Posts tagged Tod
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Breakfast links: What Republicans don’t want
Republican for speeding; TIGER endangered; Foxx populi; Vote for the road, or else; Late night track work gets later; DCPS violating Title IX?; Park complex; Less default near public transit; And…. Keep reading…
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In 1854, TOD meant proximity to “omnibus”
Today, DC area real estate revolves around proximity to Metro. But transit-oriented development is nothing new here. 150 years ago, owners of boarding houses used access to the city’s omnibus lines to appeal to antebellum urbanists. This ad appeared in the Daily Evening Star on June 26, 1854. That year, 3 omnibus lines ran throughout Washington, serving the Capitol,… Keep reading…
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Will “downtown” plan fix what ails Prince George’s?
Yesterday, I talked about how Prince George’s County planners want to create “downtown” areas around 2 or 3 of the county’s Metro stations. But will the county direct growth to the right places, and will this new policy actually discourage suburban sprawl? At a town hall meeting last Saturday, county planners presented 3 Metro stations, College Park,… Keep reading…
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Where is downtown Prince George’s County?
Prince George’s County has struggled to attract new development, especially around its Metro stations, but it also lacks a defined center. Over 300 residents and constituents gathered for a town hall meeting at the University of Maryland last Saturday to discuss potential locations for the county’s future “downtown.” The forum was the latest in… Keep reading…
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Vienna Metro town center won’t have a town center
Outside of Tysons Corner, Vienna MetroWest is Fairfax County’s greatest experiment yet in transit-oriented development. But now it appears developers have scaled back, and may build car-oriented retail instead. Keep reading…
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Prince George’s tries to make TOD easier
Prince George’s County wants to encourage growth in the right places by speeding up the approval process for transit-oriented development. The county council unanimously passed a bill last week that just might do it. Developers have often said they don’t want to do business in Prince George’s because of its lengthy and unpredictable development review… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: What’s up elected officials
Brown is guilty; Taxi Commission still over-regulating; Who are you voting for, VA?; Fix the laws; Housing prices keep rising; Rail isn’t so necessary?; Runway shifts, DC shrinks. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Can’t build
No redevelopment talk; No road to your property anymore; Who’s (matter of) right?; Build easier near PG Metros; In the DC Council; Tour de Changing DC; Crime: Having pot while black; Better predict trip generation; And…. Keep reading…
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Westphalia owners lobbying hard for FBI
Prince George’s County and Maryland have decided to throw their weight behind putting the FBI at the Greenbelt Metro station, but developer Walton North America hasn’t given up lobbying for it to go at the 479-acre, non-transit-oriented Westphalia development out past Joint Base Andrews. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Make it better
Transform Franklin; Baltimore Penn gets its own plan; Metro sequestered; Senate to the rescue; Too many apartments?; Food trucks chafe at rules; Need more than nightlife; And…. Keep reading…