Posts tagged Public Spaces
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Coverage of world not ending at ballpark
JDLand notices the media’s incessant doomsaying about impending traffic disasters and the world nonetheless not ending. ABC has quotes from a business owner pleased with the added parking turnover (and another unhappy) as well as good quotes from Tommy Wells. Keep reading…
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What’s wrong with 17th Street?
The 17th Street corridor in Dupont is a disappointment wrapped in an enigma. It’s a major retail corridor in a neighborhood that’s hugely successful. The Safeway draws shoppers from all around. It has some fancy restaurants like Komi and Sushi Taro. Keep reading…
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The market works, for stadium parking
Not to endlessly harp on the stadium, but Marc Fisher verifies that Metro is handling crowds much better than many expected. Moreover, private entrepreneurs are filling the parking demand by letting fans park in private spaces for an appropriate fee. Keep reading…
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House of Representatives plans bike sharing
Buckling under intense pressure from Greater Greater Washington readers… well, maybe not… the House of Representative is soliciting bids for a bike sharing program “promote the health, wellness and productivity of our workforce” with at least 30 bicycles that employees can use during the workday. Via Richard Layman. Keep reading…
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Nationals play on a weeknight, world still doesn’t end
Despite some doomsday predictions, the Nationals’ first weeknight game also went smoothly, with Metro again handling the crowds without any significant problems. The parking lots were half empty (though the game wasn’t sold out), and the bike parking got some use despite the rain. Keep reading…
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Congressional fellows can get parking space, not Metro pass
Not all people working in the halls of Congress are paid by Congress. Some are on fellowships from nonprofits, funded to assist Congress with important policy areas. Some are on assignment from executive agencies to provide special expertise. These people aren’t eligible for all of the same benefits a regular Congressional staffer receives. For example, they can’t… Keep reading…
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NPS: Tolls not “prudent”
It’s almost as if they are trying to prove that my April Fool’s satire isn’t far off. Shortly after the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG) released a study suggesting tolls on the region’s major highways, the National Park Service called tolls “not prudent”. Keep reading…
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Zoning Update may restrict long storefronts and blank walls
Today is the third meeting of the Retail Strategy zoning update group. I can’t make it, but I really like two of the proposals they will be discussing: a frontage limit for stores, and a limit on blank walls facing the street in retail space. Keep reading…
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Architecture as culture, not art
Last week, I wrote that “I’d like architecture critics to write about a building’s influence on the street as much as they write about the ‘chiseled setbacks and crisp vertical lines’” beloved by Times critic Nicolai Ouroussoff. Well, the Post’s Philip Kennicott did just that, in a very pro-urbanism piece praising the new convention… Keep reading…
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Stadium opens without parking, world doesn’t end
If you are in the DC area and haven’t been living under a rock, you know that DC’s brand-new (and entirely taxpayer-funded) stadium opened last weekend. You also know that the city built remarkably few parking lots, telling fans to take Metro, bike (using the free bike valet) or take a shuttle from parking lots at RFK Stadium. Keep reading…