Posts tagged Environment
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Breakfast links: Turning the corner
How the Dutch became cyclists again; Exurban sprawl stopped; A tale of two high-speed rails; Metro deaths remain a mystery; Counties should help pay pensions; A Midtown facelift; Comments can be vicious; And…. Keep reading…
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Development remains elusive at Poplar Point
“Don’t eat any dirt. And when you get home take a shower,” warned park ranger Jim Rosenstock as he led a dozen residents on a walking tour of Poplar Point this weekend. Despite a flurry of public meetings and development plans in recent years, Poplar Point remains unrealized. Changes in ownership, pollution, and lack of a consistent vision have hampered efforts… Keep reading…
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Nationals Park falling behind in green standings
When Nationals Park opened, it was the first LEED-certified ballpark in Major League Baseball, achieving the “Silver” standard. Four seasons later, the once-groundbreaking green ballpark is in danger of being bumped out of the top tier of sports venues. With Ryan Zimmerman, Stephen Strasburg and Jordan Zimmermann on the field and Bryce Harper on the way, the… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The new big thing
More signs for Chinatown?; DC getting a new tunnel; GM backpedals on anti-cyclist ad; New leader discovers MoCo problems; COG opposes airports takeover; DC eschews Superfund’s toxic stigma; Treehouse of horrors; Historic preservation a “black box”?; And…. Keep reading…
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Solar Decathlon home will house a Deanwood family
The Solar Decathlon is largely about using cutting-edge technology and materials to create homes that draw no net energy from the power grid. For one team, though, it’s also about providing housing to the community. The “Empowerhouse” was designed by a team comprised of Parsons The New School for Design, Milano School of International Affairs, Management… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The battle is joined
Cameras: the next bike safety feature?; McDonnell stops faking bipartisanship; Sulaimon Brown arrested, does one thing right; Metro morsels; Small savers get a slide; Architects pick box for big prize; NYC parking spaces to become parks; Ride with a bell or get strip searched?; And…. Keep reading…
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How do we make cities greener? Start by growing smarter
The video of my talk at Saturday’s “Greening Greater Washington” seminar at the Smithsonian is now available online: video platform video management video solutions video player Coincidentally, the Wall Street Journal contains an 8-page section today on how to make cities greener. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: 10 years later
Lower Manhattan on the rise; Security barriacades proliferated; Pushing driver identified, defended; Snyder drops suit; Parks relieve stress; Ride Amtrak the luxury way; Almost-freeway replaces freeway; Sadik-Khan’s legacy: Lots of road projects; Boston bits; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Batten the hatches
Blow and crack; Segregation varies greatly by region; School reform sees racial disparity; Who will manage the streetcars?; Jaffe misses the blight; OP review limited on 2 Walmarts; Capital yard-share; Ferry transit may be an option; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The value of bike lanes
Mixed-use and cycle track for Herndon; Fewer bike and pedestrian scofflaws; On bike lanes; Evans paying for sports tickets; Another round of campus plans; Clean up or close coal plant?; Fighting homelessness in Fairfax; And…. Keep reading…