Posts tagged Retail
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Breakfast links: Silver clouds and linings
Silver hurt Metro?; Silver helped Fairfax; Can you hear me now?; A second chance for Ramsey; Restaurant restrictions in Georgetown; Bi-County Parkway voted out; Unbalanced statues. Keep reading…
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Worldwide links: Cheap(ish) houses
Cheaper housing is doable, but it’s about way more than just construction costs, strict rules are killing Sydney’s night life, and a potential light rail line from Brooklyn to Queens. Check out what’s happening around the world in transportation, land use, and other related areas! A house, on the cheap: Auburn architecture students have developed a house… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Grocery stories
Waiting for groceries; Next stop: groceries; Tiny Orange houses; Bail for Baltimore?; You think it’s hard to walk?; Hotel or studio; Bright lights of Loudoun; The rent is slightly lower!; The tracks beneath; Bikeless in Seattle. Keep reading…
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National links: No more grocery stores
Walmart has turned many towns into high-dry food deserts, Nashville is considering its transit options, and Uber had to get creative to get insurance. Check out what’s happening around the world in transportation, land use, and other related areas! Walmart’s small town shuffle: Walmart is closing shop in a number of small towns despite only recently arriving… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Ticket to ride
Jack’s back; Metro opens all doors; Parking tickets tossed; Gondola goals; Soft support for RFK stadium; Tear down this treehouse; Sidewalk savior; Where VA grows; Need more people to eat. Keep reading…
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Sidewalk snow shoveling hall of shame: Walmart, Autozone, Exxon, Hechinger Mall
Shoveling from the weekend’s snowstorm is a big job. Many residents and businesses have cleared sidewalks, but some have not. Those that deserve a special circle of hell: businesses who had no trouble shoveling huge parking lots but left their sidewalks impassable. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Priorities
Creeping back to normal; New Olympic sport; See something, shovel something; Bikes are not a priority; To the skies; The sharing economy digs out; Where does all the snow go?; Where’s the beef?. Keep reading…
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Worldwide links: Bernie knows housing
A program for making housing more affordable is among Bernie Sanders’ proudest achievements; 16 different graphics point to one conclusion: Toyko is mind-blowingly big; A Texas town got creative with a shut-down Walmart. Check out what’s happening around the world in transportation, land use, and other related areas! Bernie’s housing model: When he… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Snowlock
No salt, no service; Snow status; Metro steadies for snow; No veto for I-66; Know thy neighborhood; Trail for Fort Lincoln?; Online underground; Middle-sized housing is missing; And…. Keep reading…
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DC’s zoning update finally passes!
Seven and a half years ago, residents turned out to a pivotal hearing on reforming DC’s zoning code. Last week, after a tumultuous and controversial three quarters of a decade, the changes they were pushing for won final approval. Please thank the people who made this happen! Keep reading…