Posts tagged Mlk Library
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Breakfast links: On your MARC, get set, go
New digs at Camden Yards; Area transit gets a boost; Light rail limbo; Warp speed on sewage study; The road better paved; Power to the people; Office space boom or bust; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Kaya calls it quits
Kaya Henderson leaving DCPS; Streetcar going strong; Hogan fights for roads; Library relocation; What’s in a name?; Flow or foe?; And…. Keep reading…
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Plans for renovating the MLK Library have changed to meet preservation standards
Late last month, plans to renovate DC’s downtown library got a key approval from the District’s Historic Preservation Review Board. The overall design approach is the same, but the details have changed. Keep reading…
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Residential on top of the MLK library just doesn’t work
The DC Public Library considered adding three floors of housing on top of the Martin Luther King, Jr. library, but recently backed off. Preservation concerns and opposition from activists were part of the reason, but the real issue was that the finances didn’t work. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Tunnel and surface
Anomalies in our tunnels; Better buses in Tysons; VDOT likes toll lanes; It’ll stay short; Powerless merger; New versus old; What’s the answer?; Where it is; How will we change?; Slow train to LaGuardia; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Boo-st to the economy?
MLK Library needs more; Big money for pot; Walmart squeezes small businesses; Ways to deal with Uber; You forgot data; Fall back early; More diversity on bikes; Sprawl leads to unemployment; Bikes boost Memphis; And…. Keep reading…
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Put affordable housing for seniors in the new MLK Library
The District of Columbia is about to start an ambitious project to renovate the Martin Luther King Jr. Library downtown. Affordable housing, primarily for seniors, should be a primary element of that vision. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Trusty transportation
Transportation funding until May; Eight-car Blues; Silver doesn’t sparkle?; Lots of advice; Cabbies unionize; Food trucks have changed; Two new Corcoran proposals; Eastern Markets lease woes; 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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Events roundup: Forums, freight, and financing
This week, learn about infrastructure and support smart growth advocacy. Next week, weigh in on projects that will make communities better in DC, Arlington, and Alexandria. And enjoy the nice weather, get outdoors, and explore the Washington region with more walking tours. CSG Livable Communities Leadership Award: The Coalition for Smarter Growth’s annual awards… Keep reading…