Posts tagged Federal Property
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Have you ever wondered why this federal building is missing a corner?
The Department of Agriculture South Building an archetypal federal building: big, beige, and boxy. But it’s missing a corner. Why? The L’Enfant Plan and a street that no longer exists. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The hunt for affordable housing solutions
Streetcar daily and more frequent; White is the new Orange; When the train stops talking; Poverty grows in DC; Keep that suburban vibe?; Pricey fix for Potomac sewage; Homeless camps kicked out; September surge; DC history on display; And…; $100M for affordable housing; The affordability struggle is real; Old condo problems; What’s in a neighborhood’s name?; Fewer red-light fatalities; NIH will still call Bethesda home; Changes for Confederate symbols; MoCo’s liquor showdown. 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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Breakfast links: Let’s ride!
Streetcars are open; Retired trains; Separation of powers?; 11th Street bridge in 2019; Fix Fed buildings; Shelter-skelter; Baker attacks Hogan; The architecture of oppression. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Going Gray
Gray out of the shadow; What’s up with WMATA?; Bike lanes for Fairfax; Housing boom and bust; Affordable housing on the Hill; Feds in high castles; Factoring in future feds; It’s not the bikes; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Smaller footprints
Fewer feds raises revenues; Smile, you’re on camera; Paying for permitting; Downsizing; Bridge rebuilding; MARC moves to diesel; Beautification Day no more; Like father, not like son. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Purple Line lawsuits
No lawsuit from Chevy Chase; Eminent Domain for Purple Line?; Fannie Mae selling headquarters; A new Ward 5; Stop blocking the streetcar; Howze outlines streetcar improvements; Bike lanes over car dependence; Massive sprawl in Belgium; And…. Keep reading…
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This federal building is missing a corner. Here’s why
The Department of Agriculture South Building an archetypal federal building: big, beige, and boxy. But it’s missing a corner. Why? The L’Enfant Plan and a street that no longer exists. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Ding ding
The streetcars are coming!; Steets closed due to summit; Georgetown encourages lingering; Hurry up and wait; Does your app know Silver?; Free parking drives driving; Mapping Vision Zero; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Federal damage
The racist feds; The feds won’t build; Transit still suffers; Flintbrook?; Stop the Idaho Stop?; See the kid behind you; Reckless bus drivers; The chameleonic condo; Stops will get screens; And…. Keep reading…