Posts tagged Colonel Brooks Tavern
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A court ruling on a Brookland development could imperil future housing near Metro stations
DC’s Court of Appeals has overturned approvals for a six-story apartment building across the street from the Brookland Metro station. The decision could give opponents in many parts of DC new ammunition to try to block new housing in their neighborhoods. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Here comes the train again
Crack is whack for Metro; VRE going without Wi-Fi; Brookland development gets ANC OK; Traffic studies unbelievable but true; CaBi may soon get ads; Emergency pedicab regulations permanent; A strong core is key to health; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Signs of the times
Ugly signs protest development; Will Capitol surface parking ever go away?; Route 1 to be more friendly; Take MLK from MLK to MLK; The Ward 4 WMATA Board; CaBi sets records on the 4th; Amtrak privitization faces the 5th Amendment; Bike bits; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: More Virginia Metro, less DC development
Potomac Yard station has options; New ideas “surface” to cut Silver Line costs; Projects shrink, opponents still oppose; No Megabus, no videotaping; MPD stops photography, gets sued; Greening or green-washing?; Johnson stays on council… for now; Interesting transit ideas; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Missing the point
C100 against public participation in government?; Perkins pushing preferable passes; Don’t panic about buildings; Pondering access for Tysons stations; Google Maps slow to correct errors; National Airport’s historic remnants; More toll increases in Maryland?; Roads too costly to maintain; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Can’t we all get along?
Too many wars?; Cop assaults citizen with car; Republicans good for biking?; Colonel Brooks project zoning stalls; Moneme lobbies former WMATA colleagues; Examining Metro’s capital budget; A national bag fee?; Construction afoot in Near SE; And…. Keep reading…
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Will preservation be a tool of blatant anti-development?
Opponents of a redevelopment project at Colonel Brooks’ Tavern next to the Brookland Metro are turning to historic preservation as their latest anti-building tactic. Lydia DePillis reports that ANC 5A has nominated Colonel Brooks’ Tavern and the adjacent houses to be designated as historic. The timing of this is quite suspect, since a Planned Unit Development… Keep reading…