I hope you’ve all been able to recover from the weekend celebrations. I’ve been trying to recover from some mystery pain, which is truly a metaphor for the world in which we live. Let us now stand victorious, Titanic style, and have a powerful man grope us from behind in celebration… or just take a […]
Gordon Chaffin is a freelance journalist who focuses on infrastructure and traffic news and insights for Street Justice. You can support independent journalism by subscribing to Gordon’s newsletter. He’s offering a 20% discount to THIH readers. –Maria Helena Carey What is “Traffic Calming?” Many of the transportation projects we cover in Street Justice involve something called Traffic Calming. What’s that? Well, it’s street design to slow motorists down. Why slow cars down? Vehicle speed is the […]
Looking through events other than those ending in death and which happened at the Washington Navy Yard in 1853, I came across a short article entitled “Resignation and probable Appointment.” In it, it stated that a James B. Elliott, “the efficient Engineer of the Copper Rolling Mill” had resigned. There is no “James B. Elliott” […]
Good morning fellow citizens of the home of the World Series champions! It was such a fun ride. That team is pretty special. And now we sleep. Actually I’m kidding about sleep! Because… Tonight is Halloween! Truly the best night on the Hill. Whether you are escorting tiny goblins on East Capitol Street, handing out […]
Good morning from Capitol Hill, an “isolating and serious place to live sometimes.” Isn’t it great to have our city explained to us by the kind, erudite folks at the New York Times? What would we do without them? Anyway. I’d like to send a hearty shout-out to all the kind, warm folks I met […]