Posts about Development
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Downtown’s zoning: How the best of downtown came to be
The area around Gallery Place and Metro Center was once nearly empty at night, full of surface parking and run-down buildings, and quite Keep reading…
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On the calendar: Smart Growth past, present and future
Montgomery is listening; urge them to be smart; Arlington is already pretty smart; BRAC is really not smart at all; Bike to work; Listen to bloggers; Walk around DC. Keep reading…
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Highway departments set on HOT lanes
VDOT and the Commonwealth Transportation Board have made up their minds to add high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes to I-395. Arlington and Alexandria, through which the lanes will pass, aren’t so sure, and claim VDOT hasn’t provided answers to their questions about the impact or benefits of the lanes. As a result, they are taking formal steps to oppose the plan. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: People creating neat charts and graphs
Baltimore 15-minute map; Why people are driving less; A hopelessly sprawly exurb and a somewhat walkable one; Stop paving over your front yard; Should DC hybrid drivers be able to use VA HOV lanes?; Mixed-use federal buildings?; National Harbor says reroute is for safety; Boxer might sell out good transportation again. Keep reading…
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For Montgomery’s future, look to Arlington
Montgomery County Councilmember Roger Berliner (D-District 1) has proposed adding an additional Metro station near the existing White Flint station. Mr. Berliner proposed the station to enhance the pedestrian-oriented infrastructure for the upcoming suburban-to-urban retrofits in the new White Flint Sector Plan and to address the expected traffic from BRAC. He noted that… Keep reading…
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Dinner links: The future of sitting, driving, biking
New BART seating strategy; Road pricing: the time is now; Look at all the traffic; Road closures and parking divide Eastern Market; German city more neighborly; Arlington needs a few good counters; Some Fairfax Connector buses raise fare to $7; Give the robot your bike. Keep reading…
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Build a circle at North Capitol and Irving
DC and federal officials and a team of consultants have created three options for redesigning the cloverleaf interchange at the intersection of North Capitol and Irving Streets. Dubbed the “Memorial in the Park,” “Center of Centers,” and “Four Corners,” each continues the grade separation of east-west and north-south traffic while also… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Park or don’t drive
Charlottesville considers meters; NCPC unhappy with no new parking at Navy Yard?; Talking parking in Alexandria; Sweeper cam tickets to fund housing; BRAC all fraked; NYC imagines 49,000 shared bicycles; DCCA elects slate, President too close to call. Keep reading…
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On the calendar: Talk transportation and bike to work
URBANEXUS DC; Discuss the future of transportation; Bike To Work Day; ACT for bikes and peds at the Medical Center; Bike with the Swiss. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Moving right through
Klein reveals stimulus grant priorities; Drive-thru, not bike-thru; Metro route choice survey back; Construction closes both sides of 6th Street; Banning throwing away clean bags?; Green buildings versus green cities; What do we do about crime?. Keep reading…