Posts tagged Density
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With White Flint, Montgomery gets another Bethesda
The Montgomery County Council unanimously approved the White Flint Sector Plan yesterday, authorizing a new walkable, mixed-use district like Bethesda, Rockville and Silver Spring. Today, the area of Rockville Pike from the White Flint Mall to Randolph Road is an unbroken chain of strip malls and huge parking lots centered on a Metro station. These strip malls serve many of… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Profiles in courage and not
A tale of three “cities”; MWAA’s bait and switch; Committee of 500% more expensive; Federal transit benefit benefits Metro; Really a 2-way path?; Police don’t want you to know; The granite nation. Keep reading…
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Morning links: Big questions
What to build in Fairfax?; Metro morsels; Not elevating the debate; Women: take this cycling survey; Run WABA; Lettuce from the library; Youth using less transportation, seniors more. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Hate-based policy arguments
Kornheiser for manslaughter; Big government sprawl; Intermediate offense for deadly driving; No TOD for the House; Walker is a rider; Annandale could get a “sense of place”; VDOT: Offramp or bust; No to vampire bill. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bad design, bad attitude
3 ped crashes, one hour; More safety along Connecticut; Big idea: clear sidewalks; I don’t walk, so walkability is bunk; Anti-density of the week; Yes, a bicycle is a transportation device; Virginia Avenue bike tunnel?. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Green and urban
Bulb-out in a box; Work for CSG; Current debates; Compartir las bicicletas; Cell phone bans best in cities?. Keep reading…
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Parking garage not the answer for Cleveland Park
Election season must be getting underway. Councilmember Mary Cheh (Ward 3), normally a strong proponent of Smart Growth, has proposed spending public money to build a parking garage in Cleveland Park. Despite having a Metro station in the middle of its commercial corridor, some local merchants and visitors want to see a parking garage built in this walkable section of Connecticut… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: More questions than answers
Should our Metro advertise?; “Human error,” but whose?; What would Jefferson say?; More walkability or the end of the world?; Is Fairfax really chicken or just a little bit?; Should MLK Ave get a Circulator?; The biggest subway ever. Keep reading…
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Perceptions of density often miss the mark
Density is one of the most important elements of any city, but also one of the most misunderstood. The density of a site is often not what it initially seems. People will key on things like height, design, maintenance, and context rather than actually looking at what density means to them. It’s a natural, emotional reaction, but often misses the underpinning… Keep reading…
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Will 30 seconds kill White Flint?
The bombing of Tokyo by Gen. Jimmy Doolittle’s carrier-launched B-17s (chronicled in the book and movie “Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo”) arguably changed the course of World War Two, even though they did insignificant damage. The same could be true of Friday’s recommendation by Council staff to only implement Phase One of the White Flint Plan. The Planning,… Keep reading…