Posts by Edward Russell — Editorial Board Alum
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NoMa’s light-up underpass art could come by March
NoMa will install “Rain,” comprised of 4,000 LED light rods hung from an underpass ceiling in a series of vaults, on M Street. “Lightweave,” a series of lights that drop from the ceiling in an undulating manner similar to clouds, is coming to L Street. Keep reading…
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Meet NoMa’s first new park: Swampoodle Park
A 8,000-square-foot park with a dog section and children's play area is coming to NoMa, and it could open as soon as February! The name is nod to a nearby historic Irish-American community. Keep reading…
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These new maps show where people like to run and bike around the region
These heatmaps, created with data from the fitness app Strava, provide an illustrative snapshot of running and cycling around the region. What patterns do you notice? Keep reading…
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The developers of Union Market want DC to pay for more parking
The DC Council appears to be moving forward with plans to update Union Market, including a $36 million underground parking facility. Critics say the city should incentivize alternative forms of transportation instead of subsidizing private parking. Keep reading…
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A bike trail next to a busy freeway is better than none in San Diego–and in Centreville?
Placing a bike trail next to freeway traffic seems far from ideal and even dangerous, but San Diego has just opened a safe and useful cyclist connection that does just that. Could Centreville replicate elements of their good design? Keep reading…
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DDOT has a plan for a new New York Ave trail, but no funding
The DC Department of Transportation has unveiled plans to create a separated space for cyclists and pedestrians along one of the most inhospitable corridors to non-motorized traffic in the city. Now they just need the money. Keep reading…
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DC wants to see storefront retail on this Eckington block. It’ll get a self-storage facility instead.
The shrinking size of residences in Washington, DC is boosting demand for more self-storage facilities in the city limits. That's at least what one developer wants residents of Eckington and NoMa to believe when it comes to a new storage facility that it plans to build in their neighborhood. Keep reading…
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Housing or industry? In this DC neighborhood, it’s a tough choice.
A planned new development in Eckington faces opposition on an unlikely front: its request to change the current industrial zoning to build a mixed-use residential building. Amending the zoning would keep with nearby developments, but begs the question of where Washington DC should preserve its limited industrial land, and how much it should save. Keep reading…
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NoMa wants your help naming its new large park
The NoMa Parks Foundation has begun the process of selecting a name for its new large park off the Metropolitan Branch Trail. Taking into account some of the controversy over naming the space directly after the neighborhood, the organization is looking to local history and landmarks for possible ideas. Keep reading…
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Rhode Island Center will get less housing thanks to lawsuits over PUDs
On Rhode Island Avenue, right next to the Metro, developer MRP Realty has plans to turn what's currently a strip mall into new housing. The company recently changed course on how it's going about its plans, essentially to make them less vulnerable to attacks from a vocal minority of neighbors. This has big ramifications for housing across the District. Keep reading…