Posts tagged West End
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Breakfast links: Quality of life
Why are gas prices high?; Brown’s top priority: Chocolate milk; People explain why they bike; Clean up after your dogs; Sears interested in our tax breaks; West End library not quite as affordable?; Union asked about transit operations; 2-year terms for Maryland delegates?; And…. Keep reading…
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Architecture should create sense of place, not “flair”
Erik Weber wrote enthusiastically about two designs by the Mexican architecture firm of TEN Arquitectos. Pieces of flair are appropriate in certain settings. But in historic neighborhoods, architects should ground new construction, especially if it is large, in a “respect of place.” Certainly there is a place for “modern” design… Keep reading…
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West End projects bring architectural flair to DC
Last week, Mexican architect Enrique Norten of TEN Arquitectos presented his designs for two new major mixed-use projects in the West End. The two buildings will infuse a neighborhood bordered by classic but staid rowhouses and filled with boring or even depressing institutional architecture with some creativity of design. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Friction over lanes
Gabe Klein busts illegal parkers; Real economists get bike lanes; NYC BRT “creeps” downward; John Galt had a high-speed train; Idaho and New Mexico Stop?; DC’s heliport may reopen; FTC HQ Mica’s only priority; And…. Keep reading…
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Lunch links: Tours and taxes
Walk the West End tomorrow; Hail Mary tax break; Gas sales tax?; Alexandria transportation tax?; Pay freeze for thee, but not for me; Matrix Rhee-loaded; London’s bike sharing turns a profit. Keep reading…
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On the calendar: Lockwood, Gray, Walter Reed, McMillan Sand, Lincoln Park CaBi, retro bikes and much more
The next few weeks have copious opportunities to weigh in on the future of DC neighborhoods. Please consider attending some of them! Tonight alone has three great events competing for your time. The Coalition for Smarter Growth is hosting “transportation celebrity” Ian Lockwood for a talk tonight at NCPC, 401 9th Street, NW. Lockwood designed the Gilbert’s… Keep reading…
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Why are Rosslyn-Dupont Circulator stops where they are?
On Tuesday, I discussed why the Circulator uses lower K Street routing for the Georgetown-Union Station line. I also had the opportunity to ask DDOT for their rationale for decisions around the Rosslyn-Dupont Circulator line. Why not stop on 19th Street directly in front of the Dupont Circle metro exit? By traveling up New Hampshire onto Dupont Circle and taking an… Keep reading…
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Why is the Circulator now one way on K Street?
Communications problems aside, a number of residents aren’t sure they’re so happy about DDOT rerouting the Georgetown-Union station route to run west on lower K Street while keeping the eastbound route on M Street. First and foremost, why run on K Street at all? Aaron Overman, Deputy Director for Progressive Transportation Services, confirmed that DDOT… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Freedom
Car for the blind?; Banned for life for following the law; News flash: Near SE still in recession like everywhere else; Jail time needed for cycle assault?; Scratch one circular driveway; Why free weekend parking on Metro?; Need bike racks at the pool; Traffic bad, so…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Boxes and bags
Box of trash or standard contemporary?; Safeway taking another way; How are the bags?; BRAC bike lanes; Fun and games until it becomes criminal; Reading makes a comeback; Fake placard involved in NYC bomb scare. Keep reading…