Anacostia NewsLocal news for Anacostia (Washington, DC) continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.D.C. Pedestrian Safety Strategy to Target High-Crash Intersections- May 19, 2008 "They not only will not stop for you" By Clarence Williams Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, May 19, 2008; Page B01 D.C. officials are planning to release a five-year, $12 million pedestrian strategy today that includes better timing of signals, ... via The Washington Posthttp://www.topix.net/city/washington-dc-anacostia/2008/05/d-c-pedestrian-safety-strategy-t... A Bike Friendly Arboretum- May 17, 2008 "All the planning has not only assumed the arboretum, but has been around the arboretum" The post recently ran an article about funding problems at the National Arboretum . via TheWashCyclehttp://www.topix.net/city/washington-dc-anacostia/2008/05/a-bike-friendly-arboretum?fromrs... Looking Past the Capital City- May 9, 2008 "We're going to see a new paradigm over the next decade, wherein the city is recapturing the water and its own image" COMMENT By Paul Schwartzman Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, May 9, 2008; Page B01 The recent opening of the Washington Nationals ' baseball stadium culminated a decade of panoramic change in the District, ... via The Washington Posthttp://www.topix.net/city/washington-dc-anacostia/2008/05/looking-past-the-capital-city?fr... Six Water Mains Break, Flood City Streets- May 7, 2008 "I knew something was wrong when I flushed the toilet this morning and the water kept coming in brown" By Petula Dvorak Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, May 6, 2008; 2:34 PM Utility crews are busy in Southeast Washington today trying to repair six separate water main breaks that are flooding streets and ... via The Washington Posthttp://www.topix.net/city/washington-dc-anacostia/2008/05/six-water-mains-break-flood-city... |