Posts tagged Mlk Library
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Breakfast links: Highs and lows
DCA breaks records again; Extreme weather squashes Metro ridership; Grocery delivery debacle; Parking panderers; The “bike lobby” hits Alexandria?; Just hope you find a chair in time; Not in my expansive back yard!; And…. Keep reading…
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Events roundup: It’s the final countdown
This week brings your last chance to testify on DC’s proposed zoning update, your first to learn about parking meters on the National Mall, and your second to discuss north-south streetcar implementation. Speak up or be left out: Hearings this week will be your last chance to speak out on the proposed changes to DC’s zoning code. The final code will have important… Keep reading…
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One of these three visions could be the MLK library’s future
Last week, the District of Columbia Public Library unveiled the six visions for the Martin Luther King Memorial Library. While the designs aren’t final, each option offers a very different approach to preserving the historic library while accommodating new uses. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Mission Accomplished
Phase One complete; The forgotten trail; A moratorium on the moratorium?; An ICC loyalty program?; Complete streets everywhere?; When gentrifiers become the gentrified; Bikes elevated in Europe; Love is better signage; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Go and stop
Automatic train operation coming back?; Putting the brakes on sprawl; New DC Library chief weighs in on MLK; DC gets Trumped; Under their thumb; As goes Lincoln Heights; Trucks and the city; And…. Keep reading…
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Here are the three teams who could redesign MLK Library
Designed by Mies van der Rohe, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library in downtown DC is an architectural landmark, but the 1973 building doesn’t meet the library’s needs. Can it be brought back to life? From a shortlist of ten qualified applicants, DC Public Library (DCPL) has chosen three teams: Mecanoo Architects with Martinez + Johnson, Patkau Architects… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Redevelopment a hard sell
New hotel proposed for Alexandria Waterfront; Controversial election for MLK Library; Arlington planners study parking lot size; Rockville farms for farm ideas; Vote on Purple Line delayed; Thousands apply at Marriott and Walmart; Cafe shutters in Anacostia; Ice Skating in Shaw; And…. Keep reading…
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Morning Bell: Students progress towards proficient
Principal turns around failing DCPS school: Harry Hughes introduced single-sex classes, required teachers to be on time, and brought in volunteer reading tutors at Harriet Tubman Elementary School. (Post) Keep reading…
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Nader-backed group opposes creative reuse of MLK Library
Even before proposals have been made, the District Dynamos, an off-shoot of Ralph Nader’s Library Renaissance Project, says they’ll oppose any attempt to modernize, renovate or substantially change the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library in downtown DC with a private partner. Discussions about the the library’s future began in 2006. The building,… Keep reading…
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Then & now: Welcome to MLK Jr. Memorial Library
“Please empty your pockets and put all of your electronic devices on the bin,” DC Library Police officers used to tell every patron entering the revolving doors of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. The days of passing through a metal detector at the city’s central library are long gone. Keep reading…