Posts tagged Dupont Circle
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Breakfast links: The smart money says
SmarTrip stays; DC declares independence; Shelter sums; No new Circulator routes; Solar support; What’s in a station name?; HOT and the Pentagon; And…. 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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Opponents of a new Dupont building gamble and lose
Well, they blew it. Last month, the Dupont Circle Advisory Neighborhood Commission decided to turn down a deal for neighborhood benefits in the proposed development at St. Thomas Parish and roll the dice on fighting the project. That turned out to be a bad bet. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: In with the new
Old space, new use; Defining historic; America’s 10 best new bike lanes; A greater College Park; Land swap shifts shelter; Buying charm in Bethesda; Dupont Circle’s fountain; Final ride; Hold the doors. Keep reading…
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Dupont Circle leaders reject neighborhood benefits to tilt at windmills over development
A new church and housing will almost certainly rise where a church burned down 45 years ago. The church and developer worked with neighbors to cut down on the impact of both construction and the eventual new building, but the deal failed to win key neighborhood approval last week. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: From traffic to transit
Purple proposals are in; DC traffic fines climb; Multimodal demands on 395; Putting up money for murals; Prince William transit woes; Holy affordable housing; No school left behind; Bridging VA to MD; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: She’s got a ticket to ride
Don’t cross the Potomac; Ride On or not; Split or ride alone; Death on the road; Pershing Park proposals; Count them; Housing vouchers; Cash money; Hot stations; Fun fun fun. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Stand by
The NTSB report is out; Not cool; Empty office parks; Goodbye, flag; Go fishing; Ahead of the curve; Elevate; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Win some, lose some
Why, WMATA?; Alexandria votes; From the ashes; Affordable housing wreaks no havoc; MoCo focus on taxis; Feeling Whole; Gondolas are legit; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: New ways to move
Buses flying by; Uber for kids?; Walkblock still blocked; TOD comes to Totten; Secondhand smoke; “Rain tax” lives, for now; Underground plans; And…. Keep reading…