Posts tagged Dc
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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: Go
Hine moves forward; Brown’s money gone; Criminal Courtland; Some Marylanders don’t pay tolls; States keep trails funding; More transparency for highway financing?; NEVVR FORGT flying into DCA; Where am I?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Uncertain developments
Transit center further delayed; MLB forbids paying for late Metro?; Bikeshare-athlon; Groceries for U Street; The school spot shuffle; Fake bus stops for the disoriented; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Build it for real
Will town centers grow into authentic places?; Black and white sketches slow hotel; New bills for bikeshare; Bikes boom; One more reason to take the train; Customer comes first?; Variable speed limits?; Disappointments; And…. Keep reading…
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Tregoning, Wells bash blank wall on Ukraine memorial
DC Office of Planning Director Harriet Tregoning and Councilmember Tommy Wells criticized the design for the planned memorial to the Ukrainian Manmade Famine of 1932-1933 on Massachusetts Avenue near Union Station, primarily for of the way it turns a blank wall to F Street. Both ultimately voted against the design at yesterday’s meeting of the National Capital Planning… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Share the load
Path will be too narrow; Lanier talks tickets; Initiatives face confusion; Another taxi app; Windy City wants safer walking; Elevated bike highways: good idea?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Police work
Stop crime through design; Photography still not a crime; Report bad drivers; What’s the standard?; Good, bad, ugly of Romney’s smart growth record; Types of trails; And…. Keep reading…
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Grassy triangle will become a plaza and Ukrainian memorial
A small, empty grass triangle just west of Union Station will soon be a new memorial. Victims of the Ukranian Manmade Famine of 1932-1933 will get memorialized, and residents and workers will get a usable plaza. The back side of the memorial, however, will turn a mostly blank wall to F Street. Keep reading…
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Voting in DC is not a waste
A former Washington City Paper reporter intern says he never registered to vote in DC while living here, because his vote doesn’t count. This is an all-too-common attitude among many residents. But your vote does count in DC, in a great many important ways. Matt Bevilacqua, who now writes for Next American City in Philadelphia, wrote today that it took him 2 whole afternoons… Keep reading…
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A simpler design will strengthen the Bond at Tenley
A building proposed for Tenleytown deserves praise for putting density in the right spot, but its design is too fractured to contribute to the character of Tenleytown. Although the building fills the majority of the lot and is lined with retail, it is neither an interesting work of architecture nor a quiet background building. Keep reading…