Posts tagged Museums
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Breakfast links: Who’s for transit?
Obama stiffs WMATA; Republicans for transit; Bethesda second entrance lives; From vacant lot to trendy market; Will Trump Post Office fail?; Property rights on the ballot; Arts fade downtown; How WMATA uses contractors; And…. Keep reading…
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Istanbul shows that the Mall can be a vibrant urban space
It’s no secret that DC’s National Mall is home to dozens of priceless monuments and museums. But why, when it comes to planning, do we seem to treat the Mall itself like it’s an ancient artifact to be admired, but not used? Keep reading…
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Brunch links: Downtown building angst
Franklin occupied; Add 2 floors to MLK Library?; Evans the paradox; Bill pays WMATA, changes MWAA; How WMATA got religion on open data; TEDxPhilly learns problem with car dependence; Fixing vacant lots is healthy; What avenue are you?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: New uses for old buildings
Another Mall museum?; Lincoln Theatre gets new management; Abortion provision kills nascent bill; BRAC increases traffic in Bethesda; Montgomery wants inside-the-Beltway CaBi; Tregoning shows NYC how it’s done; Speedier bus increases ridership; Metro goes after bike thieves; CBS to jump into windshield perspective radio market; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Suburban traffic engineer follies
Fairfax proposes deathtrap at Wiehle; MCDOT speeds cars, makes area unsafe to walk; Arlington making Glebe safer; Tourmobile going, eventually; Wells hits deer; NYC bike lane survives lawsuit; Park ideas bloom; In mob news; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Provocative suggestions
Move the jail to Buzzard Point?; Allow bottled water on Metro?; 2 Councilmembers call for Thomas to resign; Charlottesville getting bad bypass; Driver killed cyclist in hit-and-run; Historic trolley station to be preserved; Explore interactive census data; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Quality of life
Why are gas prices high?; Brown’s top priority: Chocolate milk; People explain why they bike; Clean up after your dogs; Sears interested in our tax breaks; West End library not quite as affordable?; Union asked about transit operations; 2-year terms for Maryland delegates?; And…. Keep reading…
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Join GGW at Anacostia Community Museum & Art Gallery
Greater Greater Washington invites you to a Sunday afternoon tour of the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum and the Anacostia Art Gallery on July 10. Other events coming up include the Kidical Mass bike ride, a gathering on Met Branch Trail safety, a streetcar happy hour, and Arlington’s Capital Bikeshare expansion meeting. For the Anacostia day,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Walkable retail for C. Park
UMD wants transit, town center; Restore the sidewalk; CSX blocking RI Ave bridge; Bond tax stays in budget; ART strike over sexual harassment, bathrooms; Anderson joins Planning Board; Sex and the city; The mother of all unexpected rankings; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Defending against BRAC
Carpools key to Mark Center sanity; Bethesda in for a BRAC surprise; East Falls Church plan a go; Shuffling VA Metro seats; A cheaper underground Dulles station?; Finding out-of-District DCPS students; A long battle for vehicular manslaughter; Getting smart growth right in MD; And…. Keep reading…