Posts tagged Dc
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Downtown posts big gains in housing units
Recent American Community Survey data reveal strong growth in the number of housing units in downtown Washington and adjacent neighborhoods. Of the 10 census tracts that saw the greatest net increase in units, 9 are located within the area covered by the L’Enfant Plan. After comparing the housing unit numbers from the 2000 census and the recent ACS averages… Keep reading…
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Will Thomas push for local business and good urban design?
Harry Thomas, Jr. will lead the DC Council’s Committee on Economic Development next year. In a press release, Thomas notes his plans to continue “building on what he has accomplished in this area for Ward 5.” The trouble is, Thomas’ development record in Ward 5 is spotty, at best. Suburban-style, big box-anchored retail development is scattered throughout… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Feds pay up
Feds speed up Silver Line funding; Congress orders feds to pay stormwater fees; Transit can never be fully secured; Glenmont getting garage; Silver Spring still debating library ped bridge; Car passenger pulls gun on pedestrians; Are film incentives worth it?; Buy America makes HSR costly; And…. Keep reading…
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Then and Now: Snow plows
Left: Ford Motor Company snow plow equipment ca. 1925 in front of the District Building. Photo from the Library of Congress. Right: DDOT snow plows in front of RFK stadium, November 5, 2010. Photo from the DDOTDC Flickr pool. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Have plans, need money
Region brimming with streetcar projects; Virginia needs rail money; Fenty wants to surplus Franklin School; Shaw Library draws accolades; Affordable housing saves more than money; Frederick bridges in great shape; Big box retail moving into cities; From ballpark to snow park; And…. Keep reading…
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Christmas Eve links: What Santa’s bringing you
Have yourself a Merry Transit Christmas; All I want for the holidays…; FreshDirect in DC?; Bike parking to be enforced; Baltimore United?; DC not really least business-friendly; Freeways that weren’t; And…. Keep reading…
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DC, Arlington to add 36 Capital Bikeshare stations
Gabe Klein is giving us all a gift just before he leaves: DDOT just announced they plan to add 20 more Capital Bikeshare stations in 2011, and Arlington has funding for 16 which will allow expanding the system to the Rosslyn-Ballston corridor. Keep reading…
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East of the River won’t be changing so fast, so soon
Ward 7 and Ward 8 will not be the next U Street. But at the same time, East of the River will not stay “Mayberry,” as some residents have referred to it. I remember being told not to go past 14th Street NW when I was an intern working on U Street NW in 2001. Now less than a decade later, U Street is a bustling center that embodies the “live, work, play” motto. … Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Prince George’s moving forward, mostly
PG Metro board member yanked; Leslie Johnson won’t control development; Teen killed in hit and run; Gray education picks are strong reformers; Zimmerman looks ahead; Overhead wire bill approved; Dulles Metro station far for security reasons?; Tell station managers about escalators; And…. Keep reading…