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LilInterweb t1_j6otisy wrote

Reply to Anyone miss the old DC? by sg8910

Crime has gone down in the last several years and decades. What are you talking about? You are safer today then when you were clueless walking through “old DC”

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washingtonpost OP t1_j6or7u6 wrote

Reply to D.C. lays out proposal for 7,500 EV charging stations in four years by washingtonpost

From reporter Luz Lazo:

The District has about 250 electric vehicle charging stations, a number that some city officials say is inadequate to meet the growing demand for EVs in the nation’s capital.

City leaders are hoping to grow that number 30-fold, proposing to put 7,500 charging stations across all eight wards by 2027 while setting requirements for the city and developers to include charging ports in renovations or new construction.

“Right now, even if you go get an electric vehicle, you don’t have any place to charge it,” said D.C. Council member Charles Allen (D-Ward 6). “We don’t have building standards that require charging infrastructure. We don’t create public charging infrastructure. We don’t do a whole lot.”

Allen, the new chairman of the council’s Committee on Transportation and the Environment, introduced a bill Tuesday that would create a plan for how to boost charging options within residential and commercial districts across the city. The proposal, which is co-signed by each member of the D.C. Council, is the city’s latest effort to boost EV adoption while seeking to meet environmental goals and reduce pollution.

The bill would require developers of new residential and commercial buildings to include charging options in their parking plans and mandate that the city consider installing ports in major streetscape projects. The plan also would establish a permitting process for charging infrastructure at existing single-family homes and multifamily housing.

Supporters say the proposal would allow the District to catch up with the demand for EVs as more residents and visitors choose electric over gas-powered vehicles.

Read more about the proposal here, and skip the paywall with email registration: https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2023/01/31/dc-electric-vehicle-charging-ports/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=reddit.com

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9throwaway2 t1_j6or5hq wrote

Reply to comment by Macrophage87 in McPherson Square homeless camp to be cleared two months early, NPS says by Ruze42

weirdly, not so sure. it is a bit like how getting rid of highways doesn't mean that traffic reappears elsewhere.

dc has unclaimed beds in shelters and vouchers. the downside is those come with requirements to enter rehab, curfews, and not commit crimes. sometimes people need a bit of a nudge in the right way.

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DisCo_Brew t1_j6oqzbf wrote

Reply to Dinner by Arena Stage by feiiqii

Bar Taco just opened basically across the street, and is pretty well priced for the area. Lupo Marino is a couple of blocks down and not too expensive.

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Zoroasker t1_j6op327 wrote

Reply to comment by 1800TurdFerguson in Anyone miss the old DC? by sg8910

Swampoodle was one. I think some areas EOTR also qualify but I’m a bit foggy on the particulars. From my research the area I live in originally housed white working class people around the turn of the century versus Kingman Park next door which is known for being originally sold to middle-class blacks.

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