Posts tagged Connecticut Avenue
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Breakfast links: Budget and bus lanes
Budget autonomy to the brig; Parking rate parity; 14th St streetscape; 16th St bus lane lag; IZ in DC; Plaza over Connecticut; Fort Reno done for?; Dollars for demand; A new VPP. Keep reading…
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How U Street almost became strip malls and office parks
Planners in the 1950s wanted to replace large swaths of central Washington with freeways. Canceling those plans saved the city not just from the freeways themselves, but also from an equally stunning plan to demolish thousands more blocks alongside said freeways and “renew” them with a suburban landscape of strip malls, office campuses, and apartment towers. Keep reading…
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An entrance at the Van Ness Metro station is about to close for three years
The escalator at the western entrance of the Van Ness Metro station needs serious work. Three years’ worth, to be exact. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Trains ready to move
Back on track; Streetcar start?; Not so fast; Montgomery moves; More silver for transit center; Who’s running?; And…. Keep reading…
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Intelsat building gets a greener, but not more urban front
The former headquarters of Intelsat, a space-age building on Connecticut Avenue near the Van Ness Metro, will get a new entrance. The change will soften a harsh corner, but it won’t fully repair this non-urban building’s relationship to the street. Keep reading…
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DDOT could still fix Cleveland Park’s service lane
The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) may decide not to remove the service lane on Connecticut Avenue in Cleveland Park, even as the agency takes public input on it. Could a temporary closure show how it would work for businesses and pedestrians? The proposal to remove the service lane, which was built in the 1960’s, and restore a wider sidewalk has generated… Keep reading…
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Cleveland Park’s shops can thrive without the service lane
Cleveland Park businesses say they need a service lane on Connecticut Avenue. But a new study says that most people walk, bike, or take transit to their shops, suggesting they need a bigger sidewalk instead. The District Department of Transportation recently outlined four options for reconfiguring the service lane along Connecticut Avenue between Macomb and Ordway streets,… Keep reading…
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Cleveland Park considers restoring wide sidewalks
After years of asking for change, Cleveland Park residents could finally see a wider sidewalk along the east side of Connecticut Avenue, which became a service lane and parking lot 50 years ago. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: By themselves
In the council; DC singles trend continues; DC ranks high for sharing; ANC considers no-parking development on 14th; Elrich fights for BRT on Connecticut; DC used bike sale exemption?; Bike lanes on King Street?; Stand right, walk left. Keep reading…
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Bring back Cleveland Park’s historic wide sidewalks
DC is beginning a study of the roads, sidewalks, and travel patterns along Connecticut Avenue in Cleveland Park. Some neighbors hope to take this opportunity to restore the original, wide sidewalks in the commercial strip which were torn up and turned into a parking lot in 1962. Keep reading…