Posts tagged Retail
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Breakfast links: The (rail) ties that bind
Rail ties take the blame; Orange will lobby himself; Surge 6, day 1; Big box stores get smaller; New space for Air and Space?; Fleeting track fire; Homeownership at a 50 year low; Gentrification doesn’t lead to diversification; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Headlines, bread-lines blow my mind
Rent is outpacing income; Rent is lower than SF, NY; “Sue the suburbs” gets a win; New wmata.com; “Privatize” Metro?; Bidding for paratransit; Car2go, the car killer; Meals on wheels; Automation and safety. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Statehood to a vote
One step closer to statehood; Prince George’s new perception; Grading the gondola; Taxi turn in Arlington; Give me a brake; Originally office, now housing instead; Rural gentrification; And…. Keep reading…
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Take a closer look at these houses. They used to be stores.
For generations, DC had a healthy mix of stores and homes in every neighborhood. Only a fraction of that diversity is still there today because 60 years ago, the city’s zoning laws changed to outlaw new retail from going up in residential areas. Some corner stores are still there, but most have turned into homes. In the photos below, check out former storefronts that are now somebody’s… Keep reading…
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National links: How the highways happened
The US highway system is around partly because of a road trip Dwight Eisenhower took right after WWI, and if our leaders don’t invest in our transit infrastructure, we’ll have to sit back and hope for the best until they change their minds. Check out what’s happening around the world in transportation, land use, and other related areas! Interstate prelude:… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: SafeTrack begins
SafeTrack’s expectations; Drivers brace for SafeTrack; Smart Bikeshare fare?; Party’s over?; Make room for ride-share; The lessons of 1955; IZ: Neither disaster nor panacea; Homeowners versus Waze; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Step up
Stood up by Walmart, again; Potomac Yard overhaul; MVP MBT; Plaza plans too big?; Planning pick in Montgomery; Metro couture; Building blocks for success; Rural recovery; And…. Keep reading…
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Worldwide links: California’s crisis cause
According to California’s governor, his state’s housing problem isn’t that it’s not spending enough on affordable housing, but rather that it’s way too hard to get a building permit. China is building lots of subway systems, and Jane Jacobs may not have paid enough attention to infrastructure. Check out what’s happening around the world… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro’s promises
Seeking safety solutions; SafeTrack skepticism; Less service, same price; Jailhouse redevelopment; Takoma Park’s big bridge rebuild; More density for Reston; Shopping mall blues; A shrinking middle class. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: A different track
ICYMI; Bring on the buses; Homeless families on the rise; Car2go2more places; From retail to residence; Tall Oaks short on retail; Make the grade; Gaithersburg, the most diverse city; Traffic nightmare or hidden art?; And…. Keep reading…