Posts tagged Smart Growth
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Breakfast links: Pay to move
Ride past 9 innings; Parking displaces Wheaton market; Eisenhower Memorial delayed; How rural is rural?; Bikes on BART; Los Angeles, transit city; Safer at any speed; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: A new ride
Metro opens doors slower; Let the bike out of the bag; Bikers must walk; Car buying vs. bike buying; A memorial loses sun; Solve traffic with smart growth; China following our mistakes; And…. Keep reading…
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“Walkable urban” places enjoy economic success, but face social equity challenges
After decades of disinvestment and suburban flight, the Washington region’s urban neighborhoods are now driving the local economy, says a study from George Washington University professor Christopher Leinberger. However, ensuring that everyone can participate in these communities will be a top challenge for the future. The report, titled DC: The WalkUP Wake-Up… Keep reading…
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Most growth happening in “walkable urban” neighborhoods
In recent years, apartment and office towers have sprouted up around Greater Washington, in inner-city neighborhoods and suburban town centers alike. According to a new report from LOCUS, a smart growth advocacy group, these “walkable urban” places are actually driving the region’s growth. The report won’t be released until a conference next… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: New growth in old places
CaBi comes to Alexandria; Where the growth is; Around the field; Circle in the sky; Planning roots; Romney’s record on smart growth; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Congress and bikes
Issa OK with commuter tax; Can’t kill cooperation; Conflict resolution; A place to cross; Bike to Wolf Trap; Sprawl worsens drought; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Heat wave
Heat to blame; Wave bye to heat wave; I70 turns in sigs; Another tech tax break; Wild city; Bike more places in parks; Less smart growth; And…. Keep reading…
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Columbia Pike needs streetcars, not articulated buses
Some Arlington residents argue that the planned Columbia Pike streetcar is too expensive, and that cheaper articulated buses would be just as good. But they would not transform Columbia Pike in the way Arlington wants. Articulated buses are appropriate in many places, but they are not the same as streetcars. They don’t accomplish the same goals, and are not merely a less-expensive… Keep reading…
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Smart Growth America talks to Tommy Wells
For a series of videos with local officials, Smart Growth America spoke with Tommy Wells about what it takes to make great neighborhoods in DC. Keep reading…
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White Flint shows how suburbs can support Smart Growth
Smart growth can work in suburban areas and even find enthusiastic support, when good design meets genuine community outreach. Evan Goldman of Federal Realty Investment Trust, the developer behind White Flint, talked about these themes as he received the 2012 Livable Communities Leadership Award from the Coalition for Smarter Growth last Wednesday. Below are Goldman’s… Keep reading…