Posts tagged Public Involvement
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Breakfast links: What people want
No retail at Fairgrounds; What would you build?; MoCo BRT sleek, ambitious; Rent hard to control; Pay for school; Too much conflict and not enough; Rush+ gets limelight; Less is more; And…. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Development delays
Waterfront on ice; Residents don’t get to speak on Cafritz; Orange wins; “One City” line?; Bike bits; Work for, live in Arlington; Augmented reality to the rescue; Walking: Retailers and road design. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Too close to call
At-large up in the air; How long should Dupont take?; Tangherlini in at GSA; Anti-harassment campaign kicks off; CSG tries to make PG better; Why can’t we be friends?; Biking could save billions; Social network urban planning; And…. Keep reading…
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Arlington trail signs improve wayfinding, mostly
Arlington has started installing the first of the 250 “wayfinding” signs it has planned along the Rosslyn-Ballston corridor. They are part of a comprehensive plan that will include hundreds of signs across the county. The first signs are a big improvement over the non-existent or outdated signs currently along the trails. They can still be better, and hopefully… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Building consensus
Build up; MWAA doesn’t need state money; Stanley apologizes; United will need to unite land; Community engagement has its price; Summit for the forgotten; Illegal parkers caught at Thompson; And…. Keep reading…
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Is DC’s zoning update “too timid”?
Below is my testimony at this morning’s oversight hearing on the Office of Planning. The Office of Planning has worked diligently over 4 years and hundreds of public meetings to develop a new version of DC’s zoning code. Yesterday, I posted on Greater Greater Washington about the most significant changes. Reactions online voiced significant concerns about these… Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Ohio leads the way
Ohio bridge design reunites neighborhoods; Trails come at a premium; Night of the walking dead; SF candidates offer solutions to transit; Participation can improve outcomes; We are the 0% (of Congress); Tourmobile closing; And…. Keep reading…
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CSX begins Virginia Avenue Tunnel evaluation process
Replacing and expanding CSX’s Virginia Avenue tunnel in southeast Capitol Hill will be no easy task and is likely to cause more than a few headaches for local residents. Last night, CSX and DDOT kicked off the formal public involvement process, asking attendees for comments, concerns and potential alternatives. The project scope is virtually unchanged since… Keep reading…
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The difference between DPR and NPS: responsiveness
After my article yesterday on the DC Department of Parks and Recreation’s maintenance problems with parks, both grounds manager Derek Schultz and director Jesús Aguirre reached out to talk further. This stands in stark contrast to the National Park Service, which hasn’t engaged with parks advocates despite frequent efforts. Schultz wrote in an email… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bicycle’s race
Baca on biking; Contributors in the news; Size doesn’t matter for gambling; Metro stations get better for bikes and peds; Zipcar wouldn’t mind if you emailed Bellamy; Sprawl nearly slips by in southern Maryland; Georgetown’s got more competition; 10 minutes to Gainesville; And…. Keep reading…