Posts tagged Navy Yard
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Events roundup: Free-for-all
Save up to splurge on holiday shopping with this upcoming plethora of free events around the region. Panel and party for local producers: Join Smart Growth America, Think Local First DC, and Elevation DC for Production in the City, an event celebrating local manufacturers in DC. Get a local perspective on production during a panel discussion and shop the pop-up marketplace with… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Its too cold!
M Street cycletrack delayed; Fire Department upgraded; CSX trouble in Navy Yard; No federal grant for Greenleaf; DC area ranks high for college; Thankful for more service; Car sharing comes to RPP; Detroit considers highway removal; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Gentrification is complicated
Discord in Brookland; Affordable housing for DC; Height limit a home rule issue; Fasten your seat belt; Tysons outperforming DC; Add some color; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Vote in Virginia
Who are you voting for?; Out-of-staters in NoVa; DDOT backs down?; “Fall back” dangerous for pedestrians; Metro seeks developers; What makes a great subway map?; Crowdfunding ideas; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Education woes
GWU considers money in admissions; Parents try to stay; Parents consider leaving; New laws for bikes; DC United stadium deal critics gather; 495 Express lanes see lower volumes; New tool to help CaBi; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Moment of silence
One dead, two injured; Solving the Orange Crush; Walkability a civil right; Parkway won’t help Dulles; Cafritz project has long history; Have smartphone, will travel; Second-tier cities become green; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Navy Yard alleged shooter dead
DC Navy Yard shooting kills 12, wounds 14; MoCo settles over land dispute with church; Maryland court allows hospital expansion; Labor and wage debate continues in DC; How cops treat cyclists in DC; Arlington gets density and dollars; Virginia gets more transportation funding; Transportation focused PAC gains power in NYC. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Stalled
Silver Spring Transit Center in 2014?; Rockville wants more info on BRT; Movies at Navy Yard?; Accessory apartments more accessible; Hoya Saxa in Clarendon?; Baltimore’s approach to vacant property; And…. Keep reading…
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Will a DC United stadium be worth it?
Last week, we looked at how much DC taxpayers have paid to build and maintain Nationals Park. What are they getting in return? And will the city’s deal to build a new soccer stadium be worth it? In 2003, baseball boosters hired consulting firm Brailsford & Dunlavey to estimate the benefits of a Major League Baseball team in DC. Later, they would help manage the design and… Keep reading…
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Was Nationals Park worth it for DC?
DC has proposed building a new soccer stadium at Buzzard Point with help from public funds. The city already did this for Nationals Park, but did it work? We can find out by doing a cost-benefit analysis. Building Nationals Park cost $701.3 million, according to a 2008 estimate. DC contributed $670.3 million, paying $135 million upfront and borrowing another $535 million. In… Keep reading…