Posts tagged Southwest Waterfront
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Three ways Metro’s loop proposal could get better
Metro’s proposed loop has generated much discussion about the future of the transit system. While new capacity is an important goal, it’s not the only goal. Metro should also try to avoid designing in problems. A few tweaks could greatly improve the proposal. One of the challenges of adding in a new crosstown line where one was never envisioned is dealing with transfers. It’s… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Its too cold!
M Street cycletrack delayed; Fire Department upgraded; CSX trouble in Navy Yard; No federal grant for Greenleaf; DC area ranks high for college; Thankful for more service; Car sharing comes to RPP; Detroit considers highway removal; And…. Keep reading…
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DC kicks off planning for Southwest’s future
What should Southwest DC look like over the next few years? Will it continue to be a quiet neighborhood despite increasing development around it? Or will it become a bustling area with more people and retail? On Wednesday, the DC Office of Planning held a kickoff meeting for the Southwest Neighborhood Plan, which will be the Small Area Plan that will cover most of Southwest… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Innovations for Maryland
MARC weekends start Dec. 7; Montgomery starts food recovery program; Maryland might get living wage; Senior housing faces demolition; Gateway Pavilion almost done; Streetcar final touches cause congestion; More Metrobus changes?; BWI tops local airport traffic. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Growing out and up
More local land-use control?; Silver sprawl?; Almost complete streets; Raising height limit could benefit architecture; State transportation bills pay off; DC helps the homeless more quickly; Rezoning is so much better in NY; Can everyone eat healthy?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Transit coming and going
A shorter CCT; Transit on Route 7?; Uncertainty continues as Columbia Pike redevelops; Fairfax considers tolls; Freight derailment delays MARC; Climate change causes concern; New Yorkers repurpose parking; Rents decline slightly; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Walmart’s threat
Walmart might pull back; Is Walmart bluffing?; Marijuana bills moving; More of SW is historic; More crashes in Fairfax; Behond the new Sherman; Metro morsels; See where the hipsters are; Not much reason in highway rankings; We could use some CA HSR right now; And…. Keep reading…
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Curb parking and garage parking aren’t the same
“It almost always comes down to parking,” said DC Councilmember Tommy Wells at a hearing last week on DC’s zoning update, and he’s right. Wells tried to explain a tricky point to opponents of the zoning update: how higher parking minimums don’t make it easier to park on the street. Wells agrees with many residents that parking on neighborhood… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Where and how the people go
People up, driving down; Baltimore wants to “poach” residents; Now white and black people lose rights; Bases get smart (growth); Metro intercoms sort-of-broken?; Is it gentrification?; Congress Heights needs food options; Fighting continues at Manassas; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bike stats and laws
CaBi survey roundup; Play on?; More bike bits; And the budget says…; Arts for business; Dan the man at GSA; Articulated buses hit their limit; See absurd parking; And…. Keep reading…