Posts tagged Downtown Dc
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Breakfast links: Purple Line delayed again; officials request additional $425 million
Purple Line delayed until December 2027. Montgomery County amendment aims to make it easier to preserve affordable housing. Chinatown residents concerned about impact of Caps, Wizards’ potential move. Keep reading…
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The new downtown: A place for all of us
As Washington reimagines its urban core, the key is mixed-use development, creating an environment where people can live, work, play, send their kids to school, and age in place. Keep reading…
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GGWash Picks of 2023: Where is downtown DC? It’s up for debate
DC’s zoning map provides one definition for Downtown, business improvement districts and the Census Bureau give others — and none of them are perfect. Keep reading…
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Most of Washington region’s remote workers are in private sector
The area’s higher percentage and rate of work-from-home since the pandemic isn’t driven by federal employees — it’s part of a bigger trend in tech-hub metros.
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Where is downtown DC? It’s up for debate
DC’s zoning map provides one definition for Downtown, business improvement districts and the Census Bureau give others — and none of them are perfect. Keep reading…
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DC’s downtown wasn’t supposed to be where it is. Here’s how it migrated
George Washington and Pierre L’Enfant envisioned a very different city when they laid out plans for the Capitol. Part I of a three-part series discusses what changed for the nation’s capital between the 1700s and World War II. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Potomac Yard Metro station opens
Metro system expands to 98 stations with the opening of Potomac Yard. New DC ballot initiative proposes ranked-choice voting and open primaries. Maryland AG says Montgomery County Council may have sworn in Planning Board too quickly. Keep reading…
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Downtown DC’s recovery hinges on one word
Stop focusing on forcing workers to return to the office in cars. DC has bigger questions to answer. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Red Line trains suspended Monday morning due to person killed on tracks
Person dies on Red Line tracks during Monday’s rush hour. Downtown DC needs more amenities to be livable. Audit finds Maryland Toll Authority overcharged thousands of users. Keep reading…
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Meet me down in Pipetown — DC’s neighborhoods in 1877
By now, most Washingtonians have heard of Swampoodle, the historic Irish neighborhood that was destroyed by the construction of Union Station. But what about The Island? Pipetown? Bloody Hill? These were all names of Washington, DC neighborhoods during the decades of the 1800s following the end of the Civil War. Keep reading…