Author: DXO
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Inauguration Street Closings
From Alert DC: MPD and DDOT report that the bridge closings inbound to D.C. are being implemented (as of 12 midnight). Law Enforcement, National Guard and DDOT personnel will be posted along these perimeters. Major delays should be expected. Below are details on what should be expected on major bridges and arteries in the District…
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Bigger and Better Things
There's a water main break in Washington, DC this morning, but apparently they're not going to do about it until tomorrow: WASA crews are currently repairing a broken 12 inch water main located on 7th Street, NW between D Street and Indiana Avenue, NW. Some customers in the area will experience a disruption in water…
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Text messaging meditations in an emergency
The media loves these kinds of “silly-thing-was-important” stories, but mass text messaging from an emergency can serve a huge purpose in recovery effort (“careful– there’s gas leaks everywhere, “there’s a pocket of air in the bulkhead”, “approach fromthe left”, etc.) OMG: Text messaging an important part of response – Yahoo News Snodgrass was one of…
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Zoning Items from the January 22, 2009 Los Angeles Zoning Commission Meeting
Here's some pretty good zoning appeals that the Los Angeles City Planning Commission are going to be looking at next month. All of these items are excerpted from this document: http://lacity.org/pln/cityplnagenda/plncityplnagenda28557748_01222009.pdf CITY PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2009, 8:30 A.M. VAN NUYS CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBER, 2ND FLOOR 14410 SYLVAN STREET, VAN NUYS,…
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An Explanation of the Closing of Weiner’s Circle
An Explanation of the Closing of Weiner’s Circle, originally uploaded by juggernautco. I’m not sure if it’s open yet, but I went by the Weiner’s Circle, 2622 N Clark Street, on January 4, 2009, and say they had this Reaganesque (“mistakes were made”) explanation of their closing: To All Our Loyal Customers, No problem with…