Posts tagged Potomac Yard
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Top posts of 2018: Here are 5 new infrastructure projects we’ll likely get with Amazon
Amazon's HQ21/2 is coming to Crystal City, Pentagon City, and Potomac Yard, an area that local officials dubbed “National Landing” to avoid writing out three neighborhood names over and over again. Amazon’s arrival will mean at least $195 million in new transportation infrastructure from Virginia, on top of the $570 million it was already planning on investing into the area. Keep reading…
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Here are 5 new infrastructure projects we’ll likely get with Amazon
Amazon's HQ21/2 is coming to Crystal City, Pentagon City, and Potomac Yard, an area that local officials dubbed “National Landing” to avoid writing out three neighborhood over and over again. Amazon’s arrival will mean at least $195 million in new transportation infrastructure from Virginia, on top of the $570 million it was already planning on investing into the area. Keep reading…
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As an Arlington resident, I’m excited about Amazon—and worried about housing costs
I am genuinely excited about the news that Amazon will locate half of its highly-coveted HQ2. I am ready to embrace the new vibrancy that will come to the “National Landing” neighborhood where I already live (in a place formerly called Pentagon City). Keep reading…
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Forget Crystal City, Amazon is coming to “National Landing”
According to some new press releases, half Amazon's second headquarters will be locating not in Crystal City, but in “National Landing.” You can be forgiven if you've never heard of that place before; a joint press release from Arlington and Alexandria says it's “a newly branded neighborhood.” Keep reading…
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Crystal City is (probably) ready for HQ2’s transformation
“Amazon has a chance for a fresh start… and those places have an opportunity to learn from Seattle's mistakes,” wrote the New York Times' Ben Casselman. This prospect should prompt local governments across the region to leverage this investment and implement plans that improve sustainability and equity, rather than reacting after the fact. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Can you afford it?
Race and riches; Vacancies will cost you; Potomac Yard is a go; Right to die in DC; Tell tellers goodbye; Paid family leave, sort of; Register now. Keep reading…
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WMATA is considering scrapping the Metroway BRT
Ridership on Metroway, the BRT route that runs from Braddock Road to Pentagon City, has been climbing since the service started in 2014. Yet WMATA is still considering shutting it down to save money. That’d negate years of planning and construction and sour public opinion on transit. Keep reading…
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The service cuts Metro is floating are draconian, harmful, and could further damage Metro’s reputation
Closing 20 Metro stations except during rush hour? Cut bus service around the region? Raise fares? WMATA is facing a budget crisis, and some of the solutions on the table look grim. Even these ideas don’t get serious consideration, our contributors say putting them on the table is a door we should leave closed. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Demand is hot for VRE and housing
Stay cool during surge #5; Roads and VRE use up; Enough housing?; Cabbie fortunes flip; Potomac Yard gets a boost; SafeTrack work woes; Trainspotting gets easier; Baltimore housing is in distress; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Step up
Stood up by Walmart, again; Potomac Yard overhaul; MVP MBT; Plaza plans too big?; Planning pick in Montgomery; Metro couture; Building blocks for success; Rural recovery; And…. Keep reading…