Posts tagged Harriet Tregoning
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Weekend links: Arrive
Anacostia gets costlier; Gray flies to China on the cheap; Nationals sell out; DC aims to take back buses; Church looks to own entire block; The diversity of LeDroit Park; Hong Kong becomes mega-region without unity; And…. Keep reading…
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Leave the ‘50s behind and learn about DC’s zoning update
The walkable neighborhoods of the DC region are growing more popular with residents of all ages. More and more people are speaking up for amenities such as restaurants and shops within walking distance and a convenient transit line to work. Join Pro-DC for a public forum on modernizing DC’s zoning code. What does it mean for our city? With Harriet Tregoning, Director,… Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Development delays
Waterfront on ice; Residents don’t get to speak on Cafritz; Orange wins; “One City” line?; Bike bits; Work for, live in Arlington; Augmented reality to the rescue; Walking: Retailers and road design. Keep reading…
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Can federal offices change neighborhoods for the better?
Do federal office buildings make their surrounding communities better or worse? Last night, 3 local planning directors discussed how federal buildings can make local areas more lively places to work and live, but how some have had the opposite effect. The Washington region is unique in the number of federal jobs concentrated in large agencies. These large offices have the power… Keep reading…
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Streetcar could make “recreation bridge” an active place
Would turning one of the old 11th Street bridges into a recreation destination work wonders for DC residents’ health or just create an empty spaces nobody uses? The difference might turn on the streetcar. The Office of Planning and other DC agencies are pondering ways to reuse one of the two spans of the old 11th Street bridge. A $350 million project to build a new set of bridges… Keep reading…
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Tregoning may be Committee of 100’s best friend
Harriet Tregoning is the subject of this week’s City Paper cover story, penned by Lydia DePillis. Besides a lot of great background information, what’s most interesting is who’s not happy with some of her decisions: ANC commissioners and city officials who think she should be more aggressive in pushing development. People familiar with her work in DC might… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: More questions than answers
Mixed-use, not sports practices; Food trucks on the Mall?; Creep on the CCT?; Georgetown vacant lot hard to build on; Who hates, who likes Ike’s memorial; Better buses; Manhattan to the limit; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: New uses for old buildings
Another Mall museum?; Lincoln Theatre gets new management; Abortion provision kills nascent bill; BRAC increases traffic in Bethesda; Montgomery wants inside-the-Beltway CaBi; Tregoning shows NYC how it’s done; Speedier bus increases ridership; Metro goes after bike thieves; CBS to jump into windshield perspective radio market; And…. Keep reading…
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Temporary uses can enliven city neighborhoods
Imagine you have a long-vacant storefront or empty lot in your neighborhood. What if, just for a few months, it could become a plant nursery, a food garden, a beer garden, a sculpture garden, a playground, a clothing boutique or a tiny movie theater? These small, temporary projects have the ability to revitalize vacant spaces, enliven neighborhoods, and provide small entrepreneurs… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Watch out for riots
Alexandria braces for BRAC; Restaurateur afraid of riots; Parking lot to become DC skatepark; DC challenging Census numbers; Homicide stats diverge; WMATA culture gradually crushes innovation?; Metro morsels; Spatial grid shows Tube distortion; And…. Keep reading…