Posts tagged Preservation
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Breakfast links: Looking to history
Historic Walter Reed; Independence from B Street; Do you know?; Year of Sustainability; 5 mph less, 40% fewer deaths; And…; Thanks, Stephen!. Keep reading…
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Arlington’s systemic streets
Earlier this year, we explored the nature of Washington’s street-naming system. Across the Potomac, Arlington County also has rhyme and reason to street names. While Arlington was originally part of the District of Columbia (until 1846), it was not incorporated in the plan of Pierre L’Enfant. Unlike its larger neighbor, Arlington’s streets don’t… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Cutting the bureaucracy
No Mo’neme II; Ask about buses; Less red tape, more food carts; CHRS now really opposes wires; Neon coming back; The state of sprawl; Enough industrial plants?. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Safety, please!
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Breakfast links: Ultra news
Ultra power for streetcars?; Gabe speaks; Historic easements preserved; I’m a minority; MPD agrees with Capital City complaint; Developers want out of ag reserve requirements; Would huge underground garages reduce traffic?. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Tragedy of the anti-commons
The Grinch stole playtime; Green line severed; Declining ridership means cuts; Tougher penalties for phones than booze?; Franklin School RFP; Another driverless car. Keep reading…
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“Follies” hotel proposed for N Street
A long-running saga over a proposed hotel on N Street, NW has once again boiled over, as developer Morton Bender will go to the Board of Zoning Adjustment for a ruling on the latest version of plans. Dupont Circle neighbors and some surrounding businesses have been fighting elements of this proposal for years. In this case, the zoning laws seem to clearly come down against the plan as… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Hot trains, hot tempers
HSR looks better when you consider real projects; The bike lane made me commit assault; Bye bye boarders; It’s hot in there; Park the festival; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: States like it, commentators don’t
High-speed, Baltimore to Richmond, bit by bit; From bad to worse quality commentary; Loudoun mega-sprawl plan on foreclosure block; Sign them up; Who needs Central Park?; More from Maryland; As least we have SmarTrip. Keep reading…
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Now and Future: Results Gym
The owner of the building at 1612 U Street, NW, which currently houses Results Gym, is planning a modern addition to fill in a gap in the existing streetwall, accommodate more workout space, and make room for a rooftop pool on the old building. To respect the historic brick side facade of the building, the addition will use an all-glass front that keeps the old wall visible from the street. Keep reading…