Posts tagged Preservation
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Breakfast links: Metro delays Potomac Yard station opening to next year
Metro pushes Potomac Yard station opening to 2023. DC finalizes sale of McMillan Sand Filtration Site. Remnants of Hurricane Ian prevents need for Potomac River drought monitoring. Keep reading…
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As housing prices soar, Takoma Park tenants seek new solutions
The tenants of The Leeland are working with the City and their landlord to potentially create a new, more affordable and stable housing model for themselves and others. Keep reading…
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DC made lots of promises to mitigate climate change. How well is the District doing in 2022?
Checking in on all of the initiatives the District of Columbia has taken on to mitigate climate change. Keep reading…
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Strategies the Washington region can borrow from other cities to make TOD more equitable
As the Washington region makes way for more transit-oriented development around Metro stations, the Purple Line, and other transit hubs, here are some equity-centered initiatives leaders can consider from other cities across the country. Keep reading…
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From pews to parking: can plans to turn a historic Richmond church into asphalt be stopped?
OPINION: Unless hotelier Bill Goodwin can be convinced to pursue adaptive reuse or if his demolition permit is revoked in less than a month, a parking lot could replace the imposing neoclassical Second Baptist Church in Richmond’s Monroe Ward. Keep reading…
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South Silver Spring: The place I live, and the place it could be
Opinion: Here’s how South Silver Spring could — and should — change under the Silver Spring Downtown and Adjacent Communities Plan. Keep reading…
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DC’s Chevy Chase neighborhood looks to reverse its history of exclusion
Some members of DC’s Chevy Chase community are creating a more inclusive vision for the neighborhood alongside the launch of the Chevy Chase DC Small Area Plan by the DC Office of Planning. Keep reading…
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A historic district nomination presents another test for DC preservation law
A Park View historic district nomination stretches recent historic board precedent.
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How can DC preserve history that’s more than a building?
DC’s historic preservation system is well set up to preserve historic buildings and properties, but ill prepared to formally recognize other types of history. A simple reform could go a long way to resolve that. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Here’s where indoor mask mandates are lifting — and where they’re staying put
Maryland and Virginia waive indoor mask mandates. Latest Spin scooter beeps if used on sidewalk. DC gas stations are running on fumes. Keep reading…