Totalanimefan
Totalanimefan t1_j68rc3s wrote
Reply to comment by sinclave in Non-profit group to deploy 2.2 MW rooftop solar on D.C. houses by MajesticBread9147
In urban areas we are starting to see a trend of parking lots getting converted into other things. If the trend continues I wouldn’t want to have to sacrifice a solar canopy for it. We could also add some trees to the parking lot to add shade and reduce the heat island effect.
I feel like I can already hear future NIMBYs saying we can’t build something else because of this historic solar canopy.
Totalanimefan t1_j68gts3 wrote
Reply to Hotels near and around wharf by _waho_
If you have a car you don’t have to stay at the Wharf overnight after the show. You could drive into Arlington (like Crystal City area) and rent a hotel there for the night?
Totalanimefan t1_j68fq3x wrote
This story really made my day when I read it yesterday. I should go and visit their shop sometime.
Totalanimefan t1_j68fnxy wrote
This is great news. Although I wish they would install them on the roof instead of the parking lot. I would think it would work better installed on a roof and that way if someone decides to change that parking lot into something else, they don’t have to tear down the solar component.
Totalanimefan t1_j68f40s wrote
Reply to comment by taxwithoutrep in What do you like, or LOVE about Washington, DC? by yunnifymonte
+1 for Rock Creek Park. Without taking a car I can “leave” the city and be transported into nature. It’s really beautiful. I went for the first time in the fall and I think I would like to make that a yearly fall experience.
Totalanimefan t1_j68ewer wrote
All of the beauty in DC! The museums, the good food, the architecture of buildings (not you FBI building), the vibrant and unique neighborhoods, our parks, the rivers, the metro stations, cherry blossom season, etc. I can live car-free. The job opportunities was something I never could have dreamed about coming from a small town in the south. I was drawn to this place after visiting for the first time in 2017.
Growing up I never wanted to visit here cause I would hear from snowbirds how it couldn’t compare to NY, or how it wasn’t even a city with a skyline or how it’s only here to host the government.
All of those things are just jaded opinions. DC has a ton of beauty. I’ve been here for a few years now and I’m not even done exploring.
Totalanimefan t1_iy3vi30 wrote
Thanks for this thread. I saved it!
Totalanimefan t1_itelkkv wrote
Reply to It’s so nice out. by eggreh
Agreed! I went hiking in Rock Creek Park today.
Totalanimefan t1_j6gmxm9 wrote
Reply to comment by 18_USC_1001 in Non-profit group to deploy 2.2 MW rooftop solar on D.C. houses by MajesticBread9147
Thanks for your insight. I’m sure the parking lot one also has its problems but different than what it requires on top of a roof.