Posts tagged Bus Shelters
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Breakfast links: Fit and flinty
Your bag needs a workout; Putting your MARC on White Flint; Crowdsourcing your future condo’s shade of green; De-sprawling in Flint; Mini links. Keep reading…
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On the calendar: Giant projects and public reactions
Learn about the Wisconsin Giant: Development projects in Ward 3 historically draw the strongest opposition from well-organized groups of residents. For the proposed Wisconsin Avenue Giant, however, the dynamic is reversing, as many residents eager for a new, mixed-use, walkable, modern Giant and retail at the corner of Wisconsin, Newark, and Idaho are rallying to support the… Keep reading…
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What should our bus stop standards be?
Remember the debate in Chevy Chase DC about bus shelters? One resident opposed any bus shelters in front of her house because they “make the neighborhood feel urban.” Neighbors suggest that instead of forcing people to stand in the rain, perhaps shelters in that area could reflect the local character. Keep reading…
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Are bus shelters too “urban” for Chevy Chase?
Chevy Chase, DC not only sits at the edge of DC, it straddles the psychological line between feeling like part of the city and feeling like a suburb. Its name even matches the bordering suburban town, but its older, urban street grid and decent walkability relate more closely to the surrounding DC neighborhoods. Keep reading…
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Swinging bus stops
Why can’t bus stops be fun as well as functional? (Treehugger; tip: Neha) Keep reading…