Posts about Development
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National links: More biking in Atlanta
Atlanta’s investing a ton of money in bike infrastructure, the negative effects of racist housing policies haven’t gone anywhere, and sprawl is costing commuters big time. Check out what’s happening around the country in transportation, land use, and other related areas! Bike lanes for Atl: The Atlanta Regional Commission has approved $1 billion dollars… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Traffic takes to the trails
Traffic on (Safe)track; SafeTrack solutions, round two; Data warehouse design; The rent is too damn high; Executive branch and bikes; Toward a safer Metro; Carless counts; Congestion pricing for NYC. Keep reading…
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Pike + Rose is an experiment in modern ornament
The Pike + Rose development on Rockville Pike is a surprisingly experimental collection of buildings. It’s contemporary in style, but also filled with architectural ornament. The result upends the common architectural conceit that ornament cannot be “of our time.” Keep reading…
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The Hebrew Home’s neighbors want density and affordability
Neighbors of Petworth’s Hebrew Home, which will soon be redeveloped, recently spoke up about what they’d like to see happen with the property. They want a dense building, lots of affordable housing, and better, more sustainable uses of the surrounding public space. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Safety and SafeTrack alternatives
No stop as yield in DC; A promenade for who?; VRE as a SafeTrack alternative; CaBi key fobs on the spot; One-way Zipcar; Farewell parking, hello mixed-use; No charges in Alexandria crash; The cost of sprawl. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Honest pay for honest work
Fight for 15; Poor workmanship, just deserts; Avoid the crush; 7000 problems; Inherent vices; Too much FBI parking; Long goodbye for DC General; House flipping not flopping; And…. Keep reading…
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A Fairfax City community center could become George Mason student housing
A small community center across from George Mason’s Fairfax Campus is up for redevelopment, and Fairfax City is weighing options for what to do with it. One possibility is to make it student housing, a move that could help bring the school and its surrounding community together. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: SafeTrack begins
SafeTrack’s expectations; Drivers brace for SafeTrack; Smart Bikeshare fare?; Party’s over?; Make room for ride-share; The lessons of 1955; IZ: Neither disaster nor panacea; Homeowners versus Waze; And…. Keep reading…
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National links: New transit for Detroit
Detroit is instituting a tax to pay for more transit, the world’s longest rail tunnel just opened in Switzerland, and Expedia is moving to Seattle, but wants to be suburban. Check out what’s happening around the country in transportation, land use, and other related areas! Motorbus city: Detroit is going to put a tax measure on the November ballot that would pay for… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Full speed ahead
Ready or not, here comes SafeTrack; SafeTrack set in stone; DC on SafeTrack; The surge stays; Stadium spoils; Top 40 urban planners under 40; The region’s favorite neighborhood; Civic technology for the future. Keep reading…