Posts tagged Retail
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National stories: Instagram, the retail store’s downfall
Retail stores are closing shop around the country. Could the rise of internet fashion, where you don't need to be anywhere in person, be part of the reason why? Tokyo wants to get rid of overhead wires before the Olympics come, and it's more of the same with Trump and transit. Check out what’s happening around the country in transportation, land use, and other related areas! Keep reading…
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And the champion of Game of Zones is…
Today, at long last, we have a Game of Zones winner… Keep reading…
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Who will win the Game of Zones? It’s up to you
Today is the final round of Game of Zones! This championship match is a showdown to determine which District of Columbia zoning district is our readers' favorite. Keep reading…
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In Game of Zones, we’re down to the Final FAR
Since March is mad for tournaments, we've teamed up with the DC Office of Zoning to devise Game of Zones. Round Four brings us to the Final FAR with one finalist representing each of the District's four quadrants. Keep reading…
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DC bars are pioneering a program to help prevent harassment
Research shows that alcohol is used as a weapon or an excuse in about 50% of sexual assault cases, putting bar staff in a unique position to help keep people safe. In DC, a number of bars are training staff on how to recognize harassment and how to prevent it from escalating to assault. Keep reading…
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A local business is shutting down because nobody can use the sidewalk outside
At 15th and L Streets NW, where the old Washington Post building is now a giant hole in the ground and construction on a new building is underway, the sidewalk along the western side of 15th is closed. Thanks to the slowdown in foot traffic, a coffee shop there is has closed its doors for good. Keep reading…
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Residents of these apartments will be able to walk straight out their front door and onto the Met Branch Trail
Where the Metropolitan Branch Trail meets R Street in DC's Eckington neighborhood, there's a fenced off piece of land that will soon become a park. The developer that owns half of the site has plans for a housing and retail building that goes hand in hand with the park, trail, and surrounding neighborhood. Keep reading…
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Why it makes sense to turn this empty lot next to Metro into a parking garage for Children’s Hospital
Just north of the Brookland Metro station, a four-story parking garage will go up so that employees and visitors of DC’s children’s hospital can park and take a 1.5-mile shuttle ride to the hospital. That doesn’t sound like a great use of the land at first, but it turns out other possibilities, like housing or office space, aren’t realistic. Keep reading…
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Housing and jobs are popping up around the Green Line at breakneck pace
The Green Line is an economic engine in the Washington region, attracting jobs, housing, retail, and young people, says a new report. It’s a great example of how important public transit and transit-oriented development are to economic growth in our cities. Keep reading…
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A developer has agreed to build shorter and less dense than the law allows, but neighbors are still fighting it
An apartment building is slated to go up at the site of an old grocery store near American University. Some residents oppose the new housing and only want a grocery store to return there, but apartments are likely coming to the site no matter what. It’s the grocery store that the opposition could kill. Keep reading…