Posts tagged Rhode Island Avenue
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Breakfast links: Affordable housing
Affordable housing debate; What affordable housing?; No more Half Street; Closing sidewalks in Bethesda; “Woods” against the bus; Cycling incidents go down; America’s changing suburbs; Metro pedestrian bridge coming in January; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Public housing redevelopment
A new neighborhood in Brentwood; Empty in Anacostia; FBI not near the Metro?; Flat is where it’s at; Cheh wants Uber legal; Minimum wage to $8.40; Purple Line OK in Bethesda?; Buses to the curb, please; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bowser ahead early
Bowser ahead in early poll; Area economy not faring well; Olympics march builds up; Metro to the playoffs; Art needed for Purple Line; Arlington streetcar moves forward; Redevelopment starts in Glenmont; Non-retail retail?; Where the US is like Scotland; And…. Keep reading…
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Proposed MetroExtra bus route would serve all of Rhode Island Avenue in DC
A new MetroExtra bus route could connect the entire Rhode Island Avenue corridor between downtown DC and Mount Rainier for the first time. Unfortunately, there isn’t any funding yet. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Building communities
Neighborhoods reflect disparities; DC’s first mixed-income redevelopment; Placemaking builds community; Trolley Trail connected; Public-private partnerships hit roadblocks; A glow-in-the-dark bike path; Demand, meet supply; And…. Keep reading…
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Amid change, affordable housing revitalizes parts of Ward 5
As development along Rhode Island Avenue and New York Avenue take shape over the next few years, much of DC’s Ward 5 will see major changes. But can these changes draw new residents without displacing existing ones? A key element will be to preserve and expand the availability of affordable housing. In recent weeks there have been new stories about development along Rhode… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Rethink transit
Rock around the bus; Streetcar gets panel; Crowded on VRE? Take Amtrak; Long shot for 70; Bike bits; A Mark of success; Indian court upholds transit; And…. Keep reading…
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Metro’s 17-foot long “experimental station”
At first glance, this looks like a mundane promotional photo from the early days of Metro’s Judiciary Square station. It isn’t. You’re looking at a full-scale “experimental” station built in 1968 to practice underground building techniques. It wasn’t underground. And it wasn’t at Judiciary Square. Washington’s… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: No silver bullet
Loudoun may opt out, wants more time; GSA changes course; Illegal to do radio interview while driving; Bike planning guide ignores cycle tracks; APA for unnecessary parking?; Hollywood grows up; Should transit networks decentralize?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: DePillis extravaganza
Lydia wins; Kennedy Center shoots for the sun; DC goes east and up; Blight tax spurs RI Ave proposal; Give up your seat, guys; Take a van to work?; Entitlement fuels scandals; Philadelphia draws in suburban art museum. Keep reading…