Posts tagged The Mall
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Breakfast links: Metro works
Metro cars look good; Metro projects improve station access; MARC cuts delayed; MD Ave. plan improves land use, transit; Streetcar storage gets more expensive; Shady realtors of history; Union Square goes to AOC; Work around the alcohol; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Federal raid roundup
Feds raid councilmember’s house; Structure sparks conflict in McPherson Sq; Group questions NPS contracts; Antis get their just desserts; Johnson sought quid pro quo; Parking at all costs; Public spaces require good design; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Recent ideas reconsidered
How will the streetcar connect to Union Station?; WMATA may simplify and raise fares; BRAC traffic study was far off; Few complain about Metro formally; Montgomery rejects curfew and anti-loitering bills; Cuccinelli runs for governor; And…. Keep reading…
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Istanbul shows that the Mall can be a vibrant urban space
It’s no secret that DC’s National Mall is home to dozens of priceless monuments and museums. But why, when it comes to planning, do we seem to treat the Mall itself like it’s an ancient artifact to be admired, but not used? Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: CaBi to the Mall and the store
The Mall may get 5 CaBi stations; Walmart may add stations too; But is it enforceable?; Montgomery curfew dead for now; Franklin Shelter? Not so fast; Food stamps up, not down; Arlington eyes office building; Ehrlich blames everyone else; And…. Keep reading…
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Brunch links: Downtown building angst
Franklin occupied; Add 2 floors to MLK Library?; Evans the paradox; Bill pays WMATA, changes MWAA; How WMATA got religion on open data; TEDxPhilly learns problem with car dependence; Fixing vacant lots is healthy; What avenue are you?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: New uses for old buildings
Another Mall museum?; Lincoln Theatre gets new management; Abortion provision kills nascent bill; BRAC increases traffic in Bethesda; Montgomery wants inside-the-Beltway CaBi; Tregoning shows NYC how it’s done; Speedier bus increases ridership; Metro goes after bike thieves; CBS to jump into windshield perspective radio market; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Boo[ndoggles]
Shootings mar Halloween; TE “boondoggles” never got funded; Evans’ firm represented hotel partner; 3 years to MoCo BRT?; Metro ridership going down; New Tourmobile now, Circulator later; Tenants purchase building after fight; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The numbers show the change
Segregation on the rise, in PG; Metro complaints down, bus complaints up; Maryland drivers get road, pay; Sulaimon case has less evidence, or more; DC has 2 of worst 10 public spaces; Vacant property abounds in East Harlem; And…. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Ohio leads the way
Ohio bridge design reunites neighborhoods; Trails come at a premium; Night of the walking dead; SF candidates offer solutions to transit; Participation can improve outcomes; We are the 0% (of Congress); Tourmobile closing; And…. Keep reading…