Posts tagged Hill East
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Breakfast links: Nats owner, prolific area real estate developer Ted Lerner dies at 97
Area mall and residential developer and Nationals owner Ted Lerner has died. DC faces prospective shelter shortage. Arlington receives grant to shelter unhoused residents. Keep reading…
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Where DC drivers have jumped curbs in May (so far)
We’re not quite halfway through May, but this month alone it’s evident that you don’t have to be in the street to end up in the path of a motorist. Keep reading…
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Images show how 80,000 people in a square mile look in different neighborhoods
When we talk about dense housing, many think of New York City skyscrapers, or Soviet blocks. But as images of different neighborhoods in DC show, not all density looks the same. Keep reading…
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The DC Council votes for housing for the homeless at Hill East
In a shift from original plans, the DC Council approved a $3.1 million annual rental subsidy for a new 100-unit permanent supportive housing project, known as Hill East Phase I, on Tuesday, November 19. The Council’s original plans, voted on in 2017, consisted of a 91-unit building with 75 committed affordable, but not necessarily permanent supportive housing (PSH), units. Keep reading…
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DDOT shouldn’t delay a safer, greener K Street NE
The time has come to deliver on the K Street NE Road Diet, which could yield significant benefits for pedestrian safety, cycling, and climate change mitigation in NoMa, Near Northeast, and Hill East. Keep reading…
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DC General closed, Arlington got HQ2, Bowser wants a new stadium. What’s next for Hill East?
Residents in the Hill East neighborhood are still in the dark about the future of 67 acres of ill-used land sandwiched nearby between Capitol Hill and the Anacostia River known as Reservation 13. Keep reading…
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What do 80,000 people in a square mile look like? Depends on where you put them.
When we talk about dense housing, many think of New York City skyscrapers, or Soviet blocks. But as images maps of different neighborhoods in DC show, not all density looks the same. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro’s promises
Seeking safety solutions; SafeTrack skepticism; Less service, same price; Jailhouse redevelopment; Takoma Park’s big bridge rebuild; More density for Reston; Shopping mall blues; A shrinking middle class. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Ticket to ride
Jack’s back; Metro opens all doors; Parking tickets tossed; Gondola goals; Soft support for RFK stadium; Tear down this treehouse; Sidewalk savior; Where VA grows; Need more people to eat. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Back to work
On track and en route; DC vs. NYC: snow edition; Snow toll; Parking bully; Igloo not up to code; Jack’s the man?; Return of the gondola; Dig it…. Keep reading…