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What’s That? #38
Each week I show small close-up photographs of three different well-known places and things related to the Washington, DC area. Keep reading…
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Autumn Streets: Pennsylvania Avenue
The Autumn Streets photography series is a special feature this season exploring some of Washington’s more famous or important streets. The first three installments were Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Be thankful
DC becoming bike-friendlier; A lot to be thankful for in DC neighborhoods; Breakthroughs in 2010; Bike hit-and-run in Mt. Vernon Triangle; Gray’s slow transition irks some; Full body scanners on the Metro?; BWI rail platforms reopen; Is there a subtext to parking debates?; And…. Keep reading…
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Autumn Streets: H Street
The Autumn Streets series offers a periodic photographic tour of a major street in DC. This is part three of the series, focusing on H Street. Keep reading…
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White House has a “secret” CaBi station
There is one Capital Bikeshare station that doesn’t show up on the online map: the White House station. Keep reading…
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Celebrate Black Friday, urbanist style
While everyone else is has been in line since 3am drooling over a new iPad, 3D TV, or Zhu Zhu pets, you can enjoy Black Friday from the comfort of your home with our list of must-haves for every urbanist. Lego Public Transport Station - $100 - Lego may have been the only thing in Denmark not to have beaten American cities to the TOD fad, but hey, they probably sell most of their products… Keep reading…
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Give thanks for DC’s great amenities
We spend a lot of time here thinking about ways to make Washington greater, which makes us good at finding fault. It’s important every now and then to celebrate what we do have, and the hard-working public servants who make it all possible. Everyone has their own things they love about the city and the surrounding area, things we don’t appreciate enough. Here’s… Keep reading…
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Will Wal-Mart be urban? Part 3: New Jersey Avenue
Following Wal-Mart’s announcement that they will build four stores in the District of Columbia, this is the third in a four-part series examining the urban design of each proposal. Today: New Jersey Avenue. This is by far the best of the proposals. Located on the fringes of downtown, it is appropriately dense and mixed-use. The building will be five floors, with small format… Keep reading…