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Ginkgo trees could be the reason your neighborhood smells bad

Ginkgo trees could be the reason your neighborhood smells bad By FOX 5 DC Digital Team Published  WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) has begun spraying on the streets of D.C. this past week to reduce the development of a specific odor from one of the most common organisms in the District: the ginkgo tree. Ginkgo biloba tree. Bergamo. Lombardy. Italy. (Photo by: Bluered/REDA&CO/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Gingko / Maidenhair tree, Gingko biloba. (Photo by FlowerPhotos/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) DDOT says the purpose of the spraying is to reduce the formation of mature ginkgo fruit, which emits an offensive smell when it falls on sidewalks and roadways. The smell has been described by residents as vomit-like and DDOT has sprayed the trees for decades to reduce the chance of odor filling the streets.

After six years of failure, it s time to start over on Vision Zero – Greater Greater Washington

After six years of failure, it s time to start over on Vision Zero – Greater Greater Washington
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How a protected bike lane could improve safety on Lincoln Road

Lincoln Rd NE, facing North by the author. Lincoln Road NE is a crucial connection between Edgewood and the center of the city, but its current design encourages speeding and dangerous driving. Recently announced plans to repave the road offer a tremendous opportunity to add pedestrian and cycling improvements that would make the street safer for all users, a change many Ward 5 residents enthusiastically support. As an Edgewood resident, who lives right off Lincoln Road, I am intimately familiar with the road’s problems. Between Franklin and V Street, the street is completely bordered on its west by the Glenwood and Prospect Hill cemeteries, leading to a half-mile stretch with no lights, stop signs or even four-way intersections. The road has a single narrow lane southbound, and then two lanes (one of which is designated for parking most of the time) northbound. Adding to the problem is a blind curve on a steep hill midway in the block, which drivers either come whipping down, o

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