Posts tagged The Mall
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Breakfast links: Whee
This article was posted as an April Fool’s joke. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: What do you think?
Is the fare fair? Post version; Big races coming to DC?; Does six suffice?; Are police bad drivers?; “Go forth and inflate”; It’s working; Plugging leaks and more; Driving too safe. Keep reading…
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Gehry Eisenhower memorial actually not daring enough?
Earlier this morning I contributed to a group post about the proposed Eisenhower Memorial, designed by starchitect Frank Gehry. While the group piece included many of my thoughts, I wanted to expand upon my personal reactions. My overall impression of these initial images is that Gehry’s design is thoughtful and inoffensive, but also underwhelming. Gehry has always… Keep reading…
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Gehry Eisenhower memorial delivers old forms in a new style
Frank Gehry’s proposed design for the Dwight Eisenhower memorial was released by the National Memorial Commission yesterday. The proposal closes part of Maryland Avenue to create a monumental civic square between the Air and Space Museum and the Department of Education. For the design Gehry departed from his signature crumpled titanium look in favor of a collection… Keep reading…
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Park Service might allow real transit on the Mall
The National Park Service has opened the door to allowing real transit in addition to, or instead of, the guided “interpretive visitor transportation” currently operated by the Tourmobile, but it’s not yet clear whether they will walk through that door. The Park Service has had an exclusive contract with the Tourmobile for decades to provide services on… Keep reading…
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Afternoon links: Things to oppose, to support, to do
Giant billboards at Gallery Place?; Should Georgetown dream of seceding?; Support bag fees in MD; Hear Monument Wars author Savage; Alexandria dispatch: Bikes and BRAC; Visit Arlington, go to summer 2009 festival; Who you calling a gentrifier?. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bad design, bad attitude
3 ped crashes, one hour; More safety along Connecticut; Big idea: clear sidewalks; I don’t walk, so walkability is bunk; Anti-density of the week; Yes, a bicycle is a transportation device; Virginia Avenue bike tunnel?. Keep reading…
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Marcel Acosta answers the rest of your questions
After our chat with Marcel Acosta, I sent him the questions that we didn’t have time to post, like we did with Chris Zimmerman. Here are Mr. Acosta’s answers. Eric F: Is there a risk that Federal oversight of WMATA will simply mean a raft of unfunded mandates? We see that the Federal government loves to place jersey barriers all over town to the detriment of city livability. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Piling up, piling on
Less money mo’ problems; Why do elected Republicans hate bikes?; Nobody wants the job?; Tysons to limit parking; Tempest in a snowpile; Dimes more; Go on the Mall. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: On a mission
$18M for snow, $1B for railcars; Shovel in Deanwood; Real estate mission delayed; Hoboken fixing parking by improving other modes; LaHood is reading!; No more Lincoln Memorial (or trolley car). Keep reading…