Posts about Development
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Breakfast links: Take it away
PG policy: No ped safety unless there are more peds; Leasebacks still squeezing cities; That would be enough bike infrastructure; Coming soon to DC neighborhoods; Chat with Gabe Klein; On two coasts; Rule 1, don’t hit other trains. Keep reading…
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Chapin Street rezoning requested for affordable housing
The owner of the vacant lot at 1412 Chapin St, NW has asked the Zoning Commission to rezone the property for a five-story, 44-unit affordable apartment building because existing zoning forbids one the same size as its neighbors or the one that burned down on that spot in 1996. In addition to the 10% of units under inculsionary zoning that have to go to households making 50-80% of the… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Consequences of distracted driving, biking
Texting not stopping; Cost of phoning while driving: $1.25M; That mean Mall; Philly cracks down on cyclists; FTA recognizes people bike to transit; Good development, too much parking?; The need to cover Tweed; Another Metro suicide. Keep reading…
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Georgetown, Tenleytown post offices good opportunities for Smart Growth
The Postal Service wants to convert a single-use post office into mixed-use development in Georgetown. They should extend that idea to their Tenleytown branch as well. Our society has been shifting communication towards electronic media such as email, relying more on parcel services such as FedEx and UPS. That has created challenges for the Postal Service. This also creates… Keep reading…
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Early morning links: More openness elsewhere
MBTA releases bus location feeds; UK may mandate open transit data; Post’s Halsey cares what cyclists think; “Temporary urbanism”; Arlington approves parking plan; No trees, no town center for UMD; Plastic = higher taxi tips. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Transit in your city and on your phone
Streetcars4NoVA; NextBus on your BlackBerry; NTSB wants hearings; Transit? Not for these elected officials; Not just one way for Laurel; MetroWest still on the horizon; The Chevy Chase parking force. Keep reading…
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In 2050, the region will be a web, but how strong?
Regional leaders have released their Greater Washington 2050 report, “Region Forward,” a vision for the Washington region 40 years from now. The report predicts an ongoing evolution of the region from a “hub and spoke” model to a “lattice” of interconnected “regional activity centers,” each with its own walkable, mixed-use… Keep reading…
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Rockville votes for change: no change
While most of the attention leading up to last week’s election focused on the Virginia governor’s race, the elections in Rockville carried major repercussions for that city’s growth. Or rather, the city’s lack of growth, as voters brought in a mayor and new Councilmembers opposed to growth. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Good reporting, bad reporting
Press on 270, Corridor Cities; Jumping on the anti-cycling press bandwagon; Congress Heights on the what?; Mall, Capital Crescent make the finals; Walking doesn’t move cars, so what’s the point?; Not a “flop”; No photos or we’ll put you on a hit list; And…. Keep reading…
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Montgomery Council agrees on 270 widening, debates BRT versus light rail
At this morning’s session, the Montgomery County Council expressed a consensus for a scaled-back I-270 widening, and debated whether to build bus rapid transit or light rail on the Corridor Cities Transitway. Council President Phil Andrews (Rockville/Gaithersburg) set a tone for the emerging consensus by endorsing a more limited widening on Monday, which Michael… Keep reading…