Posts about Arlington
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Park(ing) Day highlights the value of green, public space
Last Friday, the District and Arlington temporarily transformed pavement into parkland to celebrate Park(ing) Day, the annual event to raise awareness and generate discussion about how cities use public space. The pop-up parks showcased the value that green, public space has for communities, even in an area as small as a parking space. The largest Park(ing) Day space was in… Keep reading…
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Parks popping up tomorrow for Park(ing) Day
Tomorrow is Park(ing) Day, where civic leaders and everyday people turn on-street parking spaces into temporary public parks to demonstrate the different ways we can use our public space. In our region, there will be parks tomorrow at the Wilson Building, Metro Center, and in Rosslyn. Along Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the Wilson Building (between 14th and 13½ Street),… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: A new ride
Metro opens doors slower; Let the bike out of the bag; Bikers must walk; Car buying vs. bike buying; A memorial loses sun; Solve traffic with smart growth; China following our mistakes; And…. Keep reading…
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Full steam ahead for suburban skyscrapers
Within the confines of the District of Columbia, the question of whether to allow tall buildings is a subject of much debate. But in the burgeoning urban centers of Northern Virginia and suburban Maryland, there is no question: more tall buildings are coming. For many decades Rosslyn has been home to the tallest skyscrapers in the Washington region. The taller of its Twin Towers… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Add transit
Everyone wants more transit; Go express to Tysons; Another set of bus changes; Food trucks get an hour; Fix bike routes in OpenStreetMap; Bikeshare or bike lanes?; A Long time coming; Tech that could change cities; And…. Keep reading…
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Prince George’s hospital site starts and stops with Metro
Prince George’s County and Maryland leaders say that bringing jobs to the areas around Metro stations is one of their top priorities. They can follow through on this promise by making sure that the $600 million regional medical center planned for the county lands at a Metro site. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Making plans
A new library; A Ward 7 Walmart; More CaBi for Arlington; WMATA hires in planning and development; Maryland sees crime rate fall; Don’t “like” new Facebook HQ; Dresden rolls out longest bus; And…. Keep reading…
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Arlington takes the lead on green-painted bike lanes
Arlington installed a green-painted bike lane yesterday at Military Road and Nelly Custis Drive. If weather cooperates, it will put in 4 more around the county over the next few days. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Cutting corruption?
Gray proposes election reform; ANC supports Adams Morgan hotel; Republican platform on DC; Are denser areas more resilient during bad weather?; Housing market in outer suburbs catches on; DC drivers the worst?; Maryland drivers the worst?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: On the move
DC taxis get smart; Quicker buses?; Testing new smart cars; Bike lanes not enough?; Arlington shows off streetcar plans; Europe’s segregated cities; And…. Keep reading…