Posts about East of the Anacostia
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Anacostia has changed a lot since 1892
Ghosts of DC posted an 1892 Map of Rural Anacostia earlier this week. I’ve made it into a graphic illustrating some of the other physical changes to the neighborhood and its surroundings in the last 120 years. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Where the jobs will be
Arlington wants more high-tech startups; Bye (for now), 7th Street businesses; Prince George’s bans some bags; Contamination is costly; Hybla Valley organizes for recreation; Google pursues the perfect map; Trottenberg will lead NYC DOT. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: 2 Mount Vernons, many visions
Spa in NW, poor in Anacostia?; Mount Vernon v. urban blight; Expanding transit beyond Metrorail; Nonprofit tax exemptions fading; MGM casino coming 2016; Surge into the New Year; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Saving the city
Self-policing DC; Best design of the year?; Shaw and Anacostia sites ready for development; Pay-to-play meter deal; Defense of streetcar in Arlington; Urbanism from scratch; 1 car = 10 bikes; 11-year BRT timeline; Utah’s transit gem. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Labor and politics
DC Council approves wage boost; Planners back Bethesda residential project; Winter attractions coming to St. Elizabeths; Hopscotch crosswalks come to Baltimore; More kids are walking to school; Can you tell if WMATA gets better?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Debates and delays
Streetcar uncertainly slows development; McMillan goes to Zoning Commission; Lighter and faster trains en route?; Minimum wage in Montgomery to rise; Uncertainty after auction; Next stop: Georgetown?; Put a lid on it; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The constant skyline
No height increases in L’Enfant City; Inner Harbor improvements; New development may fund housing; Microsoft is coming to St. Elizabeths; Further details emerge on FBI site; Opposition threatens King Street bike lanes; The future of retailing; HOT lanes’s first birthday; And…. Keep reading…
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New murals sprout across DC
DC is awash in murals. Four new murals recently went up as part of an arts festival sponsored by Heineken. Ward 7 residents banded together to give a beloved restaurant a mural. And a filmmaker’s making a documentary about what murals mean to DC’s culture. Located on Pennsylvania Avenue SE just east of the Anacostia River, Thai Orchid is the sole sit-down restaurant… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: What sustainability looks like
Seven Maryland locales certified sustainable; Planners revise Clarksburg blueprint; Homeownership preserves affordability; Water taxis could be feasible; A forest grows in Detroit; Pittsburgh candidate opposes stadium; The 70-mile bike commute; Does communication technology impact cities?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Redevelopment a hard sell
New hotel proposed for Alexandria Waterfront; Controversial election for MLK Library; Arlington planners study parking lot size; Rockville farms for farm ideas; Vote on Purple Line delayed; Thousands apply at Marriott and Walmart; Cafe shutters in Anacostia; Ice Skating in Shaw; And…. Keep reading…