Posts tagged Historic Preservation
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Breakfast links: A certain mindset
What the Olympics bring; Don’t put fear first; Stay cool on Metro; Why the resistance to larger boundaries?; Silver Spring gets connected; Not preserved in Chevy Chase; Now change the name?; Goats help landscape vacant lots; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Mo’ MoveDC
What about drivers?; Lessons from Amsterdam; Remaking Little Washington; Metro opens (restroom) doors; The highest wage in the land; Building for resilience and livability; No drunk driving without driving; An ISO standard for cities; And…. Keep reading…
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How old are DC’s buildings? This map will tell you
An interactive map from the National Trust for Historic Preservation shows the average age of buildings throughout the city. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: CaBi safely
Only 95 CaBi crashes since 2010; Kid’s seat for CaBi; Fast ferry to Virginia; Metro’s got talent; Historic parking lots; France to pay people to bike; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Room on the sidewalk
Sidewalk cafes pay more?; Gardens sprout downtown; What’s new in new Metro cars; Some motion on 16th Street?; Federal St. E’s faces more hurdles; Money means restaurants; Slow down in Paris; Unlivable highways foil livable communities; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Safety steps
Police reconsider Wilder case; More speed cameras; Arlington taxis protest; Biking breakthrough; See Union Station; Improvement iotas; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Deal or no deal
Soccer stadium deal pending; Spy versus preservationists; Budget autonomy overturned; Better cycling around the Mall; Silver Line a step closer; Metro signs say what?; Springtime for Hitler bus ads; McDuffie for McMillan; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Architects imagine
What MLK could look like; Skyscrapers along The Mall?; Food trucks coming to Alexandria; Older buildings are better economically; Where the (political) party is; If zoning were nationalized; Parking pilot succeeds; And…. Keep reading…
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A decaying Anacostia home gleams (and sells) once more
While many residential and commercial properties in old Anacostia suffer from decades of abandonment, one historic home, at 1354 Maple View Place SE, has been transformed and rejoined the city’s tax rolls. If the restoration can continue throughout the neighborhood it may forecast a new day in old Anacostia. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Cross with care
College Park focuses on pedestrian safety; More transportation options for young people; CityCenterDC only for the wealthy; Blame the canal; DC issues bad parking tickets; Farmers’ markets face red tape; Time changes Howard Theatre; Sell your house; And…. Keep reading…