Posts tagged Crystal City
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Breakfast links: Nuances in crime stats
WMATA board member skips Largo station; Mixed news in PG crime stats; Too many apartments in DC?; Barry decries displacement, whites, renters, etc.; Counties coordinate on streetcars; VA politicos criticize BRAC; Arlington & DC safe as houses; Flimsy historic designation not a total hurdle; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Under pressure
Pressure mounts on DC middle schools; Bowser has her own ethics challenge; Tenants sue over living conditions; Earthquake caused more damage than thought; No fault in Jefferson Memorial arrests; Don’t call it a bribe; Everyone doesn’t love a party; And…. Keep reading…
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Video shows plans for Crystal City redevelopment
Arlington County produced a video to explore its plan to redevelop Crystal City over the next 40 years. Board chairman Zimmerman walks around Crystal City and discusses some of the county’s goals, which include encouraging higher density development, introducing streetcars, improving open space and protecting affordable housing. Keep reading…
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What’s the status of our major transit projects?
With yesterday’s news that the Baltimore Red Line is being advanced to Preliminary Engineering, it seems a good time to check up on the various rail and BRT projects in the region and report on their status. Here are the 15 major rail and BRT projects in our region. Norfolk “The Tide” light rail Status: Construction Construction is largely complete. Trains and tracks are… Keep reading…
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On the calendar: Streams of consciousness
Want to build One City, learn about ecological sustainability, visualize the city with technology, discuss balancing preservation with innovation, or support bicycle advocacy in the region? These good causes and interesting events are coming up: DC Neighborhood College’s “One City Community Leadership Forum” is taking place both Friday night and… Keep reading…
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Morning links: Rebutting stereotypes and arguments
End tired bicycle stereotypes; “Cheap shot” on BRAC; Floreen vs. the bag fee; Talking buses hot topic in Portland; Metro morsels; How to win a contest; TJ parents argue over ESL; Tell residents, not commuters, about program; Lessons from New York. Keep reading…
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Then and Now: Crystal City
Crystal City started out as a hodgepodge of junkyards, low rent motels, and light industrial uses clustered around Route 1 and the RF&P railroad. This image shows how sparsely populated the area was in 1934: Keep reading…
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Crystal City plans to repair its superblocks
In the 1960s, Crystal City began to develop into a high-density, mixed-use neighborhood. One developer’s grand vision for this area included a collection of superblocks, east of Jefferson Davis Highway. As the name implies, a superblock is generally a type of city block that is much larger than a traditional city block. The area where Crystal City would continue to rise… Keep reading…
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A toast to 2010: Top five Smart Growth moments of the year
2010 was a great year for smart growth. It was the year that biking, walking and transit communities really took off. And what a battle for Metro service we had! Here are our choices at the Coalition for Smarter Growth for the top five smart growth achievements from the last twelve months. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: In camera
Cleared for videotaping police; DC fairly car-lite; Flashy architecture often has problems; Crystal City a go; Cyclists overpay for road space; NYC unveils new intercoms; And…; Shots, crashes. Keep reading…