Posts tagged Minnesota Benning Project
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Public land deals have both benefits and pitfalls
The city routinely bids public land out to private companies. Instead of money, the city demands amenities like affordable housing, workforce development, or a library. Sometimes, these deals work well. Sometimes, they’re just a bad deal, or developers renege on promises. WAMU reporters Patrick Madden and Julie Patel have been delving into this issue in a series this… Keep reading…
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Morning links: Smart
Smart to keep a balance; Ivy City sues to stop buses; The long road to change; Greenbelt has a plan; Minnesota Ave development finally starts; Not for sale; Fewer cars on the Seine; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Crusaders against bikes and peds
GOP targets bike and ped funding; Drivers are the real socialists?; Speeders beware; Contractors will fix escalators; High commercial taxes but low vacancies; Minnesota-Benning project slow and needy; Track White Flint in real time. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bikes, buildings, budgets, and bull
Cyclists, drivers, police, the usual; Bike bits; Kornheiser Jr.; Ward 7 project gets worse; Development dispatches; Fixing Kensington; Montgomery musings; CDC misled on lead. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Green and/or parking
College Park should be green; Solar Decathlon; Parking pushback; Green(ish) parking; No grid for Benning; “Racial” arguments make HOT suit hotter; Circulator to Rosslyn?. Keep reading…
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Ask Kwame Brown to maintain public access in downtown Ward 7
This afternoon, the DC Council Committee on Economic Development will decide whether to give Donatelli Development an entire large parcel at the corner of Minnesota Avenue and Benning Road for free, or whether to give them almost all of the parcel while maintaining a public right-of-way around the perimeter for a future road connection and a reasonable Community Benefits Agreement. Keep reading…
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Minnesota-Benning road connection would substantially cut traffic
DC economic development rep Ayris Scales claims that a planned road connection around the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Benning Road is a “road to nowhere.” But according to a traffic study prepared for DDOT, the connection will meaningfully relieve traffic congestion in the area. It’ll also make the main intersection safer by lowering the numbers of… Keep reading…
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Reserve public land for a street connection at Minnesota and Benning
The DC government is getting ready to sell Keep reading…