Posts about Development
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Charrette participants embrace Silver Spring’s new urbanity
Yesterday, we talked about the issue of “style vs. character” at last week’s Fenton Street Market charrette. That was just one of the concerns raised by the residents and stakeholders who came out to offer their thoughts on the future of Silver Spring. Charrette participants gave us their thoughts on large easel boards. Reading those, you could see the split… Keep reading…
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What should historic preservation really protect?
Yesterday, the DC Historic Preservation Review Board declined to approve the N Street Follies hotel, proposed for the six boarded-up townhouses on N Street between 17th and 18th Streets, NW. Numerous Dupont residents, including myself, testified against a specific element of the project: its impact on the adjacent Tabard Inn. The Historic Preservation Office recommended… Keep reading…
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3 questions with Md. delegate candidate Scott Goldberg
Scott Goldberg is a candidate for the Maryland House of Delegates, District 16, which includes Bethesda. Scott lives in downtown Bethesda, and founded his own small property management company. At his campaign kickoff, he expressed his support for the Purple Line in addition to detailed visions for alternative energy initiatives in Maryland. After the event, he enthusiastically… Keep reading…
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Style vs. character determines Silver Spring’s future
Last Saturday, designers, architects and planners held a charrette, or design workshop, at Fenton Street Market in downtown Silver Spring. East Silver Spring resident Hannah McCann, who founded the market last fall, organized the event. A senior editor for Architect magazine, she enlisted several local design professionals to lead the workshop, talking and drawing with… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Big votes on money
What’s in the DC budget?; Fares hike may be approved today; Motivated seller; N Street eclipse; How you talk about it matters; And…; Up in Maryland; In the west. Keep reading…
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Moving AU law school could revitalize Tenleytown
American University is developing their 2011 campus plan, which will guide growth for the next decade. In effect, the plan is also an understanding between the neighborhood and the university about what the part of the city they share should look like in 2020… and 2060. In addition to some new buildings on campus AU proposes two major changes: First, the university would… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Budget day
Soda, maybe; meters, no; Commuter tax? Just for government work; How high will your fare be?; 11th-hour transit operating aid?; Parking cap for BRAC?; I-66 getting slightly wider; Shoup@NBM again; Why Smart Growth is smart. Keep reading…
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Frederick is “Fredneck” no more
A few weeks ago, my friends and I drove up to Frederick for the day. I’d never been there, but discovered much greater Washington could learn from. Forget “Fredneck.” No matter what color their necks may be, this place is far from backwards. You can imagine my surprise when, after we parked in the very center of downtown, I stepped out of the car to see a bustling,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Rails and money
Speak for streetcars; Metro money matters; Indifferent employees; Why do people take transit?; If it’s AAA, it leads; Not enough government in Maryland?; Flip him the smiley face; And…. Keep reading…
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Three-Beltways boosters perpetuate myths about growth
When the “2030 Group” recently launched to push for “good sustainable growth,” some charged that it’s just a stalking horse for the freeway lobby and the roads they’ve been pushing unsuccessfully for decades. That charge stemmed largely from the involvement of cofounder John Tilghman “Til” Hazel, a longtime freeway… Keep reading…