Posts by Payton Chung — Board of Directors
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How to take transit to see vintage trains around greater Washington
The Washington region’s railroad history is on display around the region. Here’s how you can easily, and not-so-easily, visit several fascinating museums that should interest railfans of all ages. Keep reading…
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What’s the deal with single-tenant retail buildings?
Single-story retail buildings can be an eyesore, and limit the public value of land in urban areas. But for landlords, they’re often a safer investment and relatively easy to manage. What does that mean if your objective is to increase urban density? Keep reading…
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How single-stair apartments can improve fire safety
A common objection to requiring only one staircase in new residential buildings is that it would roll back safety regulations to cut costs. But in fact, single-stair reforms have the potential to get more people into safer buildings. Keep reading…
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This holiday, get on board this tour of train gardens
For over a century, in between blazes, cat rescues, and chili cook-offs, Baltimore-area firefighters have apparently spent their winter downtime arranging elaborate model train sets. Keep reading…
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These three DC neighborhoods almost became freeway-oriented suburbia
Planners in the 1950s wanted to replace large swaths of central Washington with freeways. Canceling those plans saved the city not just from the freeways themselves, but also from an equally stunning plan to demolish thousands more blocks alongside said freeways and “renew” them with a suburban landscape of strip malls, office campuses, and apartment towers. Keep reading…
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Car-free travel idea: Backpacking via Metro
Here are a few transit-accessible places to go backpacking this summer. Keep reading…
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Invasive pear trees are reshaping the region’s landscape
Hot on the heels of the Tidal Basin cherry trees’ peak bloom, a more widespread blossoming is lining DC’s roadsides with puffy white blooms. Keep reading…
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Top posts of 2021: Which neighborhood in Greater Washington has the highest density? Hint: It’s not in DC.
What does the US Census Bureau’s new census tract density map tell us about the region’s neighborhoods? Keep reading…
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Here’s how U Street almost became strip malls and office parks
Planners in the 1950s wanted to replace large swaths of central Washington with freeways. Canceling those plans saved the city not just from the freeways themselves, but also from an equally stunning plan to demolish thousands more blocks alongside said freeways and “renew” them with a suburban landscape of strip malls, office campuses, and apartment towers. Keep reading…
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Which neighborhood in Greater Washington has the highest density? Hint: It’s not in DC.
What does the US Census Bureau’s new census tract density map tell us about the region’s neighborhoods? Keep reading…