Posts tagged Tod
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Breakfast links: Where the rubber meets the road
Busing around; U-may have choice in car sharing; Hipster obsession, suburban stereotypes block Post from actual trends; On planning in the east; Two bicycle hit-and-runs; No rubber trolley for Herndon; Texting getting peak attention; And…. Keep reading…
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Poplar Point planners present possibilities
Should Poplar Point become two separate districts, one extending the Anacostia neighborhood and one connecting across the river? Or should it be one neighborhood, centered around the Metro station leaving parkland along the waterfront, or activating the waterfront with a large park to one side? Should DC redevelop the Anacostia Metro garage, or leave it? These are some of… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: In the east and the south
Greenmonston; Now the “rural until a developer shows interest” tier; MARC-oriented development at Bowie State; Not so minor; What are DDOT’s streetcar plans?; DCPL in the now; Then and now, overlaid; Atkins or South Beach road diet?. Keep reading…
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A fine line: Langley Park’s planned redevelopment
It’s rare that an area so physically suburban already possesses the people element of a thriving urban center. It might be counterintuitive to think that improving transit to such an area could negatively impact that vibrancy. But this is the threat Prince George’s redevelopment plan around poses to Langley Park. The Purple Line will bring positive effects to the community,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Benefits not always visible
iSee subway stations; Oh, there’s a Metro station there?; Cantorism in NoVA; Hands off our pike; Medical Center Metro entrance lives to fight another day; Nobody wants to live here, except lots of people; Don’t drink and dial; Underground pipe to waterfront park. Keep reading…
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Dinner links: Around and about the Beltway
Wheaton is smart; Hyattsville is getting smarter; East County loses again; Tuss recovers from EDJS, CCT still ailing; Don’t carpool; you might cost Virginia money; The best car; Good ol’ WSJ; What do futures traders know about oil?. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Public spaces, open spaces
Retail blinders at Eastern Market; Gehry insulted to hear criticism; Save Our Memorial; Fenty signs bag bill; Right not to look at art; Kiss-and-TOD at Herndon; People still want to build houses near Cumberland?. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bike lanes and pushy drivers
Road dieting is healthy; Hoboken Hobikelane; Police to ticket aggressive drivers; Offices in the west; Cruzing on the Hill; Around the region; Across the nation. Keep reading…
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Alexandria weighing Metro station alternatives
Alexandria is weighing five potential locations for a future Potomac Yard Metrorail station, along the Yellow and Blue Lines between National Airport and Braddock Road. The Potomac Yard section of Alexandria represents a huge opportunity for walkable, transit-oriented development right on a major Metro corridor. As presentations from the project team make clear, the potential… Keep reading…
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Sprawl is the only option at the Planning Board
Montgomery County is barreling blindly down a path to create a huge new pocket of sprawl outside Gaithersburg. Dubbed “Science City,” the county envisions 20 million square feet of new biotechnology research and development on 900 acres near Rockville and Gaithersburg. However, as currently proposed, “Science City” is no city. The Board recently rejected… Keep reading…