Posts tagged Public Spaces
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DMPED unveils new Bruce-Monroe interim use plan
Thanks to additional funding, DC’s Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) has added a second basketball court, two tot lots, and more landscaping to the park that will temporarily fill the site of closed Bruce-Monroe Elementary School in Park View. There will also be a small parking lot due to zoning requirements. When a revised design… Keep reading…
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My least favorite streets in DC, part 2
Yesterday, I listed ten of my least favorite streets in DC. Here are the ten that topped the list: 10) Michigan Avenue NW/NE Michigan Avenue is born on a high speed interchange that is an affront to the Park View neighborhood, imposing on its view of the McMillian Reservoir. From there, it separates a hospital center fit for Gaithersburg West from a prime tract of real estate… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Transformation
Bike on Penn now; “Glass half full” vs. “frowny inflection”; Tysons transformed! Well, eventually; More ethnic food carts, hooray; Tear down power lines, not flyers; Fenty late to Metro memorial; TOD without ped safety brings tragedy; The “compass crusader”. Keep reading…
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My least favorite streets in DC, part 1
For 30 years, I have been walking, driving, and riding the streets of the District of Columbia. For the most part, they are among the best in the country. But no city is perfect, and DC certainly is no exception. Here are 20 streets that I find to be dirty, ugly, unsafe, traffic-choked, under utilized, or just plain not doing what they are supposed to be doing. I chose to forgo the interstates,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Development chugs along
Tysons advances to next stage; Choices for Marine barracks; Narrower storefronts good, “ironic” or “parody”?; Real-time London train locations; MoCo approves trail over opposition; Bike lane blockers of the day; Do millionaires move for taxes?. Keep reading…
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DDOT ponders four decisions for Klingle Valley trail
DDOT has released the Klingle Valley Trail Environmental Assessment to build a trail through Klingle Valley. For those not familiar with the area, Klingle Valley is the tributary of Rock Creek between Woodley and Cleveland Park, where a former road washed out in 1991 and kicked off a multi-decade debate about whether to build a new road or a trail that was resolved in favor of the… Keep reading…
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CVS brings transparency to Georgetown
A few weeks ago, Phillip Kennicott wrote a nice piece in the Washington Post about the death of the shop window in Washington. The thrust of the piece was that more and more, stores are blocking up their front windows in order to increase their shelf space. Around town, nobody seems to be more of a purveyor of these blocked windows than CVS. And so it’s a pleasant surprise that… Keep reading…
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Webb frustrated by congestion, tour buses on the Mall
For a letter that at first blush sounds like it’s saying “the Mall should be more of a high-speed freeway for my chauffeured SUV to the Capitol,” Senator Jim Webb’s letter to Mayor Fenty and the National Park Service is actually quite reasonable. Webb is frustrated that illegally-parked tour buses on the Mall create traffic congestion, and writes,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Slug in the gut for Virginians
WMATA power in play; Slugged; WMATA not protecting women enough?; Dump the pump; Wolf Trap park and ride?; Room on 14th; How public is public space?; And…. Keep reading…
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Pianos as public art both look and sound beautiful
Lancaster, Pennsylvania has a brilliant public art exhibit on display, Keys for the City. The exhibit contains twenty pianos dispersed throughout the city, each ready for a pianist to sit down and start playing. The exhibit, a joint-venture between public and private interests, has been chiefly organized by a non-profit organization, Music for Everyone. … Keep reading…