Posts tagged Southwest Waterfront
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Breakfast links: Location, location, location
Find some ped safety projects, quick; The cupcake shop doesn’t own the sidewalk; Sustainable federal sites a little pricier; Incentives to move CaBis where needed?; Wisconsin Giant about to start; Got $648 million? Want a building?; Orange lied about gay marriage opposition?; Bus driver charged in crash; And…. Keep reading…
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Residents oppose cutting north-south Circulator route
DDOT presented its ten-year plan for the Circulator at a public meeting last Thursday, but opposition to ending service on the Southwest Waterfront route dominated the meeting. Many residents felt “blindsided” by the decision to suspend service on this route and one woman called it “the worst bait and switch practice I’ve ever seen.”DDOT… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Jobs and education for DC
Ensuring jobs for DC’s own; Graduate School to anchor waterfront; DC area dorms among best and worst; Metro faces serious backlog; Zero real plots against Metro; ANCs eschew liquor bans; PG may lose development oversight; From the desk of Vince Gray; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The security-industrial complex
For and against bag checks; TSA in trouble with Amtrak; Don’t single out DC’s students; “Public space” still private; Wells, Brown oppose late-night cuts; Sulaimon wants Congress involved; Why bike to work?; Wisconsin Ave Giant could start soon; And…. Keep reading…
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Southwest Ecodistrict visions take shape
The National Capital Planning Commission’s “Southwest Ecodistrict” initiative seeks to redefine life along 10th Street and Maryland Avenue SW through new multi-modal, mixed-use development that will seamlessly connect the Mall and the Southwest Waterfront. Last night, NCPC held its second public scoping meeting to flesh out more details of of the… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Breaking the bank
Virginia roads bill passes House; Where do people go late at night?; UMD to keep Campus Drive open to cars; DC wants ownership of Southwest channel; DCA could get more long-haul flights; VRE breaks ridership record; DC relies heavily on property taxes; It’s Mike Barnes; And…. Keep reading…
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Historic aerials show the disappearance of Southwest
HistoricAerials.com is a Google Maps-like page featuring aerial imagery from decades past. Its database includes images of Washington from several years. The earliest aerials they have of the area are from 1949. It’s a fascinating way to watch neighborhoods change decade-to-decade. The most visibly changed neighborhood in DC over the past 60 years has probably… Keep reading…
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Council needs help judging tax breaks
The DC Council will vote on three breaks for developers today, on taxes and affordable housing requirements. But if I were a Councilmember, I’d have a really tough time deciding whether any of them are a good deal or not, because we simply don’t have enough information. First is the Adams Morgan hotel tax break. A developer wants a $46 million property tax break to build… Keep reading…
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DC poised to relax affordable housing in Waterfront deal
The DC Council is rushing to a final vote on Tuesday to roll back affordable housing at the Southwest Waterfront. The vote would relax existing requirements in the land deal that make 30% of new housing affordable for residents at low incomes. The Southwest Waterfront project will replace acres of parking lots and low wharf buildings with a lively, walkable district. But creating… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Raising eyebrows, expectations and rates
New PG officials take office; Loudoun getting a bit more bikeable, walkable; Pepco will raise rates; Tax the food trucks; DCPS creates dashboard; Give DC control over its budget; Listen to the track signals; DC development developments; And…. Keep reading…