Posts tagged Architecture
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Breakfast links: Late night service? Check yes or no
Late-night backers dwindle; The state of SafeTrack; Penn Station revamp; Dial “C” for crime; Boost in cemetery security; Hospital expansion; And…. Keep reading…
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Building of the Week: The Wonder Bread Factory
If you walk down S Street in Shaw, you’ll pass the Wonder Bread Factory between 7th and 6th Streets NW. Though its façade still boasts “Wonder Bread” and “Hostess Cake,” today the building is full of retail space and offices. It’s a great example of adaptive reuse, which is repurposing a historic building for a new function. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: SafeTrack extends its stay
SafeTrack slower than expected; Water taxis get real on service; Maryland might lose Uber; Stadium redesign; New Communities slow to start; Kaya’s contractor commotion; The plan is all about PPPs. Keep reading…
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Gas stations were much better looking in 1924
Most gas stations these days are pretty garish, but gas stations weren’t always so. Check out this vintage 1924 station, from Connecticut Avenue in Woodley Park. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Onward, Bikeshare!
Bikeshare’s growing popularity; Paratransit problems; Bus cuts bite hard; Helping Mosaic move; NVTC’s cautious approval; Big changes in MoCo; Hogan hopeful on FBI; Shine on, 495. Keep reading…
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Twenty-five gorgeous but non-famous US train stations
America has abundant famous train stations, from New York’s iconic Grand Central, to Denver’s fabulously remodeled Union Station. DC is blessed with a particularly lovely one. But if you only know the famous stations, you’re missing out. Here are 25 gorgeous train stations from around the US that you may not have seen before. 1. Worcester Union Station Worcester… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: On your MARC, get set, go
New digs at Camden Yards; Area transit gets a boost; Light rail limbo; Warp speed on sewage study; The road better paved; Power to the people; Office space boom or bust; And…. Keep reading…
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Replacing the FBI building won’t work without plans for a new Pennsylvania Avenue
A mixed-use development is due to replace the FBI building in Penn Quarter. Right now, the rules that will guide that six-acre redevelopment are stalling over a few issues. The biggest problem is the risk that the current draft ignores the best possible outcome: a Pennsylvania Avenue that devotes enough space to pedestrians. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro’s safety dance
A tally of Metro mistakes; Service over safety; The cost of paid family leave; The pane of history; SunTrust jumps another hurdle; Back home, for now; Uber for emergencies?; Hospital horrors; Pipe in on pipe prices; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Homeless, again
Fire at DC General ; Another delay for FBI HQ; Gridlock begets gridlock; Congestion will only get worse; Don’t regulate me, says Airbnb; How do you solve a problem like sprawl?; And…. Keep reading…