Martín Rivero who served as Cuban minister to the United States that year. Maybe it’s him. The woman’s legs are tied down so that her skirt wouldn’t fly up during the trip.
Uber-lame? DC City Council amendment could limit taxi-disrupting startup
For some people, cabs can simply suck. In big cities, trying to tag down a cab can be annoying or (if you live in a bad or far-away neighborhood) an exercise in futility. One startup, Uber (which, via an app, sends a private sedan right to wherever you’re standing), cuts through the annoyingness of cabs — you pay a little more, sure, but it’s much less frustrating. However, it’s also disruptive, which is why Washington DC’s City Council is considering a new taxi modernization bill that would effectively limit Uber’s future ability to expand — by preventing the company from offering a low-cost service. The company actually rolled out one recently, but because of the proposed new law (which also, to be fair, does such things as force DC cabs to have GPS devices and take credit cards), couldn’t launch it in the District. Understandably, the company is kind of upset about this. Though, on the other hand, DCist points out that the amendment effectively legalizes the more-expensive service in the District, too. source
D.C. Ranked as 14th Best City in the World to Live In, Leads All U.S. Cities
SmartPlanet writes that the Economist Intelligence Unit has ranked D.C. as the 14th best city in the world to live in, coming in behind the likes of Hong Kong, Amsterdam and Paris and ahead of all other U.S. competitors. Chicago came in at 15th, followed by New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
HA! Suck it, Chicago!
Life in D.C.
