Posts tagged Signs
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Trail signs should work like street signs
Not long ago, my sister from Los Angeles was visiting me in Arlington, and wanted walking directions to a coffee shop. She didn’t mind taking a longer walk, so I recommended one about 2.5 miles away that she would enjoy. The shortest and most pleasant way to walk there included sections of bike trails. I found that giving her directions to be really difficult. Everything had to… Keep reading…
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Will Columbia Heights inevitably subdivide?
Last week, Columbia Heights residents and the ANC objected to proposed banners that seemed to be rebranding a segment of 14th Street, from Irving to Shepherd, as “Tivoli North.” Many argued that Columbia Heights is just beginning to develop a citywide reputation as a desirable place to go, and didn’t like the impression that businesses were shying away from the… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Don’t be scared
Whoosh; Nothing to fear from overhead wires; Why people like streetcars; Are signboards so bad?; Counties eye ending parking subsidies; GOOD and bad on transit; Dc changes mind on CFSA move, imperils Ward 7 project; Are Virginia counties hoarding education stimulus money?; Still not inclusionary, again. Keep reading…
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Identity matters: Columbia Heights residents object to “Tivoli North”
Earlier this week, Columbia Heights residents raised alarm about proposed banners giving the name “Tivoli North” to the area along 14th Street between Monroe Street and Shepherd Street. Many people turned out to ANC 1A’s meeting on Wednesday, where the ANC voted to rescind its prior approval of the banner design in a 7-1 vote, with 2 abstentions. Keep reading…
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Lunch links: Things people dislike
Things neighbors don’t like; Things developers don’t like; At the head; Studies slamming sprawl; Buzz is where you find it. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Fit and flinty
Your bag needs a workout; Putting your MARC on White Flint; Crowdsourcing your future condo’s shade of green; De-sprawling in Flint; Mini links. Keep reading…