Posts tagged Urbanism
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Arlington’s upcoming County Board election is a big one. Here’s the scoop on the candidates.
Elections for two seats on the Arlington County Board are on November 3rd. The results will have big implications for the county. Here’s a rundown of where Arlington’s candidates stand on issues related to I-66, bike safety, and transit. Keep reading…
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What Back to the Future got right about cities
Hill Valley, California, Wednesday October 21, 2015: Marty, Doc Brown, and Jennifer arrive in the future in the epic second part of the Back to the Future franchise. Much has been made about the technological predictions the movie got right. But what about the form of the city? Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: What’s on the Pike?
Plans for the Pike; Loss of communication; Schools, the commute killer; Quarry’s coming; I believe in MPD; Behind Marriott’s move; Suburbia, socially engineered; Cruising out of style; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Popping up
Ineffective rules; The rest is history; What access?; Montgomery steps up; Metro cuts will wait; Simple solutions; Remaking suburbs; And…. Keep reading…
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Ice cream: your doctor may hate it, but your city loves it
Sunday is National Ice Cream Day, which is great for fans of cold desserts. But it’s even better for urban places, because ice cream is a great tool for placemaking. Keep reading…
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Become a great advocate (and a blogger) for safer streets, transit, and more at StreetsCamp 2015
Next Saturday, June 20, join Greater Greater Washington and urbanist organizations in the DC region to up your smart growth game at StreetsCamp 2015. After 50 years of being auto-centric, our region still has too many dangerous streets, too many surface parking lots that could be housing for new neighborhoods, and too many schools or Metro stations that are unsafe or too hard… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Planning ahead
To tax?; Purple haze; Cruel irony; Slow ride; Sidewalk block; A last hurrah; Teachers needed; Defining urban; Charting rent increases. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Lights out
Off the grid; Growing like a weed; Ready, set; Tunnel is a go; Not enough rooms; Gotta eat; Balancing act; Carbon commute; On the mark. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Funding strategies
Second snow day; Bike hike; No statehood, but we can sled!; More Maryland light rail?; Uber-happy in Maryland; More Amtrak funding details; Compact is cheap; And…. Keep reading…
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Ask GGW: What are the best urban planning and policy books?
A while back, we rounded up a list of urbanist books for kids. But what about grownups who want a bit more detail and background? We asked our contributors for their recommendations. Abigail Zenner‘s favorite is Happy City, by Charles Montgomery: Montgomery talks about how the built environment and transportation choices affect on people’s happiness. It’s… Keep reading…