Posts tagged Tod
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Breakfast links: Its too cold!
M Street cycletrack delayed; Fire Department upgraded; CSX trouble in Navy Yard; No federal grant for Greenleaf; DC area ranks high for college; Thankful for more service; Car sharing comes to RPP; Detroit considers highway removal; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Vote in Virginia
Who are you voting for?; Out-of-staters in NoVa; DDOT backs down?; “Fall back” dangerous for pedestrians; Metro seeks developers; What makes a great subway map?; Crowdfunding ideas; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: New millennium
Millennials change DC; Robotic parking garages are coming; Verizon center billboards go live; Infrastructure charges lead to foreclosures; Fairfax planners nix Huntington TOD; Fairfax schools foresee cuts; Suburbs compete in bikability; LA debuts new data portal; And…. Keep reading…
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TOD in Prince George’s can reduce pressure on Metro
Development around Metro is putting pressure on the transit system, especially on the region’s west side. Building around Prince George’s County’s 15 underused Metro stations could help bring Metro into balance, but only if county leaders are willing to do it. In a recent Washington Post article, Jonathan O’Connell details how a flurry of new office… Keep reading…
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Four lessons Prince George’s County can learn from Atlanta
Prince George’s County has stubbornly stuck with sprawl, preferring development outside the Beltway and away from transit. Could it learn a new way to grow from Atlanta, which is swiftly metamorphosing from “Sprawlanta” to new urban paradise? A recent study from George Washington University professor Christopher Leinberger finds that most of metropolitan… Keep reading…
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Could Atlanta teach Prince George’s about smart growth?
Once known for sprawl, Atlanta has become a bastion of smart growth and transit-oriented development. In our region, it could be a model for Prince George’s County, which struggles with the same issues. New research from George Washington University professor Christopher Leinberger reveals that most of the Atlanta region’s office, retail, and rental residential… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Get on bikes
Bikeshare Grand Opening!; Crystal City peddles bikes; Bikeshare thefts in Paris; Walkability and mortgage rates; No code red this summer; Ground-floor retail made easy; Twinbrook Metro development moves forward; Reopened Union Station turns 25; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: What happens in National Harbor ...
MGM coming to National Harbor?; National Harbor Metro pledge; Mayor Gray makes a stand; Purple Line foe drops opposition; Guesses for SSTC completion; Too much for DC DMV; Hong Kong’s model in the US?; DC is a generous city; Virginia students ace SAT; And …. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Skyscrapers for DC?
DC weighs in on height; Support for BRT in MoCo; First Right to Purchase underfunded?; What should DC do if feds shut down?; Hill East development approved; DC carpool community built on trust; Slow start in San Fran; Transit not most important to TOD?. Keep reading…
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Westphalia developers admit it’s a bad deal for Prince George’s
Even the developers of the proposed Westphalia town center project in Prince George’s County realize that it’s a fool’s errand to build a sprawling edge city on a rural greenfield that’s disconnected from transit. But will county leaders figure it out? William Doherty, CEO of Canadian firm Walton International Group, recently spoke to local business… Keep reading…