Posts about Development
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Breakfast links: We could have nice things
Tear it down; DCRA fail; Streetcar haters gonna hate; Rand won’t ride; Housing and poverty linked; USDOT threats; Buzzard Point Marina closed; Let’s move beyond the automobile. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Let’s ride!
Streetcars are open; Retired trains; Separation of powers?; 11th Street bridge in 2019; Fix Fed buildings; Shelter-skelter; Baker attacks Hogan; The architecture of oppression. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Show of force
Increased police presence; Displaced in Chinatown; Frager’s gets family friendly; A DC for you and me; A memorial to?; Eyes on Kawasaki; A different way on delays; Charm City demolition; Urban revival trends; Live near work, for less. Keep reading…
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Housing atop Georgetown’s Safeway would have strengthened the neighborhood
Retail is struggling in upper Georgetown, and a big reason is because not all that many people live there. Safeway could have added housing when it redesigned its Wisconsin Avenue store, but says it didn’t because doing so would have delayed building. That was a lost opportunity. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Trampled by teenagers
Green line shooting; Unscheduled stop; Up in smoke; All things considered; Alley zoning; Hello Havana; Architectural fashion; Dubious honors; Pop pop-up. Keep reading…
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A bridge from Eckington to Union Market? It could happen.
In exchange for support to build retail and housing in Eckington, developer JBG has offered to fund a study of what it’d take to build a bridge that connects the Metropolitan Branch Trail and Union Market. That’d be a big step in joining Eckington and NoMa. Keep reading…
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Could a Fairfax school turn into an urban street grid?
In 2019, the private school Paul VI will move to Loudoun County from its Fairfax City campus. Plans for what to do with the land are starting to take shape, and there’s a big opportunity to make the space walkable and transit-friendly. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Human error
Red light problems; Bad news for buses; Bring on the user fees; WMATA Real talk; Shelter selection woes; United on MetroAccess; Alexandria housing drama; Ivy City is gonna be huge; Power to the principals; Teacher pay tension. Keep reading…
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Worldwide links: Scalia the urban planner
Antonin Scalia’s legacy has roots in a land use case, Atlanta’s mayor says he’ll kill a regional tax initiative if at least 50% isn’t promised for transit, and professional sports team owners are starting to demand more from cities than just stadiums. Check out what’s happening around the world in transportation, land use, and other related areas! Scalia… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Streetcar and new starts
In case you missed it; A new start for St. Es; Spooked in Ward 6; More money, less office space; Metro connects the data dots; Reliable railcars for the Purple Line; Don’t dwell on the rules. Keep reading…