Posts tagged Tod
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Progress at Gaithersburg’s two new town centers
Gaithersburg’s collection of walkable new urbanist neighborhoods is growing, with impressive construction progress at both the Crown development and Watkins Mill Town Center. Both neighborhoods are planned around future stations of the Corridor Cities Transitway, which will someday connect a whole string of walkable neighborhoods in upper Montgomery County… Keep reading…
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Prince George’s new general plan places too much emphasis on sprawl
Last year, Prince George’s County planners kicked off a bold effort to revise its general plan and direct most future growth to transit stations inside the Beltway. But a continuing focus on sprawling suburban development on the county’s fringes could thwart those worthy goals. The Planning Department has been working on “Plan Prince George’s 2035,”… Keep reading…
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Who rides (and will ride) transit in Greater Washington?
About one in seven workers in the DC area commutes to work via public transportation, higher than any other large American metropolitan area outside of New York. But where and how we take transit to work will make increasing ridership a challenge. A new study by the George Mason University Center for Regional Analysis (CRA) reveals many surprising insights about the region’s… Keep reading…
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Live chat with Chris Zimmerman
We’re talking with Chris Zimmerman today from 12-1. Zimmerman is stepping down after 17 years on the Arlington County Board to work for Smart Growth America. Update: The chat has ended. Here is the transcript, edited only for formatting, to correct typos and punctuation, and to insert paragraph breaks. Michael Perkins: Hi and welcome to our Greater Greater Washington… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Up, up, and away
The height limit is popular; Minimum wage going up; More parking for Huntington; Where do the kids go?; Marijuana bill moves forward; Rep. Moran retiring; Express lanes fall short; And…. Keep reading…
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Prince George’s seeks the right kind of growth around Green Line stations
Prince George’s wants to encourage development around stations on the southern end of the Green Line. But plans to do so have stalled in an attempt to prohibit “undesirable” businesses there. A recent study from national consulting firm RCLCO shows that since 2000, the northern Green Line corridor between Columbia Heights and Navy Yard captured a larger… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: A peek into the future
2014’s top stories; Ceremonial Metro ride; What can you build near Metro?; Metro considered it; Park plans on hold in Arlington; Stadium deal looking like a giveaway; Laws change for bikes; Montreal’s unconventional streetlights; And…. Keep reading…
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Can we build up around MARC stations?
It’s not surprising that corporate offices and sprawling suburbs are consuming the green fields between DC’s and Baltimore’s beltways. What is surprising is there’s no real alternative: no urban places are being built at all of the MARC stations in the same corridor. My wife and I live in Baltimore. Each morning, we splash cold water on our faces before… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Labor and politics
DC Council approves wage boost; Planners back Bethesda residential project; Winter attractions coming to St. Elizabeths; Hopscotch crosswalks come to Baltimore; More kids are walking to school; Can you tell if WMATA gets better?; And…. Keep reading…
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It’s fine to not build parking at Tysons Metro stations
Despite years of planning to transform Tysons Corner from a car-oriented edge city into a walkable downtown, some Northern Virginia residents are surprised to learn that Tysons’ 4 Metro stations will not be surrounded by parking lots. Keep reading…