Posts tagged Bloomingdale
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Plans seek to keep Mid City East affordable
The neighborhoods north of Union Station are one of the last affordable, walkable areas close to downtown DC. Can an area change for the better while keeping prices low? That’s what DC’s trying to figure out with the Mid City East Small Area Plan and Livability Study. As U Street to the west and NoMa to the east have boomed, the Mid City East neighborhoods of LeDroit Park,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Sorry, Ralph
Court rules for library redevelopment; Virginia picks up Amtrak tab; FHWA getting behind buffered lanes?; Momentum looks for momentum; A pledge to passengers; No strike here; And…. Keep reading…
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Events roundup: School’s out (almost)
Thanks to everyone who came to our resurrected happy hour Wednesday night! Still hungry for more conversation? Over the next 2 weeks, you can learn about pedestrian safety in Montgomery County and DC, talk about the future of Prince George’s and Tysons Corner, and hear about the intersection of food and smart growth. Take it outside in MoCo: Tomorrow, join the Action Committee… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: WMATA won’t pay
WMATA will run, not fix transit center; Graham must pay for his lawyers; Wrong escalator parts; A shifty shift of funds?; In Purple’s path; BIDs get real-time; Less flooding, but other problems; DC IDs 150 food truck spots; Bike lanes breed safety, profits; And…. Keep reading…
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Streetcars, parks, and libraries get boost in Gray budget
Bike lanes, parks in NoMA and around the city, streetcars, libraries 7 days a week, new trash cans for free, school modernizations, and many more programs get funding under the operating and capital budgets Mayor Gray is unveiling this morning. Streetcars: In the 6-year capital plan, streetcars get $400 million, which should fund completing the first line from Minnesota Avenue… Keep reading…
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Bigger park, taller buildings on tap for McMillan site
DC Water will temporarily use two former water filtration cells in the McMillan Sand Filtration Site to store excess rainwater and mitigate flooding in neighborhoods like Bloomingdale beginning in spring 2014. That decision forces Vision McMillan Partners (VMP) to redraw its plans to transform the site into a mixed-use neighborhood. The previous plan called for new rowhouses… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Stop the madness
Use McMillan site to stop flooding?; Trade the FBI for the Redskins?; Cyclist stabs driver; Rail yard construction could delay Silver Line; Wards 1 & 2 making the most children; Development along Lee Highway?; Fairfax wants funds from Pentagon; And…. Keep reading…
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Morning links: Non-electoral winners and losers
Green Line grows; Last call for millennials?; Philly zoning update crippled; Civic group vs. ANC in Bloomingdale; Draw boundaries around poverty?; “Idiot” drives on sidewalk; Phoenix aims to save pedestrians; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Storm stories
Sandy hits the Northeast hard; Climate change does cause Sandy-like storms; Pepco does a bit better; Why Sandy didn’t flood Bloomingdale; Teleworking: why just in storms?; Region still faces risk of flooding; More storm stuff; Parks get more private money; Housing recovery doesn’t reach everywhere. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The future is soon
Water in McMillan’s future?; Autoload is coming; Underground power?; Less green, more sign; Help Fairfax pay for transport; Politicians off the ticket; Less driving alone; And…. Keep reading…