Posts tagged Big Box Retail
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Urban big boxes are becoming common
A few years ago the idea of a pedestrian friendly big box store was almost unthinkable, but the idea is catching on, with several examples locally and around the country. In this region, the Columbia Heights Target is an obvious example, but not the only one. We also have the Tenleytown Best Buy, and of course, the proposed downtown Wal-Mart. In the suburbs, Gaithersburg’s… Keep reading…
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Lunch links: How we compare
Metro areas ranked by pedestrian safety; Why Washington is better than Atlanta; DC second fittest; biking a factor?; Gray wants Skyland Walmart; Cheh proposes awesome budget ideas; VRE bends over backwards; HSR an even clearer win for California than France; Building transit takes a long time. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Begging for big boxes
Wegmans at Walter Reed?; Outlets a good fit for transit-poor megacomplex?; Mixed-use or move out?; Brown considering tax switcheroo; Metro to investigate excessive force; Metro still running reds; Peds struck in hit-and-run; Maryland may exclude Keolis; Bike bits. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Our elected leaders
Vote now; Biddle fades at the finish; Seegars makes interracial marriage an issue; Coalitions can be contradictory; MD legislature ignored environment; Costco returns would take a decade; Boat club nixed public plaza; St. E’s at risk?; And…. Keep reading…
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Morning links: Things on the rise
Dulles station debate heats up; Carol Schwartz is fed up; Georgetown waterfront flooded; MoCo council members fighting Costco; DDOT to plan more streetcars; Cap Crescent and Purple Line are friends; Nats, DC fight over late service; Amtrak puts railfans to work; And…. Keep reading…
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How much will Walmart cost DC taxpayers?
What if it cost you two cents on the dollar at the discount store to ensure that your neighbor, who works long hours at the store, has adequate health coverage through his employer? What if paying those two cents reduced the number of people relying on Medicaid for health care, and thereby reduced your taxes? These are among questions the DC Council needs to address… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Mixed feelings
Welcome diversity or dog-park invaders?; Walmart can be good for small retailers; Height limit raisers include Gray; Inexperience a factor in derailment; Streetcars bring access, investment; Arlington, Alexandria cooperate on bus lanes; What’s faster than a bus?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Shutdown everything
Park Police won’t do events, MPD will; Public safety partially essential; Services that will continue; Furloughed workers can file unemployment; WMATA clarifies potential cuts; Wheaton Costco debate continues; Black History Museum design revised; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Show us the money
DC suing travel companies; NPS spending big on roads; Getting serious collecting debt; Walmart will anchor Tysons West; New Woodbridge slug lot mostly empty; Some agencies still headless; Thomas’s campaign gets scrutiny; A very green way to get fuel; And…. Keep reading…
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How can 14th Street thrive between Target and Walmart?
Between the high-volume Columbia Heights retail district to the south and a planned Walmart in Brightwood to the north, upper 14th Street occupies a precarious position in the District’s retail landscape. Planners are working to make sure the future of 14th Street NW is one with vibrant, neighborhood-serving retail nodes. The DC Office of Planning is working… Keep reading…