Posts tagged Temporary Urbanism
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Arlington wants input on new temporary park
Arlington will create a pop-up park in Clarendon on land donated by the Korean Embassy, one of several being built in the neighborhood. Now, they want your help deciding what goes in it. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Get development
Coast Guard HQ opens; Tysons pop-up development; More Alexandria green space?; Rand Paul versus biking and walking; Bike advocate in crash; Trains are still safe…; But we can’t buy them here; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Ride the rails
Dupont south reopens; More people take Amtrak; Less for VRE?; Councilmembers for business; Not the way to stop U-turns; Grosso gains on Brown; Fix roads for bikes too; DC is most affordable?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: No silver bullet
Loudoun may opt out, wants more time; GSA changes course; Illegal to do radio interview while driving; Bike planning guide ignores cycle tracks; APA for unnecessary parking?; Hollywood grows up; Should transit networks decentralize?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Find a place
Buses need a home; Nothing can get approval; Fare hikes likely a go; Good for now; To err is human; Green plan not black and white; Hine is fine; But DC gave LivingSocial one!; Glen Echo loses last streetcar; Or just drive more safely?. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Follow the money
See Orange’s money orders; More in campagn finance; Election needs money; Nats Park area gets pop-up retail; Wheaton gets more residential; Help seniors with smart growth; Love bicycling and water infrastructure?; We’ve drunk our milkshake; And…. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Breakdown boogie
Music of malfunction; Should Amazon be taxed?; Pop-ups invade vacant lots; Hispanics disproportionately killed on roads; Streetcar purchase drama continues; Reimagining the alley; India plans to sprawl. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Welcome and unwelcome guests
Developer wants bus stop gone; Wells wants DC United to stay; What to do with Union Station? Tour buses?; DC United not considering Prince George’s; Inflation applies to Dulles tolls; Protest updates; Cyclists’ Ed. comes to elementary school; Test scores and the achieve gap rise; And…. Keep reading…
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Pop-up stores could be key to Rhode Island Ave rebirth
Once a bustling district, Rhode Island Avenue NE is currently home to little more than series of boarded-up shops, storefront churches and vacant lots. Pop-up stores, which have been appearing elsewhere in DC, could prove to be a great remedy for the area’s economy and an excellent starting point for turning the neighborhood around. In the first half of the twentieth… Keep reading…
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Temporary uses can enliven city neighborhoods
Imagine you have a long-vacant storefront or empty lot in your neighborhood. What if, just for a few months, it could become a plant nursery, a food garden, a beer garden, a sculpture garden, a playground, a clothing boutique or a tiny movie theater? These small, temporary projects have the ability to revitalize vacant spaces, enliven neighborhoods, and provide small entrepreneurs… Keep reading…