Posts tagged Potomac River
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Besides Metro and a gondola, plan lays out many ways to burnish Georgetown
Georgetown used to be DC’s premier shopping district, but development downtown and in other neighborhoods, coupled with the lack of a Metro station, have made it lose some of its luster. A new “Georgetown 2028” plan lays out strategies to spruce up the neighborhood’s commercial areas. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Correlation is not gentrification
Gentrification by the numbers; Living wage debate restarts; Just tickets for cyclist death; DeBlasio plans to increase housing supply; As base grows, so does Columbia; Loudoun contemplating Silver Line loan; NYC releases safe streets design guide; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: What sustainability looks like
Seven Maryland locales certified sustainable; Planners revise Clarksburg blueprint; Homeownership preserves affordability; Water taxis could be feasible; A forest grows in Detroit; Pittsburgh candidate opposes stadium; The 70-mile bike commute; Does communication technology impact cities?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro askew
Which Metro stations are crime hot spots?; MetroRail divided; Water taxis could be viable; Pentagon stymies Arlington’s walkability; Will CaBi be profitable?; Shutdown paralyzes DC spending; Poor walkability affects health, not home; Silver Spring considers parking innovations; Office building will replace Third Church of Christ; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The downside
Purple Line would displace homes and businesses; DC Walmart in jeopardy; Vote on housing authority; Metro proposes more bus changes; Go to National Harbor by boat; Japan hops on the maglev train; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Back to school
DC students want to be heard; Howard in trouble?; Virginia drivers spend more to own car; Odd logic used to block UberX; Will Gray sign living wage bill?; Illegal apartment becoming legal; Transportation Alternatives announced; Can we improve IZ?; Safe streets?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: By bike or by boat
Ferry to work; Bikeshare and baseball; Costco gas station under fire again; Can Reeves boost Anacostia?; Turn off black boxes in cars?; Dead ball for soccer stadium?; Cyclists like protected bike lanes; How much for the White House?; Electric buses powered through pavement; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: What’s up elected officials
Brown is guilty; Taxi Commission still over-regulating; Who are you voting for, VA?; Fix the laws; Housing prices keep rising; Rail isn’t so necessary?; Runway shifts, DC shrinks. Keep reading…
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Green jobs should be part of Clean Rivers
DC residents and business owners are footing the bill to fix the city’s outdated stormwater infrastructure. Let’s get green jobs in the bargain. Stormwater runoff is a byproduct of our developing city. We’ve turned much of our land into paved streets, parking lots, sidewalks and rooftops; when it rains, millions of gallons of water rush into our antiquated… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Not here
Board says no to Wheaton gas station; HOT lane ramp pollution stirs opposition; NPS finds Jack’s replacement; This year’s bike lanes; Urbanism is not a fad; Movies by the ballpark; Pay for empty; The actual war on cars; Shorter Amtrak routes are best; And…. Keep reading…