Posts about District of Columbia
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How U Street almost became strip malls and office parks
Planners in the 1950s wanted to replace large swaths of central Washington with freeways. Canceling those plans saved the city not just from the freeways themselves, but also from an equally stunning plan to demolish thousands more blocks alongside said freeways and “renew” them with a suburban landscape of strip malls, office campuses, and apartment towers. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Purple people mover
Purple planning in Bethesda; Take it or leave it; Perilous platforms; Fund us, finally; Public pier coming soon; More cycling in Virginia; Glimmer of hope; Benefits of density; And…. Keep reading…
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H Street’s sprawling Hechinger Mall is a sleeping giant, waiting to boom
The redevelopment boom on H Street NE hasn’t yet transformed Hechinger Mall, the big suburban-style strip mall where H Street meets Bladensburg Road and Benning Road. But someday, when it inevitably does, there’s enough land for an entire neighborhood. By superimposing a map of the Hechinger Mall area on top of other parts of DC, one can see just how great a change… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The song that doesn’t end
Not in my side yard; Baltimore tension rising; Equality for all eight wards; Loans not cash; Feds on Metro; Don’t reward bailing; When the express lane ends; Which subway map. Keep reading…
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Tour the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers with Google Street View
Want to tour the Potomac and Anacostia rivers, but don’t own a boat? Google’s Street View tool now includes the view from a small boat traveling along the DC shore line. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Be thankful
The worst is over; Transit transforms Tysons; Watch for crossing pedestrians; Make it look little; Where do the homeless go?; Safety first, Metro; Escalators rising; Trains beat planes, but…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: See something, say something
Riders on the edge; I-395 HOV to HOT; WMATARU changes; Compromise on Westbard; Developers face the music; 9th and V crossing; Ride to remember; Drop the case; And…. Keep reading…
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What if Montgomery County gave BRT a temporary test run?
Last week, Montgomery County pulled its proposal for building bus rapid transit, citing community opposition. How can the county win people over? By getting something on the ground now and doing a trial run. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Who’s the boss?
GM officially; Bowser is…just OK; 5A lives to fight another day; Not all for redevelopment; Govies underground; Living at school; Expensive house, short commute; And…. Keep reading…
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DC’s move to legalize a little more housing (and other zoning changes): The finish line is in sight!
If you want to rent out a basement or garage and can’t today, you might be able to by the end of 2016. DC’s long-running zoning update finally got, um, “preliminary final action” approval at a meeting Monday. Keep reading…