Posts by Payton Chung — Board of Directors
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Meet the everyday people who own these iconic Washington-area buildings
Many of the owners who profit from high-profile real estate developments around Washington are ordinary people. Keep reading…
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This exhibit shows how you can build a high-rise out of…wood?
“Timber City,” an exhibit on the second floor of the National Building Museum, lets visitors go hands-on with the new “mass timber” technologies that have made wood construction trendy again. The exhibit closes next week, on September 10. Keep reading…
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DC will get nine blocks of “shared streets” this fall
A new parking garage just opened for customers of the Maine Avenue Fish Market, and with it comes a little taste of the “shared space” streets that will thread through the soon-to-open District Wharf development in Southwest. Keep reading…
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Coming soon: A Barnes Dance at 14th and Irving in Columbia Heights
This summer, a Barnes Dance will go in at 14th and Irving Streets NW, right above the Metro station entrances. There's more than one way to set up an intersection like this, and the one DC chooses could have a big impact on bus traffic. Keep reading…
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The five best Brutalist buildings in DC
Metro was just one part of a building boom that swept Washington in the 1960s and 1970s, leaving DC with a substantial legacy of Brutalist structures that celebrate the geometry and texture of raw concrete. This post highlights five buildings that combine the Brutalist style with a human scale. Keep reading…
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If a driver hits you, shout their license plate number
I was injured in a hit-and-run crash last year, and unlike so many others, the driver is being brought to justice. (I recently talked to a prosecutor about the case.) Here’s what I’ve learned to do: shout out the license plate number. Then repeat it, even louder. Keep reading…
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And the champion of Game of Zones is…
Today, at long last, we have a Game of Zones winner… Keep reading…
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Who will win the Game of Zones? It’s up to you
Today is the final round of Game of Zones! This championship match is a showdown to determine which District of Columbia zoning district is our readers' favorite. Keep reading…
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In Game of Zones, we’re down to the Final FAR
Since March is mad for tournaments, we've teamed up with the DC Office of Zoning to devise Game of Zones. Round Four brings us to the Final FAR with one finalist representing each of the District's four quadrants. Keep reading…
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Game of Zones: Your chance to decide the best zone in each quadrant
It's Round Three of Game of Zones! Mixed-use zones at a neighborhood scale did very well last week, which means that many of the contenders left on the board are very closely matched. Keep reading…