Posts tagged Development
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Breakfast links: Jack and the giants
Congress vs. WMATA; Watch the region grow; Stadium parking; No Metro, slower travel; In the crosshairs of the crosswalk; Chevy Chase, aka Snobsville?; Go green to fight crime; And…. Keep reading…
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90 new rowhouses at a Michigan Park seminary could help address the housing shortage
The St. Joseph’s Seminary in Northeast DC’s Michigan Park neighborhood has a large eight-acre property, but the seminary only uses two acres. Rather than let the rest sit empty, they plan to add 90 new rowhouses on four acres, and turn the rest into a park. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Expert advice
Metro’s book of revelations; A safe bet for Metro; Better safe than shiny; Frack-free county; Unwanted and under-reported; BRT for NOVA; A bridge too far; Disappointment for Independence Ave; More parking in Brookland; And…. Keep reading…
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More housing is now banned from Lanier Heights. Organizing is what won the day.
A group of neighbors in Lanier Heights are fighting to downzone their rowhouses, hoping to restrict the ability to convert them into denser, multi-resident units. Monday night they won, and they did it by out-organizing the opposition. Keep reading…
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Saving the planet is a good idea, say preservation board members, but don’t do it here
A scientists’ organization wants to generate enough solar energy atop their building for all its needs. Despite enthusiastic support from neighbors and the DC government, a historic preservation board rejected the plan. One member suggested large solar panels are appropriate in “some remote part of Seattle” but not Dupont Circle. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Public space fight
SunTrust bust?; Hot debate over the Haupt; What’s in a (station) name?; Deanwood stabbing; Now that’s dedication; Car2goFarther?; Long wait for TSA; Paint amid the parking; There’s more housing; AND…. Keep reading…
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Ten small parks that prove tiny is terrific
Georgetown Day School recently downsized its plans for a mixed-use project in Tenleytown. Aside from cutting 50 units of housing, the developers also canceled plans for a pocket park. We called that a loss, but some skeptics said it wasn’t a big deal because the park would have been very small. But when it comes to parks, quality is way more important than size. These 10 “teacup… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Dedicated Metro funding?
Dedicated funding now; No Metro sales tax; A cause for celebration?; Respect the bus driver; Architecture and aging; Build at Braddock?; Mixed-use to retail; The benefit of city colleges; More wealthy babies; Driver’s ed for everyone; And…. Keep reading…
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National links: The robots can’t see the road!
When robots are driving cars, faded line markings become bigger problems than usual. Also, Phoenix gets a bad rap among urbanists but maybe we should consider it differently, and airports can be pretty miserable places to be in. Check out what’s happening around the country in transportation, land use, and other related areas! Robocars are befuddled: As roads age, their… Keep reading…
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Does job growth strengthen a region’s housing market?
In 2015, home prices in the DC region appreciated more slowly than in any of the other 15 largest metro areas in the US. We also had pretty weak job growth last year, with the number of jobs increasing by just 1.6 percent over 2014. So weak job growth means a lousy housing market, and vice versa, right? Well, maybe… but maybe not. Keep reading…