Posts tagged Suburbs
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National links: How an insurance loophole contributes to thousands of fatal truck crashes
A new federal bill aims to prevent thousands of deadly truck crashes. Fred Rosen, retired CEO of Ticketmaster, leads NIMBY group to block LA Metro expansion. Care home design is being reimagined in Europe to include more urban features. Keep reading…
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How the Baltimore & Potomac Railroad and the Penn Line shaped the region’s suburbs
Much of DC beyond the original L’Enfant city and Georgetown consists of “streetcar suburbs,” namely late-19th and early-20th Century communities that grew up around streetcar lines. While electric streetcars didn’t extend to Maryland until the 1890s, Washington’s first steam railroad line, to Baltimore, opened in 1837, and commuters from Maryland rode trains into the city as early as the Civil War. Keep reading…
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This map shows how low-density sprawl makes climate change worse
Most Americans surveyed in a recent poll (including a majority of city dwellers) believe that high density is bad for the environment. In reality, however, sprawl is probably much worse for creating carbon dioxide emissions. Keep reading…
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Once hostile to transit, Richmond’s surrounding counties are now expanding bus service
Since Richmond’s launch of redesigned bus routes and the award-winning Pulse bus rapid transit line, the counties surrounding Virginia’s capital have softened their opposition to public transit and are beginning to see expanded bus service as key to their continued prosperity. Keep reading…
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This map shows why recent housing construction patterns are troubling news for the climate
The past three decades have seen a lot of housing built in exurban communities in the Washington region. Here’s why that’s not good news for our region’s carbon footprint. Keep reading…
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National links: How a manicured lawn came to represent the American Dream
How did the American Dream get so green? The pandemic is sending jobs to the suburbs. Segregation isn’t just about houses — it’s about where we spend our days. Keep reading…
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National links: The suburbs aren’t built for how we live now
Sprawling single-family homes in cul-de-sacs simply don’t serve the needs of most suburban residents anymore, but suburbs can be “retrofit” for the people who live in them. The office is going to look different at the end of all of this. Charlotte could be a model for preserving affordable housing. Keep reading…
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A suburban development tests the limits of DC historic district designation
Ward 3 neighborhood Colony Hill’s nondescript historic district application will test the Historic Preservation Review Board’s minimum standards and raise further questions about preservation’s relationship to the history of racial segregation. Keep reading…
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How the Baltimore & Potomac Railroad and the Penn Line shaped the region’s suburbs
Much of DC beyond the original L’Enfant city and Georgetown consists of “streetcar suburbs,” namely late-19th and early-20th Century communities that grew up around streetcar lines. This week we’re digging into the Baltimore & Potomac Railroad and the Penn Line. Keep reading…
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National links: How the US government could repurpose some of its buildings for housing
Could the US government transform its underused buildings into housing? Asheville, North Carolina approves bill to invest in Black communities that have been undervalued due to racism. The miseducation of an urban planner, and more in this week’s National links Keep reading…