Posts tagged Stadiums
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H Street United?
Now that DC United won’t be going to Prince George’s after all, what’s next? The Post has a little poll, where staying at RFK, a new DC stadium, or moving away from the region entirely are all about tied. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Two wheels good, beautiful stations and rising costs bad
The Segway car; Detroit razing old station; Complete the street; Metroaccess prices spiral; They can’t rent a self-storage locker or something?; PG united against United. Keep reading…
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Live chat with Brett Abrams
Abrams is author of Capital Sporting Grounds: A History of Stadium and Ballpark Construction in Washington, D.C. What would you like to know about the history of stadiums in our nation’s capital? Keep reading…
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Live chat: Brett Abrams, Tuesday at 2 pm
This week’s live chat features Brett Abrams, an archivist with the National Archives and author of Capital Sporting Grounds: A History of Stadium and Ballpark Construction in Washington, D.C. Marc Fisher outlines some of the history that Abrams uncovered for his book, including plans to build a stadium on the Ellipse in front of the White House or in East Potomac Park. 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…
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Breakfast links: Full spaces, empty spaces
That’s a few bikes; Another $2 mil for the empty garage; To raze or not to raze?; Living in a city is better for the environment (but not so much in DC); Maryland’s streets are especially dangerous; Dean hates Metro delays, platform dawdlers; We’re lookin’ at you, SEPTA; PG to United: build your own soccer stadium. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: parks, parkways, and parking
White House stadium? Did you know that in 1910, the U.S. Commission on Fine Arts “approved plans to build a football stadium either on the White House Ellipse or at some other spot in East Potomac Park”? That’s part of Marc Fisher’s fascinating history of the long debate over stadiums in DC. Keep reading…
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How to create a successful urban stadium
DC United intends to build a new 24,000 seat stadium in Prince George’s County. This is a golden opportunity for our region to gain another vibrant, regional, walkable, urban, Metro-adjacent, transit-oriented development. Except on game days, stadiums have been centers of un-activity for the past sixty years. However, they don’t need to be like that… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: hardball negotiations
PG United? DC United’s owner has announced his intention to move the team to Prince George’s County, though he has no firm deal yet. Owner Victor McFarlane wanted DC to pay 75% of the cost of the new stadium, the Post writes, potentially costing DC up to $225 million in public money. McFarlane also offered to “let” DC use some of the tax revenue from ticket and… Keep reading…