Posts tagged Malls
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Breakfast links: Whose plan is it anyway?
Keep ‘em coming; Shifting lanes; Playground politics; Retro refit; Fit or fiction; Dipping a toe in the water; Not so fast; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Getting around Montgomery
Share the lines; No MoCo authority; ACT against Chevy Chase; Wrong pop-up plan; CaBi upgrade disrupts; How to house the homeless; Anchors weigh down dead malls; Competing with Uber; Tax man comes for Airbnb; And…. Keep reading…
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Springfield Town Center might save enclosed malls
Shopping malls are having a rough time as consumers increasingly shop elsewhere. While it’s too early to say they’re done for, successful malls have to take big steps to stay current. Springfield Town Center is experimenting with ways to do just that, including unique international stores and a central court laid out like an urban plaza. Keep reading…
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Wheaton Plaza owners successfully block pedestrian path, saying it would “bring crime”
All over the region, malls are opening up to their surroundings, whether by redeveloping in a more urban format or simply creating more street connections. But in Wheaton, neighbors are fighting mall owners who want to close off a popular footpath. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Hot ideas
HOT on I-66?; Transportation showdown; Save the Hoover?; Consensus on the water; Springfield gets its mall back; Buffered bike lanes are better; Driver at fault; Background checks discriminate?. Keep reading…
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How do you fix Ballston mall? Make it less like a mall
Problem: The Ballston Common Mall isn’t working very well. Solution: Open the mall up to the surrounding streets, so it becomes the center of a lively community rather than a walled-off separate place. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Comments welcome
Riders rate Metro; Missing the riders’ voice; Independence from delays; Ellen McCarthy, planning director; Alexandria water taxi route debuts; The Alexandria waterfront, illustrated; Under the crossing; Waste into power; Ryan rejects Amtrak; Peak suburban office park?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Objection!
The Green Mile; Access issues; Northern Virginia drives statewide growth; Plan Orange for Walmart site; Local news coverage takes a hit; Get your hands off your money; Death of a mall; Police blame bikes; Can you get to DHS HQ?; And…. Keep reading…
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See a strip mall become a neighborhood in White Flint
The first phase of Pike + Rose, the massive strip mall redevelopment on Rockville Pike, is scheduled to open this fall. Recently, I got to tour the construction site as it slowly transforms into a neighborhood. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Time for improvement
Federal aid after Sandy; Kidnapping, robbery on Metro; Is the USA that dangerous for bicycling?; A greener L’Enfant Plaza; Controlling the area around Quantico; White Flint plans move forward; Terrorism slogan not catching on; And. Keep reading…