Posts tagged Silver Spring
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Silver Spring Civic Building takes shape
Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to take a hard-hat tour of the new Silver Spring Civic Building, which will finally open this July after years of planning and anticipation. The Civic Building is located at Ellsworth Drive and Fenton Street in the heart of Downtown Silver Spring. According to the Gazette, the 42,000-square-foot, $22 million facility will contain an… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: It’s easy being green
Zoo listens to us; Green plan, needs green money; Planning Department veggies; People and things bumping cyclists; Rosslyn’s temporary plaza; The art avenue; X marks the cuts; Vote in Congress versus home rule. Keep reading…
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On the calendar: Bloggers, pedestrians, and streetcars
We talk about blogging; Count pedestrians for CAPA; Learn about streetcar technology; See Greenbelt. Keep reading…
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Skaters, planners discuss Silver Spring’s Woodside Park
Last Friday, five local skaters met with a designer and staff from the county Department of Parks to discuss building a temporary skate spot at Woodside Park in Downtown Silver Spring. Everyone hopes it’ll be open by this summer, but concerns remain about how other park users will interact with the facility. The proposed skate spot would be located on the north side of the… Keep reading…
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Do elevated rails inhibit sustainable, walkable urban places?
During the design process for the Silver Line, now under construction, a group of citizen activists advocated putting the Tysons Corner portion in a tunnel rather than mostly elevated, as ultimately planned. There was a vigorous debate about the merits of elevated rail as a planning tool for TOD versus a tunnel. Our existing walkable urban places with elevated Metro stations… Keep reading…
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Little changes presage big ones at City Place Mall
A lot of things have kept City Place Mall from success since it opened in 1992. The five-story mall at Colesville and Fenton in Downtown Silver Spring has a mix of discount and off-brand stores that attract shoppers from across the region but aren’t relevant to well-heeled people living in the immediate area. It also suffers from a reputation for crime, notably a drug-related… Keep reading…
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How Silver Spring Park could be a good neighbor
Last night, East Silver Spring landowner Ulysses Glee discussed his plans for a mixed-use complex he’d like to build on the parking lot at Fenton Street and Silver Spring Avenue in East Silver Spring. Eric from Thayer Avenue live-tweeted the proceedings at the East Silver Spring Civic Association’s monthly meeting. Those who don’t live in East Silver Spring… Keep reading…
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Party time in Silver Spring
Greater Greater Washington’s second anniversary is just a few hours away! Head over to the upstairs bar at McGinty’s, 911 Ellsworth Drive in Silver Spring, from 6:30-9:30 to meet fellow readers, commenters and contributors. Keep reading…
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Preservation shouldn’t stop future history at Falkland Chase
“Whenever there is a project plan that involves a historic property, designated or not, we will testify against the project,” said Mary Reardon of the Silver Spring Historical Society. It’s not surprising that an organization devoted to preserving the history of Downtown Silver Spring would fight to save historic landmarks. In the case of Falkland Chase,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: MoSnow and MoCo
More snowy stuff; Forestry above and beyond; Maryland hearing bag bill; Better(-sounding) design for Falkland Chase; Lights, camera, zoning; Lots of bike parking or not that much?; Down in Atlanta. Keep reading…