Posts tagged East Of The River
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Then and Now: 2932 W Street, SE
The home located at 2932 W Street, SE, was built in 1949 by architect Norman Kertzman. It is listed as being of cinder block construction and was valued at $18,000 at the time it was built. Kertzman came to the Washington area in 1939. He worked for other architects before establishing his own firm, which he operated on a full-time basis from the mid-1940s to mid-1970s. He retired to… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Debating density
Four stories? Professional offices?; A walkable Herndon?; Good questions; I-66 metering now two-way; More water for bank deserts?; Locking the canal again; Free car with condo. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Eye of the beholder
Murals: Love ‘em or hate ‘em?; “Rethinking” SmarTrip (but not bus stop spacing); Streetcar wires AND trees?; All together now: Highways are really expensive; And gas taxes don’t cover it; Gateway may close Virginia Ave; I just didn’t see the elephant. Keep reading…
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Four ways to improve McMillan Two
The McMillan Two plan tackles a project of enormous scope, yet there are still several areas of the plan that need more emphasis. The plan should be praised for its scope, vision, and long timeframe, yet as it stands, it is an incomplete idea that needs more depth to meet all the challenges DC will face over the next 50-100 years. Similarly, the plan should be praised for its… Keep reading…
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McMillan Two envisions a classical Anacostia
Images courtesy Nir Buras. The public character of Washington has grown around two grand plans. First, Charles L’Enfant laid out the city as a sacred grove for the marking of America’s history. One century later, the McMillan Commission restored and expanded upon that original design to include the history of the Nineteenth Century. The city center has grown… Keep reading…
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Then and Now: Engine Company No. 15
Engine Company 15, located at 14th and V Streets, SE, opened on April 15, 1898. This firehouse was in continuous use until it was razed in 1966. After being temporarily housed at Engine 32 for nearly two years, it was able to move into a new firehouse on the same site. The new firehouse was dedicated on January 6, 1969. The new Engine 15 was the first D.C. Fire Dept. unit to make its… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Keep the blood flowing
Sign up for Bikestation; A little less Circulation; Corner stores now healthier; Rail guns; Ethics time; Reality vs. formula for rail lines; Performance parking at the beach; Rolling back parking enforcement. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Making tracks and trails
Met Branch asphalt; Streetcar tracks in Anacostia; Are you going car-free?; When will Cato criticize garages?; HOT tempers in Virginia; Ride Metro to the Redskins, no thanks to the FTA; Americans loving cars a little less. Keep reading…
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On the calendar: Walk, bike, park, and paddle
DC’s traditionally quiet summer is over. There are lots of events coming up this weekend and across the next few weeks. September is always a particularly big month in transportation, as Park(ing) Day and Car-Free Day both show up just days apart, sandwiching Walking(&Biking) Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Ouch
Charter driver hits Metrobus; Hello? Police?; The new new corridor; “Transportation” equals “roads” to AASHTO; Preston Bryant to chair NCPC; Making the east coast look bad; Hunting for better bicycling; A whale of a cake. Keep reading…
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Scenes of Washington: Feet in the Street
Photos by the Washington Area Bicyclist Association. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Scolding all around
Bad Apple; Bad planning; Bad anti-planning; Bad candidate; Bad parker; Good blogs; Good slate. Keep reading…
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Feet in the Street Saturday in Fort Dupont
Tomorrow, Saturday, is Feet in the Street, DC’s first foray into the Ciclovia/Summer Streets/Sunday Streets phenomenon, where cities around the world close down streets in densely populated areas to create linear festivals. People walk, bike, and rollerblade through their city in ways not possible normally. Stops along the way provide entertainment, education, refreshment,… Keep reading…
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Streetcars now on the front burner
Over 100 people packed a theater at the Atlas Performing Arts Center on H Street, NE last night to hear DDOT Director Gabe Klein and Chief of Staff Scott Kubly talk about DC’s streetcar project. DC has had plans to build streetcars for many years, but recently progress seems to have stalled. Keep reading…
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Poplar Point planners present possibilities
Should Poplar Point become two separate districts, one extending the Anacostia neighborhood and one connecting across the river? Or should it be one neighborhood, centered around the Metro station leaving parkland along the waterfront, or activating the waterfront with a large park to one side? Should DC redevelop the Anacostia Metro garage, or leave it? These are some of… Keep reading…
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Railbanking could fix the Anacostia streetcar dilemma
DC has gone back and forth on the planned Anacostia streetcar, first planning to run it in an unused CSX right-of-way, then switching to a street alignment, then moving the alignment. If DC instead took advantage of “railbanking,” they could still run the streetcar on the CSX line, build a streetcar more cheaply than the current street alignment, and give Anacostia a… Keep reading…
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The plight of the blight: River East liquor stores
Nikki Peele is one of the rising stars of the River East area, blogging about issues in that part of the city, especially her neighborhood of Congress Heights, at Congress Heights On the Rise. She will be sharing some of her thoughts with us here on Greater Greater Washington. Keep reading…
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Morning links: Back and greater than ever
I’m back; “Overgrown office park” to real city; More sidewalks coming, especially in River East; I-270 corridor residents want transit; Mixed-income areas boost civic participation; Arlington gets greener, transit opponents claim to be; Across the nation; And…. Keep reading…
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11th Street bridges design makes some improvements
JDLand got a copy of the current design for the 11th Street bridges project. The original EIS showed a potential layout for the ramps and bridges, but DDOT asked engineering firms bidding on the project to design their own implementations. Keep reading…